Patent ID: 6957647

Claim:
A bow press, for use with a bow comprising a pair of resilient limbs extending outwardly in opposite directions from a central handle portion, the limbs each having an outer end thereof, the bow press comprising: (a) a first pulling member, said first pulling member having a first end and a second end, with a threaded portion at the first end thereof, the first pulling member having a substantially 180 degree bend between the first and second ends such that the first and the second ends are generally parallel to one another; (b) a second pulling member, said second pulling member having a first end and a second end, with a threaded portion at the first end thereof; (c) a coupler configured to threadedly engage said threaded portions of first and second pulling members; (d) a first limb connector having an aperture for receiving said second end of said first pulling member, said first limb connector and configured to engage the outer end of one of the limbs; and, (e) a second limb connector attached to said second end of said second pulling member and configured to engage the outer end of another one of the limbs, wherein the threaded portions of first and second pulling members are oppositely threaded, so that rotation of said coupler relative to said first and second pulling members in a first sense moves pulling members closer together, and rotation of said coupler relative to said first and second pulling members in a second sense moves pulling members farther apart.