Patent ID: 8336746

Claim:
An archery bow carrying apparatus for carrying an archery bow having a bowstring, said bowstring having a nock point for receiving a nock of an arrow, and having a first loop member having a first pair of ends fixedly attached to said bowstring at a location such that the first loop is centered on said nock point, said first loop member being configured to provide an anchor point for releasable attachment of a mechanical release aid for drawing and releasing said bowstring, said archery bow carrying apparatus comprising: a harness configured to be worn by an archer, said harness including a strap and a connection member connected to said strap, said connection member having a hook portion; and a second loop member having a second pair of ends that fixedly attaches to said bowstring at a location such that the second pair of ends is entirely offset to one side of the first pair of ends of said first loop member along said bowstring, said hook portion of said connection member of said harness being configured to be removably engaged with said second loop member, and configured such that during said carrying said second loop member and said connection member together bear at least a portion of the weight of said archery bow through said bowstring.