Archery bows with brace rod receivers and brace rods for mounting bow handle grip in variable positions relative to archery bows

Abstract

The invention encompasses archery bows that comprise brace rods configured to detachably couple with an archery bow bridged handle. In one aspect of the invention, a handle grip configured with brace rod receivers at opposing ends of the handle grip is detachably joined with brace rods connected to the bridged handle. The handle grip may then be selectably positioned along the brace rods and the distance between the handle grip portion and the bow string may be adjusted to accommodate different draw lengths and grip angles of various archers. In another embodiment, an end of the handle grip comprises a slotted aperture configured to accommodate a brace rod receiver so that the brace rod receiver may be fastened at various positions along the slotted aperture changing the angle of the handle grip relative to the brace rod receiver.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An archery bow structure defining a major longitudinal axis comprising:
 A first limb;   A second limb longitudinally displaced from said first limb;   A bridged handle positioned longitudinally between said first and second limbs;   A cable extending between said limbs;   At least one brace rod, said brace rod configured to detachably join to said bridged handle;   A handle grip positioned longitudinally and forwardly displaced from said bridged handle, said handle grip comprising a first end and a second end opposed to said first end;   At least one brace rod receiver, said brace rod receiver configured to detachably join to said handle grip and configured to receive an archery bow brace rod.   
     
     
         2 . The archery bow structure of  claim 1  wherein said handle grip comprises a first brace rod receiver connected to said first end of said handle grip, and a second brace rod receiver connected to said second end of said handle grip. 
     
     
         3 . The archery bow structure of  claim 2  further comprising a first brace rod and a second brace rod opposed to said first brace rod, said first and second brace rods detachably joined to said bridged handle and configured to accommodate said first and second brace rod receivers of said handle grip. 
     
     
         4 . The archery bow structure of  claim 1  wherein said bridged handle is configured so that a portion of said bridged handle is displaced from and substantially parallel to the major longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         5 . The archery bow structure of  claim 1  wherein said handle grip further comprises at least one cavity configured to accommodate an archery site window. 
     
     
         6 . The archery bow structure of  claim 3  wherein said archery bow brace rod further comprises:
 A threaded extension extending through and outwardly from said brace rod; and 
 A threaded nut configured to detachably matingly couple with said threaded extension. 
 
     
     
         7 . The archery bow structure of  claim 6  wherein said bridged handle further comprises at least two apertures, said apertures configured to detachably couple with said brace rods. 
     
     
         8 . The archery bow structure of  claim 7  wherein at least one aperture is located on the portion of said bridged handle configured along said major longitudinal axis and at least one aperture is located on said portion of the bridged handle displaced from the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         9 . The archery bow structure of  claim 7  wherein a portion of said aperture is configured to accommodate said threaded extension of said archery brace rod and a portion of said aperture is configured to accommodate said barrel nut matingly coupled with said threaded extension. 
     
     
         10 . The archery bow structure of  claim 9  wherein said aperture further comprises an outer aperture portion and an inner aperture portion forwardly displaced from said outer portion, said outer and inner portions configured to accommodate said threaded extension and said barrel nut of said brace rod, and further configured so that said threaded extension and said barrel nut are first coupled with the outer portion of said aperture and then forwardly placed by an archer into said inner portion of said aperture to whereby said barrel nut is secured in said bridged handle of said archery bow. 
     
     
         11 . The archery bow structure of  claim 9  wherein said archery bow brace rods are configured so that said threaded extension and said threaded nut of said first brace rod is removably coupled with said first aperture in said bridged handle and said threaded extension and said threaded nut of said second brace rod is removably coupled with said second aperture in said bridged handle, whereby said first brace rod is opposed from said second brace rod and said brace rods extend outward transversely from the major longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         12 . The archery bow structure of  claim 11  wherein said brace rod is a stabilizer. 
     
     
         13 . The archery bow structure of  claim 1  wherein said handle grip further comprises:
 A handle grip body between said first and second handle grip ends; 
 A handgrip portion positioned longitudinally along said handle grip body between said first and second handle grip ends, said handgrip portion configured to be grasped by an archer's hand; and 
 An at least one aperture at said first and second handle grip ends. 
 
     
     
         14 . The archery bow structure of  claim 13  wherein said brace rod receiver is configured with a fastener configured to insert into said aperture of said handle grip end to permit detachably joining said brace rod receiver to said handle grip end. 
     
     
         15 . The archery bow structure of  claim 14  wherein said fastener comprises a screw, pin, nut, wing nut, barrel nut, clamp, clasp or combination thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The archery bow structure of  claim 14  wherein said brace rod receiver is configured to detachably couple with said brace rod and is further configured to be movable along said brace rod to permit variable positioning of said brace rod receiver along said brace rod. 
     
     
         17 . The archery bow structure of  claim 16  wherein said fastener of said brace rod receiver is configured to tighten so that said brace rod receiver remains in a stationary position on said brace rod. 
     
     
         18 . The archery bow structure of  claim 17  wherein said first brace rod receiver of said handle grip is detachably coupled with said first brace rod, and said second brace rod receiver of said handle grip is detachably coupled with said second brace rod, whereby said handle grip is positioned between said first and second brace rods. 
     
     
         19 . The archery bow structure of  claim 18  wherein said brace rod receivers of said handle grip are further configured to permit variable positioning along said first and second brace rods so that the angle of said handle grip relative to the major longitudinal axis of said archery bow is selectably determined by the archer. 
     
     
         20 . The archery bow structure of  claim 18  wherein said brace rod receivers of said archery handle grip are configured to permit variable positioning along said archery brace rods so that said handle is selectably positioned between said first and second brace rods whereby the distance between said handle grip and said bow string is selectably determined by the archer. 
     
     
         21 . The archery bow structure of  claim 13  wherein said second end of said handle grip further comprises a slotted aperture configured to permit variable positioning along said slotted aperture so that said fastener of said brace rod receiver is selectably positioned and fastened along said slotted aperture whereby the angle of the handle grip relative to the major longitudinal axis of said archery bow is adjustably determined by the archer. 
     
     
         22 . An archery bow structure defining a major longitudinal axis comprising:
 A first limb;   A second limb longitudinally displaced from said first limb;   A bridged handle positioned longitudinally between said first and second limbs;   A cable extending between said limbs;   A first brace rod and a second brace rod opposed to said first brace rod, said first and second brace rods detachably joined to said bridged handle;   A handle grip positioned longitudinally and forwardly displaced from said bridged handle, said handle grip comprising a first end and a second end opposed to said first end;   A first brace rod receiver and a second brace rod receiver, said first brace rod receiver detachably joined to said first end of said handle grip and said second brace rod receiver detachably joined to said second end of said handle grip, said first brace rod receiver configured to detachably couple with said first brace rod and said second brace rod receiver configured to detachably couple with said second brace rod.