Archery Stabilizer Mount with Fixed-Angle Reattachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing archery stabilizers require trial and error to align logos or branding elements correctly when reattached to the bow, and parts can wear over time, leading to misalignment.
Innovation Solution
A mount system with a base and bracket that indexes the stabilizer in a fixed angular orientation, allowing for easy alignment and secure attachment of the stabilizer to the bow, using a lock mechanism to maintain consistent positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the stabilizer is screwed into the riser using a threaded stud, then the stabilizer can be attached and removed from the bow, but the branding element alignment requires trial and error and may change over time due to part wear
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-indexing the stabilizer to the base at a fixed angular orientation during manufacturing. This pre-established alignment relationship ensures that when the stabilizer is attached to the base, the branding element automatically aligns with the aesthetic plane without requiring trial and error during field attachment or removal operations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a base as an intermediary component between the stabilizer and the riser. This base includes indexing features that maintain a fixed angular relationship with the stabilizer, acting as a mediator that preserves branding element alignment while allowing the stabilizer to be attached and removed from the bow
2Manufacturing precision
If spacer washers are used to index the logo alignment, then the branding element can be aligned correctly, but the washers can become lost in transport and alignment can change due to part wear
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the indexing function previously performed by separate spacer washers into the base structure itself. The base includes integrated indexing features such as indexed surfaces or engagement features that maintain the fixed angular orientation of the stabilizer, eliminating the need for separate washer components that could be lost or wear
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies self-service by designing the base and stabilizer with self-indexing features that automatically maintain alignment without requiring external indexing components. The indexing features are built into the base structure, allowing the system to self-maintain branding element alignment through its own structural features
3Ease of operation
If the stabilizer is made compact for hunting bows, then maneuverability is improved, but the branding element may be less visible or harder to read
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dimensionality change by controlling the angular orientation of the stabilizer relative to the bow in three-dimensional space. By fixing the stabilizer at a specific angle to the longitudinal axis of the bow, the branding element is positioned to lie in the aesthetic plane, making it highly visible and easily readable while maintaining the compact size needed for hunting bow maneuverability
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AI summary
An archery stabilizer mount is provided and can include a base that indexes an archery stabilizer in a fixed, angular orientation relative to the base, and a bracket, which attaches to an archery bow riser, where the base is selectively installable and removable from the bracket without altering the stabilizer orientation relative to the base and/or the archery bow. The base can be repeatedly removed from and installed relative to the bracket while maintaining a reference element of the archery stabilizer indexed in the fixed angular orientation relative to the base and to the bracket. The reference element can be a branding element, such as a logo, image, alphanumeric characters or other indicia.