Patent ID: 7188616

Claim:
A keeper structure adapted for pivotal mounting on a portion of an archery bow breech device for holding and releasing an archery bowstring in response to operation of a trigger mechanism of said breech device, said keeper structure comprising a base having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal end, top surface, a bottom surface, and a keeper segment extending longitudinally from said proximal end and providing a contact shoulder downwardly facing, bowstring hooking wall means extending generally downwardly from said bottom surface and having a bowstring hooking surface slanting longitudinally toward said proximal end at an angle to said axis of from about 20° to about 40° to provide a keeper notch, said wall means having a bottom edge 86 and being curved generally concavely in a distal direction to provide a distally opening cavity, a keeper post extending generally downwardly thru said cavity from said bottom surface and slanting longitudinally toward said proximal end at an angle to said axis of from about 2° to about 30°, and said base further having tether tie means to which a keeper loop can be attached.