Pivotal Handle For Archery Bow

摘要

The present invention is a self-aligning archery bow that has upper and lower risers and a grip intermediate the risers. A U-shaped handle overlying the grip is pivotally attached to the grip whereby the handle pivots about vertical axes in response to torque on the bow produced by force on the draw string, thus compensating for the tendency of the bow and the grip to twist in the hand of the archer. The pivotal movement of the handle is accommodated through a plurality of ball bearings that operatively engage the grip and the handle, and a pivotal bolt that connects the handle to the grip.

主权项

1. A pivotable handle for an archery bow having upper and lower risers comprising,
a grip integral with and disposed intermediate the upper and lower risers of the bow, where the grip includes, inclined front and rear surfaces and opposed lateral sides, at least two spaced apart and vertically oriented bearing mounting platforms formed on the rear surface of the bow grip, a hemispherical pocket disposed in each of the bearing mounting platforms, a plurality of spherical ball bearings, each having a center point and disposed respectively in each of the hemispherical pockets, a generally U-shaped handle enclosing the bow grip and overlying and being spaced apart from the lateral sides of the grip, said handle having an interior rear surface including at least two spaced apart and vertically oriented bearing mounting platforms each with a hemispherical pocket adapted to seat the respective ball bearings disposed in the bow grip pockets, pivotally movable fastening means having a pivot point for interconnecting the handle to the bow grip where the fastening means pivots in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the bow grip and the upper and lower risers.