Patent ID: 8839774

Claim:
An archery bow coupler for attaching an archery bow to an adjustable firearm shooting support, comprising: an adapter configured to mount on a riser of an archery bow such that the archery bow coupler is positioned ahead of the archery bow relative to an archer using the archery bow; a support component comprising a threaded port for mechanically connecting the archery bow coupler to a top mounting plate of a height adjustable firearm shooting support; and an actuator housing disposed between the adapter and the support component, the actuator housing comprising: a first actuator lever pivotally connected to the actuator housing and extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom such that it is positioned above a plane defined by the support component when the archery bow coupler is mounted on a riser of an archery bow; a second actuator lever pivotally connected to the actuator housing and extending downwardly and outwardly therefrom such that it is positioned below a plane defined by the support component when the archery bow coupler is mounted on a riser of an archery bow; and a linkage contained within the actuator housing, wherein the linkage is pivotally connected to the first actuator lever at one end and to the second actuator lever at the other end; wherein actuation of the first actuator lever amplifies an actuation force and, via the linkage, causes actuation of the second actuator lever to apply a horizontal force on an externally accessible actuation mechanism of a height adjustable firearm shooting support; wherein the adapter is located at one end of the actuator housing; and wherein the support component extends from an end of the actuator housing that is distal to the end where the adapter is located.