Bow holster

Abstract

A holster for a compound bow comprising a body-fitting curvilinear backing plate with a structure for affixing the plate to the hunter's body and having mounted thereon a diagonally disposed tubular member to receive the stabilizer of the bow, the tubular element having a notch in the upper portion of the tubular element extending from the upper terminus of the tubular element transversely across the tubular element in the direction of the width of the backing plate, the notch receiving the riser portion of the bow to which the bow stabilizer is attached.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A holster for receiving and stabilizing a hunter's compound bow comprising a rigid backing plate for placement on the hunter's hip, said backing plate being dimensionally larger in width than in height, having an outer surface and having means for attaching the backing plate to the hunter's hip and a tubular element disposed in a fixed non-rotational, diagonal position from top to bottom across the outer surface of the backing plate, the tubular element having a notch dimensionally sufficient to receive the riser element of the bow.  
     
     
         2 . The holster of  claim 1  and further wherein the backing plate is curvilinear across the width of the backing plate.  
     
     
         3 . The holster of  claim 2  and further wherein the means for attaching the backing plate to the hunter's hip comprise an elongated slot at each end of the width of the backing plate.  
     
     
         4 . The holster of  claim 1 , and further wherein the notch in the tubular element is U-shaped.  
     
     
         5 . The holster as in any one of the preceding claims and further wherein the backing plate is substantially rectangular in shape.  
     
     
         6 . The holster as in any one of claims  1 - 4 , and further comprising a backing plate having means for positioning and affixing the notch end of the tubular element in one of two opposite diagonal positions on each side of the vertical axis of the backing plate.  
     
     
         7 . The combination of a holster for receiving and stabilizing a hunter's compound bow and a support for the holster that is affixable to a hunter's tree stand comprising 
 (a) a rigid backing plate for placement on the hunter's hip, said backing plate being dimensionally larger in width than in height, having an outer surface and having means for attaching the backing plate to the hunter's hip and a tubular element disposed in a fixed non-rotational, diagonal position from top to bottom across the outer surface of the backing plate, the tubular element having a notch dimensionally sufficient to receive the riser element of the bow.    (b) a holster support having a base portion that is securable to the tree stand and divergent arms extending upwardly from the base having means at least one point along the length of each arm for affixing the support to the holster.    
     
     
         8 . The combination of claim ( 7 ) and further wherein the base portion of the holster support has a threaded member extending downward from the base and the divergent arms are yoke-shaped having a bolt and wing nut portion disposed on the arms for affixing the support to the holster.  
     
     
         9 . The combination of claim ( 8 ) and further wherein the holster is as described in any one of claims  2 - 4 .