Adjustable Handle and Grip for Archery Bow

Abstract

An inventive handle and grip design for a bow allows an archer to adjust the lateral plane of his hand relative to the longitudinal and lateral axes of a bow. This allows the hand to be held in a generally parallel position with the longitudinal axis of the bow, in a generally parallel position with the lateral axis of the bow, or anywhere in the 360° rotation defined by those two axes. The outer portion of the handle can be cylindrical in shape, and the grip of the handle is able to rotate inside the outer portion, either independently, or as a part of an inner cylinder that rotates inside the outer portion of the handle. The rotation can be freely rotating or can be fixed temporarily using optional fixing means. Optionally, the grip itself may further move or rotate, and may be freely moving or temporarily fixed using optional fixing means. The handle and grip may be incorporated into the structure of the bow, or may exist as a separate, interchangeable part.

What I claim is: 
     
         1 . An adjustable handle for a bow, comprising:
 an outer portion that is attached to the limbs of a bow so that the limbs attach at points opposite each other on each side of the outer portion,   and a grip attached to the inside surface of the outer portion,   where the grip is able to rotate inside the outer portion around the frontal axis of the bow.   
     
     
         2 . The adjustable handle of  claim 1 , where the outer portion is an outer cylinder. 
     
     
         3 . The adjustable handle of  claim 1 , where the grip is attached to the inner surface of an inner cylinder positioned inside the outer portion so that it is coaxial with the outer portion. 
     
     
         4 . The adjustable handle of  claim 2 , where the grip is attached to the inner surface of an inner cylinder positioned inside the outer cylinder so that it is coaxial with the outer cylinder. 
     
     
         5 . The adjustable handle of  claim 1 , where the position of the rotation of the grip can be temporarily fixed by a fixing means. 
     
     
         6 . The adjustable handle of  claim 2 , where the position of the rotation of the grip can be temporarily fixed by a fixing means. 
     
     
         7 . The adjustable handle of  claim 3 , where the position of the rotation of the inner cylinder can be temporarily fixed by a fixing means. 
     
     
         8 . The adjustable handle of  claim 4 , where the position of the rotation of the inner cylinder can be temporarily fixed by a fixing means. 
     
     
         9 . The adjustable handle of  claim 1 , where the grip is attached to the inner surface of the outer portion so that it does not rotate or translate along either the lateral or longitudinal axes of the bow. 
     
     
         10 . The adjustable handle of  claim 2 , where the grip is attached to the inner surface of the outer cylinder so that it does not rotate or translate along either the lateral or longitudinal axes of the bow. 
     
     
         11 . The adjustable handle of  claim 3 , where the grip is attached to the inner surface of the inner cylinder so that it does not rotate or translate along either the lateral or longitudinal axes of the bow. 
     
     
         12 . The adjustable handle of  claim 4 , where the grip is attached to the inner surface of the inner cylinder so that it does not rotate or translate along either the lateral or longitudinal axes of the bow. 
     
     
         13 . The adjustable handle of  claim 1 , where the grip can rotate around its long axis. 
     
     
         14 . The adjustable handle of  claim 1 , where the grip is also adjustable along the frontal axis of the bow. 
     
     
         15 . The adjustable handle of  claim 1 , where the handle is permanently attached to the limbs of a bow. 
     
     
         16 . The adjustable handle of  claim 1 , where it is removably attached to the limbs of a bow. 
     
     
         17 . The adjustable handle of  claim 1 , where the bow is selected from the group consisting of simple, recurve, compound, and long bows. 
     
     
         18 . A method of shooting a bow, comprising gripping the grip of the bow with one hand, loading an arrow into a bow so that the end of the arrow is in contact with the string of a bow, pulling back the string with the other hand, and releasing the string, where the bow contains an adjustable handle, said handle comprising:
 an outer portion that is attached to the limbs of a bow so that the limbs attach at points opposite each other on each side of of the outer portion,   and a grip attached to the inside surface of the outer portion,   where the grip is able to rotate inside the outer portion around the frontal axis of the bow.   
     
     
         19 . The method of shooting a bow of  claim 18 , where the outer portion is an outer cylinder. 
     
     
         20 . The method of shooting a bow of  claim 18 , where the grip is attached to an inner cylinder that is positioned inside the outer portion so it is coaxial with the outer portion. 
     
     
         21 . The method of shooting a bow of  claim 19 , where the grip is attached to an inner cylinder that is positioned inside the outer cylinder so it is coaxial with the outer cylinder.