Flipper Rest

U.S. Pat. No. 3,225,755 shows an arrow rest made up of bristle elements aligned in a group having a greater length than width. The bristles do not swing into a slot.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,342,173 shows an arrow rest with a magnetic means on the rest that will attract magnetic means on the bow to normally retain the rest in laterally extended position. The magnet is more inclined to deflect the arrow than applicant's spring.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,865,096 shows an arrow rest wherein a free-standing spring is deflected by the arrow and the arrow rest does not swing into a slot out of the way of the arrow as applicant's does.

It is an object of the invention to provide an improved arrow rest.

Another object of the invention is to provide an arrow rest that is simple in construction, economical to manufacture and simple and efficient to use.

Another object of the invention is to provide an arrow rest which will swing completely out of the way of the arrow by a minimal force.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consists of the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the form, size, proportions and minor details of construction without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a side view of the arrow rest supported on a bow according to the invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial view of the arrow rest shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a view partly in cross-section showing the arrow rest.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the arrow rest.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the arrow rest.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the arrow rest.

FIG. 7 is a side view of one part of the arrow rest.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the spring.

FIG. 9 is a top view of the inside of the arrow rest.

Now, with more particular reference to the drawings, the arrow rest 10, is shown on a bow 30, having a bow string 31 and an arrow 40. The arrow rest is made up generally of a rectangular block 11 having at least one flat side with a recess 17 formed in it that has a plate 12 closing it. The plate 12 has a first hole 13 and a second hole 14 formed therein and spaced from each other. A slot 15 is formed in the plate 12 and the slot is generally parallel to one side of the plate. A lever 16 is swingably supported in the slot to swing about one end and the lever is pivotedly connected at 16 to the plate 12 by means of the pin 41, which is pressed into the hole 42 in the block and extends through a hole 43 in the lever 16. A recess 17 is formed in the block 11 and the recess receives the plate 12. A spring 18 has an end part 19 and an intermediate part 20 and an eyelet 21 disposed at approximately 30.degree. to end part 19. The eyelet 21 is disposed between the plate 12 and the block 11 and the end part 19 engages the lever 16 urging the lever to swing away from the block. The screws 44 and 45 extend through the holes 13 and 14 in the plate 12 and into the threaded holes 46 and 47 in the block. The adjusting screw 48 is threaded into the threaded hole 25 in the block 11 and it has an end 24 that extends through the hole 49 in the plate 12 and may be moved toward or away from the arrow to adjust it. The hole 14 is formed in the block 11 which may receive a screw for exerting a force on the plate 12 to regulate the force of the plate on the spring. The lever 16 forms a support for supporting one end of the arrow 40 on the bow 30. When the support 10 is attached to the bow 30 and the lever 16 is swung to outward position, the arrow 40 will rest on it as shown in FIG. 1. Then, the operator will fit the noc of the arrow at 34 onto the bow string 31, draw the bow and when he releases the bow string, the arrow will urge the lever 16 to swing into the slot 15 out of the way of the arrow without deflecting the arrow from its true path of flight. The screw 48 may be adjusted to sight in the bow and the screw 50 may be adjusted to regulate the angle of the lever 16 by moving the point of engagement toward the arrow, thereby swinging the lever further into the slot. The inner end of the screw 50 engages the end of the lever 16 as shown in FIG. 3.

The foregoing specification sets forth the invention in its preferred, practical forms but the structure shown is capable of modification within a range of equivalents without departing from the invention which is to be understood is broadly novel as is commensurate with the appended claims.