Patent ID: 7946282

Claim:
An archery release comprising: a release body having a longitudinal axis; a trigger joined with the release body; a fixed jaw extending immovably from the release body, the fixed jaw including a first surface being offset at a first predetermined angle from the longitudinal axis of the release body; and an elongate movable jaw joined with the release body, the moveable jaw moveable between a closed position and an open position, the movable jaw defining a bowstring notch that faces the fixed jaw, the moveable jaw including a forward end located forward of the bowstring notch, the forward end including a second surface being offset at a second predetermined angle from the longitudinal axis of the release body, wherein the first surface of the fixed jaw opposes the second surface of the moveable jaw, and is substantially parallel and adjacent to the second surface of the moveable jaw, when the movable jaw is in the closed position, wherein at least a portion of the first surface of the fixed jaw is located forward of the bowstring notch, wherein the trigger actuates the elongate movable jaw so that the elongate moveable jaw moves from the closed position to the open position, whereby the release releases a bowstring disposed in the bowstring notch.