Torque reducing apparatus and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017191786-A1
Application number	US-201715462471-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 17, 2017
Priority date	Apr 21, 2015
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a bow and a method for reducing torque. An exemplary bow includes a riser having a pair of limbs having a string assembly operably coupled to each one of the pair of limbs, the riser with the pair of limbs operable to maintain a tension in the string assembly. The bow further includes a handle, the handle having a ball joint maintained in the handle operable to rotate relative to the handle, wherein the handle is rotatably affixed to the riser at the ball joint free floating bow including a riser having two ends, and a pair of limbs, each extending from one end of the riser.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A bow comprising:
(a) a riser comprising a pair of limbs having a string assembly operably coupled to each one of the pair of limbs, the riser with the pair of limbs operable to maintain a tension in the string assembly; and (b) a handle, the handle comprising a ball joint maintained in the handle operable to rotate relative to the handle, wherein the handle is rotatably affixed to the riser at the ball joint.

2 . The bow according to claim 1 , wherein the riser operably rotates relative to the handle in a direction of increased tension on the string assembly.

3 . The bow according to claim 1 , wherein the string assembly is a string.

4 . The bow according to claim 1 , wherein the string assembly is a compound bow string assembly.

5 . The bow according to claim 1 , wherein the riser is operable to rotate relative to the handle along at least two degrees of rotation.

6 . The bow according to claim 1 , the bow further comprising a pair of arm braces extending from a bottom end of the handle and an arm support configured to span the pair of arm braces, wherein the arm support is adapted to be supported on a user's bow arm.

7 . A handle device comprising:
a handle member comprising a grip portion located between a first end and a second end of the handle member, the handle member further comprising a socket located therein proximate the first end; and a ball joint assembly comprising a ball fixedly attached to a pivot shaft, wherein the ball is configured to be rotatably retained within the socket with an end portion of the pivot shaft extending in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the pivot shaft from the first end of the handle member.

8 . The handle device of claim 7 , wherein the end portion of the pivot shaft is configured to be coupled to an attachment device such that, when coupled to the pivot shaft, the attachment device is capable of rotating with respect to the handle member about the ball.

9 . The handle device of claim 7 , wherein the handle member further comprises a slot located at the first end and configured to limit movement of the pivot shaft, based on rotation of the ball within the socket, along a plane defined by the slot and the longitudinal axis of the pivot shaft.

10 . The handle device of claim 7 , wherein the handle member comprises a first handle member portion having a first socket portion and a second handle member portion having a second socket portion, wherein the first handle member portion and the second handle member portion are configured to be coupled such that the first socket portion and the second socket portion combine to form the socket.

11 . The handle device of claim 7 , wherein the handle member has a second socket located therein proximate the second end, the handle member device further comprising:
a second ball joint assembly comprising a second ball fixedly attached to a second pivot shaft, wherein the second ball is configured to be rotatably retained within the second socket with an end portion of the second pivot shaft extending in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the second pivot shaft from the second end of the handle member.

12 . The handle device of claim 11 , wherein the end portion of the second pivot shaft is configured to be coupled to a second attachment device such that, when coupled to the second pivot shaft, the second attachment device is capable of rotating with respect to the handle member about the ball.

13 . The handle device of claim 11 , wherein the handle member comprises a second slot located at the second end and configured to limit movement of the second pivot shaft, based on rotation of the second ball within the second socket, along a plane defined by the second slot and the longitudinal axis of the second pivot shaft.

Assignees

• Hunter Michael
• Steele Jonathan
• Carey James
• Poloznik Janos

Inventors

• Hunter Michael
• Steele Jonathan
• Carey James
• Poloznik Janos

Classifications

• F41B5/0094 Primary

  Non-traditional bows, e.g. having hinged limbs or non-stave geometry · CPC title

• F41B5/10 Primary

  Compound bows {(compound crossbows F41B5/123)} · CPC title

• F41B5/1403

  Details of bows; (camera's on bows F41B5/1492) · CPC title

• F41B5/0031

  Handle or riser units · CPC title