Archery bow accessory mount

Abstract

An apparatus according to the present invention includes an accessory mount to be mounted to an archery bow or a combination of an archery bow and an accessory, such as a rangefinder that is advertised and sold as a handheld rangefinder, mounted thereto, perhaps on the draw side of the bow. A portion of the accessory may be mounted within a mounting envelope space, which may result in positioning a portion of the accessory above and behind a pivot point defined by a grip disposed on a riser body of the archery bow. Additionally or alternatively, the mounting envelope may be defined with reference to a lowermost operative portion of the bow. Additionally, an accessory having a portion positioned in a desired mounting envelope may be controlled by a remote activation device, such as a trigger switch, the switch being engageable by a finger of an archer.

1 . An apparatus comprising:
 an archery bow comprising:
 a riser body having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a grip portion, said grip portion defining a pivot point; 
 an upper limb coupled to and extending from said riser upper portion; 
 a lower limb coupled to and extending from said riser lower portion; and 
 a bowstring extending between said upper limb and said lower limb; and 
   an accessory coupled to said archery bow, wherein at least a first portion of said accessory is positioned within a predetermined mounting envelope space above and behind said pivot point.   
   
   
       2 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , said accessory comprising an electronic device, said apparatus further comprising:
 a remote activation device coupled to said riser body, said remote activation device capable of electronic communication to said electronic accessory.   
   
   
       3 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , said accessory comprising a mass, a majority of said mass comprising a housing positioned next to said riser body, substantially directly above said pivot point. 
   
   
       4 . An apparatus according to  claim 3 , said housing being spaced from said riser upper portion. 
   
   
       5 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , said mounting envelope space comprising a substantially rectangular envelope extending from about three inches behind said pivot point to about thirteen inches behind said pivot point and extending from about five inches above said pivot point to about thirteen inches above said pivot point. 
   
   
       6 . An apparatus according to  claim 5 , said mounting envelope comprising a space on a draw side of the archery bow. 
   
   
       7 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , said mounting envelope space comprising a substantially rectangular envelope extending from about three inches behind said pivot point to about thirteen inches behind said pivot point and extending from about twenty-three inches above a lowest operative point of said archery bow to about thirty-one inches above said lowest operative point. 
   
   
       8 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , at least a first portion of said mounting envelope being located behind said bowstring. 
   
   
       9 . An apparatus according to  claim 8 , said first portion of said accessory being positioned within said first portion of said mounting envelope. 
   
   
       10 . An apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the entirety of said accessory is positioned within said first portion of said mounting envelope. 
   
   
       11 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , said portion of said accessory comprising an eyepiece. 
   
   
       12 . An apparatus according to  claim 11 , said accessory comprising a rangefinder. 
   
   
       13 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the entirety of said accessory is positioned within said mounting envelope. 
   
   
       14 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a bracket coupled between said archery bow and said accessory. 
   
   
       15 . An apparatus according to  claim 14 , said bracket comprising:
 a coupling flange mounted to said riser portion of said archery bow;   a support extension coupled to said coupling flange and extending rearwardly;   an accessory brace coupled to said support extension, said accessory brace supporting said accessory.   
   
   
       16 . An apparatus according to  claim 15 , said coupling flange comprising:
 a planar riser plate including opposing riser and outer surfaces; and   at least one stabilizing wing coupled to said riser plate in a geometrically skew arrangement.   
   
   
       17 . An apparatus according to  claim 15 , said support extension comprising a plurality of longitudinal struts. 
   
   
       18 . An apparatus according to  claim 17 , said plurality of longitudinal struts comprising:
 a first riser strut having a first riser strut first end and a first riser strut second end;   a second riser strut having a second riser strut first end and a second riser strut second end;   a first lateral strut having a first lateral strut first end and a first lateral strut second end; and   a second lateral strut having a second lateral strut first end and a second lateral strut second end,   wherein said first riser strut is coupled at said first riser strut first end to said coupling flange,   said first lateral strut is coupled at said first lateral strut first end to said first riser strut second end and at said first lateral strut second end to said accessory brace,   said second riser strut is coupled at said second riser strut first end to said first lateral strut first end, and,   said second lateral strut is coupled at said second lateral strut first end to said second riser strut second end and at a second lateral strut second end to said accessory brace.   
   
   
       19 . An apparatus according to  claim 18 , each of said struts having a strut width, a strut thickness and a strut length, wherein said strut thickness is at least substantially uniform along each said strut length. 
   
   
       20 . An apparatus according to  claim 19 , wherein all of said strut thicknesses are at least substantially uniform. 
   
   
       21 . An apparatus according to  claim 15 , said accessory brace comprising:
 a corner bracket having a plurality of plates, said plurality of plates being pairwise at least substantially orthogonal.   
   
   
       22 . An apparatus according to  claim 21 , said plurality of plates comprising:
 a side plate;   a back plate; and   a bottom plate.   
   
   
       23 . An apparatus according to  claim 21 , said accessory brace further comprising a strap which forms a loop in conjunction with said side plate and said bottom plate. 
   
   
       24 . An apparatus according to  claim 23 , said strap comprising:
 two ends defining a split; and   a fastening means to couple the two ends so as to close the split.   
   
   
       25 . An apparatus according to  claim 24 , said fastening means comprising a positive latch buckle. 
   
   
       26 . An apparatus according to  claim 24 , said fastening means comprising a friction buckle. 
   
   
       27 . An apparatus according to  claim 24 , said fastening means comprising a hook-and-loop fastening means.