Offset Brake Housing for Archery Bow Sight Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional archery setups do not allow for sight alignment adjustments while at full draw, as both hands are required to hold the bow, making it impossible to adjust the support without losing full draw or uncocking the bow.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable archery support system with an adapter that mounts on the bow's riser and an offset brake housing, allowing for vertical and horizontal adjustments via a linkage and actuator lever, enabling sight alignment without removing hands from the bow or string.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If both hands are required to hold the bow at full draw, then the bow remains stable and sight alignment can be achieved, but it becomes impossible to adjust the support without losing full draw or uncocking the bow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the support system with actuator lever and linkage) that mediates between the archer's need for stability and the need for adjustment. The brake housing and linkage system act as intermediaries that allow the support position to be adjusted without requiring the archer to release the bow, thus maintaining full draw stability while enabling support repositioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The support system is designed to be self-adjusting through the actuator lever mechanism. The archer can adjust the support position by operating the actuator lever without needing to use hands that are occupied with holding the bow. The system serves itself by allowing adjustment through a mechanism that can be operated while maintaining the full draw position.
2Ease of operation
If the archer removes a hand from the bow or string to adjust the support, then the support can be repositioned, but full draw is lost or the bow is uncocked making the shot impossible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the adjustment function from the primary bow-holding function. The actuator lever and linkage system provide a separate mechanism for adjusting support position that does not interfere with the archer's ability to maintain full draw with both hands on the bow. This segmentation allows independent operation of adjustment and bow-holding functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds another dimension of operation by introducing a foot-operated or body-weight-operated actuator mechanism. Instead of using hands for adjustment (which would compromise full draw), the archer can use feet or body movement to operate the actuator lever, thereby adjusting the support in a different dimensional space without affecting the bow-holding function.
3Measurement precision
If traditional firearm shooting supports are used, then accurate aiming is achieved, but they do not provide the ability to adjust the aiming point while at full draw for archery
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal support system that combines the stability of firearm shooting supports with the specific adjustment needs of archery. The system provides both the rigid support structure needed for accuracy and the specific adjustment mechanisms (actuator lever, linkage, brake housing) that enable archery-specific full draw adjustments. This multi-functionality allows the same system to provide both support stability and archery-adapted adjustability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables parameter changes by allowing the support position to be adjusted along the support post while maintaining full draw. The actuator lever mechanism changes the position parameter of the support relative to the bow, enabling the archer to optimize aiming accuracy for different shooting positions and distances while keeping the bow at full draw.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables fluid and smooth sighting adjustments at full draw, providing a stable support for exponentially more accurate shots with a virtually unlimited range of movement, reducing the need for multiple shots to achieve alignment and increasing confidence in accuracy.
Implementation Method 1
The offset brake housing comprises an internal brake operable to engage the support post on its exterior surface
Implementation Method 2
A linkage resides within the actuator housing and is connected to the first actuator lever at one end and to the internal brake at the other end. When the first actuator lever is pulled by the archer, it causes actuation, via the linkage, of the internal brake
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AI summary
An exemplary adjustable archery support system is disclosed. An exemplary system comprises an offset brake housing for mechanically interfacing the adjustable archery support system to a support post that provides a stable support for the archery bow from the ground. The offset brake housing positions the support post substantially to a side of the archery bow and out of the line of sight for the archer shooting the bow. When an actuator lever is pulled by the archer, its causes actuation, via a linkage, of an internal brake so that the entire system (and therefore the bow to which the system is mechanically attached) may be adjusted up and down the support post. Once positioned, the user may release the first actuator lever, thereby allowing the internal brake to reengage with the exterior surface of the support post so that the bow is stabilized and supported for a shot.