Patent ID: 7409950

Claim:
A fall away arrow rest system for use with a compound bow having a string, the arrow rest system adapted to support a shaft of an arrow while a tail section of the arrow engages with the string for shooting of the arrow, the arrow rest comprising: a housing having a cavity and being adapted for coupling with the bow; a rotatable shaft having a first portion mounted with and supported by the housing and a second portion extending from the housing; a launcher having a base affixed on the second portion of the rotatable shaft and a pair of arms extending from the base in a direction away from the rotatable shaft, the arms defining a channel therebetween for accepting the arrow shaft; an activator disposed within the housing cavity and coupled with the rotatable shaft, the activator being operative to selectively urge rotation of the rotatable shaft and movement of the launcher from an upright arrow support position to a lowered position, and including a locking component moveable from an engaging position to releasably lock the position of the rotatable shaft when the launcher is at the upright arrow support position, and a disengaging position; a cord secured to the locking component of the activator and extending to a point exterior of the housing for coupling with the string of the compound bow, whereby: when the locking component is in the engaging position, pulling of the string causes movement of the cord coupled therewith to disengage the locking component, and thereafter upon releasing of the string to shoot an arrow engaging with the string and resting on the launcher, the activator moves the launcher from the upright arrow support position to a lowered position; and when the locking component is in the disengaging position and the launcher is not in the upright arrow support position, pulling of the string with a force sufficient to overcome the rotational urging of the activator causes movement of the cord coupled therewith and movement of the launcher towards the upright arrow support position.