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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1997
Donald E Michael, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Gerald E Michael, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
An easy access arrow quiver is removably mountable to a bow. A hollow, elongated, generally cylindrical enclosure features an elongated, longitudinally oriented aperture through which arrows may be inserted and removed. A rotatable rod disposed centrally within the enclosure includes a pair of spaced-apart arrow-retainment disks, each having a shaped perimeter defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart arrow-shaft retainment clips, the disks being rotationally positioned respectively about the rod so that the clips on each disk are longitudinally aligned. A coupling unit, which has a first portion making physical connection to the enclosure and a second portion which attaches to the bow, permits the enclosure to be removably mounted to the bow such that the longitudinal dimension of the enclosure and the aperture are generally parallel to the drawstring of the bow. The quiver may further include a handle supported on the outer surface of the enclosure, and, in this configuration, the first portion of the coupling unit preferably makes physical connection to the enclosure by way of the handle. As a further option, the centralized rod attaches to a pair of opposing endcaps, each endcap engaging with a respective end of the enclosure and extending sufficiently outwardly therefrom to enable a user to rotate the rod by turning either of the endcaps.