Patent ID: 7597095

Claim:
A drop-away arrow rest for a bow, the bow including a bowstring having an upward moving bowstring portion and a downward moving bowstring portion, the rest comprising: a bracket configured to attach to the bow; an arrow support operably coupled to the bracket, the arrow support movable from a support position to a rest position, the arrow support having a rest axis that is substantially parallel to an axis of an arrow supported on the arrow support when the support is in the support position, the arrow support rotatable about the rest axis in a substantially vertical plane; a bias member engaging the avow support to position the avow support in at least one of the support position and the rest position; and a connector that connects the avow support to at least one of the upward moving bowstring portion and the downward moving bowstring portion, the connector providing an opposing force to a force created by the bias member about the rest axis when the support is in at least one of the support position and the rest position, wherein movement of at least one of the upward moving bowstring portion and the downwardly moving bowstring portion moves the connector, thereby rotating the support about the rest axis to at least one of the support position and the rest position within the substantially vertical plane, wherein the arrow support engages the arrow and supports the arrow in the support position when the archer draws the bow, wherein the arrow support disengages the arrow when the bow is in an undrawn state.