Patent ID: 6932070

Claim:
In an adjustable bow press for use with a plurality of bows, each bow having an elongate handle, limbs extending from opposite ends of said handle and a bowstring extending in tension between said limbs, including: an elongate base member; outwardly and upwardly inclined left and right spacer bars adjustably positionable upon said base member and releasably secured thereto; a generally vertically arranged, elongate riser bar supported on said base member between said left and right spacer bars; a generally horizontal, elongate riser beam centrally mounted on an upper end of said riser bar; a jack mechanism including means for engaging said riser bar for causing vertically upward and downward movement of said riser bar and said riser beam attached thereto; first and second handle rollers adjustably positionable and rotatingly, releasably secured to the left and right sides, respectively, of said riser beam; first and second limb rollers secured to the upper ends of said left and right spacer bars; whereby the bow limbs are placed upon the first and second limb rollers and the inclined riser beam is lowered with the jack mechanism to engage the first and second handle rollers upon the bow handle for securely positioning said bow in said bow press; the improvement comprising at least one of said spacer bars having an upper end portion on which one of said limb rollers is mounted, pivot means pivotally connecting said upper end portion to said one of said spacer bars for pivotal movement of said upper end portion toward and away from said other spacer bar and means for causing said upper end portion to pivot about said pivot means toward said other spacer bar, whereby the bow limb supported by the limb roller mounted on said upper end portion is caused to bend toward the other bow limb to release the tension in said bowstring.