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 fixed to and positioned intermediate the upper and lower risers of the bow, where the grip includes a front surface, an inclined rear surface and spaced apart opposed lateral surfaces, at least two hemispherical pockets disposed on spaced apart vertically oriented bearing mounting platforms on the rear surface of the bow grip, 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 adapted to cover the rear surface of the fixed bow grip and to overlay and be spaced apart from the lateral side surfaces of the grip, said handle having a rear interior surface including spaced apart hemispherical pockets 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.