Bowstring release movable between (and fixable into) stowed and shooting positions
View Patent ↗An archery bowstring release includes a string grip for holding and releasing a bowstring, and a band for mounting the string grip about an archer's wrist or hand. The string grip may rotate about the band between an in-use position wherein the string grip is adjacent the archer's fingers, and a stowed position situated away from the archer's hand. This rotating arrangement is biased such that the string grip resists being situated in other than the in-use and stowed positions. Thus, the archer may “snap” the string grip into the in-use position when the string grip is desired for use in shooting, and may “snap” the string grip to the stowed position when the string grip is not needed. In this manner, the string grip does not interfere with use of the archer's hand when it is not in use.
1. A bowstring release including:
a. a string grip adapted to receive and release a bowstring,
b. a grip mount attached to the string grip, the grip mount having opposing mount sides;
c. a pair of mounting members wherein:
(1) each mounting member extends from a respective one of the opposing mount sides of the grip mount,
(2) the mounting members extend from the opposing mount sides along non-intersecting axes,
d. a band suitable for fitting about a limb, wherein the mounting members are fixed to the band.
2. The bowstring release of claim 1 wherein:
a. the grip mount may pivot about the mounting members with respect to the band between first and second grip mount positions;
b. the mounting members are elastically biased to resist pivoting of the grip mount from the first and second grip mount positions, whereby the grip mount is maintained in one of the first and second grip mount positions until urged toward the other of the first and second grip mount positions.
3. The bowstring release of claim 1 wherein:
a. the grip mount has opposing left and right mount sides with opposing inner and outer mount sides therebetween;
b. one of the mounting members extends from the left mount side adjacent to the inner mount side, and is spaced from the outer mount side, and
c. the other of the mounting members extends from the right mount side adjacent to the outer mount side, and is spaced from the inner mount side.
4. The bowstring release of claim 3 wherein:
a. the grip mount may pivot about the mounting members with respect to the band, and
b. the mounting members are fixed in resiliently flexible relationship with respect to each other to exert a biasing force on the grip mount therebetween, whereby the grip mount is biased to pivot into certain orientations and resist further pivoting therefrom.
5. The bowstring release of claim 1 wherein the mounting members are fixed in resiliently flexible relationship with respect to each other to exert a biasing force on the grip mount therebetween.
6. The bowstring release of claim 1 wherein the mounting members extend within the opposing mount sides of the grip mount.
7. The bowstring release of claim 6 wherein the mounting members are pivotally received within the opposing mount sides of the grip mount.
8. The bowstring release of claim 1 wherein:
a. the mounting members are defined by opposing ring ends of a split ring, and
b. the opposing mount sides of the grip mount pivotally receive the opposing ring ends therein.
9. The bowstring release of claim 1 wherein:
a. the mounting members are defined by a split ring,
b. the band bears one or more loops thereon, and
c. the split ring is retained within the loops to fix the mounting members to the band.
10. A bowstring release including:
a. a string grip,
b. a grip mount attached to the string grip, the grip mount having opposing left and right mount sides with opposing inner and outer mount sides therebetween;
c. a pair of mounting members wherein:
(1) one of the mounting members extends from the left mount side adjacent to the inner mount side, and spaced from the outer mount side, and
(2) the other of the mounting members extends from the right mount side adjacent to the outer mount side, and spaced from the inner mount side;
wherein the mounting members are elastically mounted with respect to each other to provide a spring force therebetween.
11. The bowstring release of claim 10 wherein:
a. the grip mount may pivot about the mounting members between first and second grip mount positions;
b. the mounting members are elastically biased to resist pivoting of the grip mount from the first and second grip mount positions, whereby the grip mount is maintained in one of the first and second grip mount positions until urged toward the other of the first and second grip mount positions.
12. The bowstring release of claim 10 wherein the mounting members extend from the left mount side and the right mount side along spaced non-intersecting axes.
13. The bowstring release of claim 10 wherein the mounting members extend within the opposing left and right mount sides of the grip mount.
14. The bowstring release of claim 13 wherein the mounting members are pivotally received within the opposing left and right mount sides of the grip mount.
15. The bowstring release of claim 10 wherein:
a. the mounting members are defined by opposing ring ends of a split ring, and
b. the opposing left and right mount sides of the grip mount pivotally receive the opposing ring ends therein.
16. The bowstring release of claim 10 wherein:
a. the bowstring release further includes a band suitable for fitting about a limb;
b. the mounting members are defined by a split ring,
c. the band bears one or more loops thereon, and
d. the split ring is retained within the loops.
17. A bowstring release including:
a. a band suitable for fitting about a limb;
b. a grip mount;
c. a pair of resiliently flexible mounting members extending between the band and the grip mount, wherein:
(1) the grip mount may pivot about the mounting members with respect to the band between first and second grip mount positions;
(2) the mounting members being biased to resist pivoting of the grip mount from the first and second grip mount positions, whereby the grip mount is maintained in one of the first and second grip mount positions until urged toward the other of the first and second grip mount positions.
18. The bowstring release of claim 17 wherein:
a. the mounting member has opposing mount sides from which the mounting members extend, with each mounting member extending from a respective one of the opposing mount sides; and
b. the mounting members extend from the opposing mount sides along non-intersecting axes.
19. The bowstring release of claim 18 wherein each mounting member is pivotally received within the mount side from which it extends.
20. The bowstring release of claim 17 wherein:
a. the mounting member has opposing mount sides from which the mounting members extend, with each mounting member extending from a respective one of the opposing mount sides; and
b. the mounting members are defined by opposing ring ends of a split ring.
21. The bowstring release of claim 20 wherein the opposing mount sides pivotally receive the opposing ring ends therein.
22. The bowstring release of claim 17 wherein:
a. the mounting member has opposing left and right mount sides with opposing inner and outer mount sides therebetween;
b. one of the mounting members extends from the left mount side adjacent to the inner mount side, and spaced from the outer mount side, and
c. the other of the mounting members extends from the right mount side adjacent to the outer mount side, and spaced from the inner mount side.
23. The bowstring release of claim 17 wherein the mounting members have axes which travel in orbital paths with respect to each other when the grip mount is pivoted between the first and second grip mount positions.
24. The bowstring release of claim 17 wherein:
a. the mounting members are defined by a split ring,
b. the band bears one or more loops thereon, and
c. the split ring is retained within the loops.
25. A bowstring release including:
a. a band suitable for fitting about a limb;
b. a string grip adapted to receive and release a bowstring,
c. a grip mount:
(1) connected to the string grip, and
(2) being pivotally connected to the band, wherein the grip mount is elastically biased into:
(a) a first grip mount position, and
(b) a second grip mount position oriented differently from the first grip mount position,
whereby the grip mount, when urged out of one of the grip mount positions, is elastically biased toward the closer of the grip mount positions.