Bow riser with integrated sight and whisker biscuit mount

Abstract

A bow having an upper limb, a lower limb, a riser body, a sight window for mounting a plurality of sight pins, and an arrow rest, such as a whisker biscuit. The whisker biscuit is mounted in a whisker biscuit mount. The sight window and the whisker biscuit mount are integrally formed in the riser body, such that the sight window and the whisker mount are generally vertically aligned and do not extend horizontally from the riser body.

1 . A bow riser for a bow comprising:
 an elongated riser body extending along a generally vertical axis, the riser body having an upper limb section for coupling to an upper limb of the bow, a lower limb section axially opposite the upper limb section for coupling to a lower limb of the bow, a handle section extending axially upwards from the lower limb section and configured to be grasped by a user during an action of shooting the bow, and a central section extending axially downwards from the upper limb section;   a sight window formed in the central section for mounting at least one sight pin,   wherein a vertical centerline of the sight window generally lies along the generally vertical axis of the riser body; and   a whisker biscuit mount formed in the central section vertically below the sight window and for mounting a whisker biscuit used to steady an arrow during the act of shooting the bow.   
     
     
         2 . The bow riser of  claim 1 , wherein both the sight window and the whisker biscuit mount are integrally formed in the central section. 
     
     
         3 . The bow riser of  claim 2 , wherein the sight window is a monolithic structure with the upper limb section of the bow riser. 
     
     
         4 . The bow riser of  claim 2 , wherein the sight window is a monolithic structure with the whisker biscuit mount. 
     
     
         5 . The bow riser of  claim 2 , wherein the whisker biscuit mount is a monolithic structure with the handle section. 
     
     
         6 . The bow riser of  claim 2 , wherein the upper limb section, the lower limb section, the handle section, and the central section are integral to present a monolithic structure. 
     
     
         7 . The bow riser of  claim 1 , wherein the sight window and the whisker biscuit mount are generally vertically aligned. 
     
     
         8 . The bow riser of  claim 7 , wherein five or less inches, when measured along a horizontal axis, separates any vertical axis through the whisker biscuit mount and any vertical axis through the sight window. 
     
     
         9 . The bow riser of  claim 1 , wherein the whisker biscuit mount is not separately coupled to and horizontally extending from the riser body, and wherein the sight window is not separately coupled to and horizontally extending from the riser body. 
     
     
         10 . A bow riser for a bow comprising:
 an elongated riser body extending along a generally vertical axis, the riser body having an upper limb section for coupling to an upper limb of the bow, a lower limb section axially opposite the upper limb section for coupling to a lower limb of the bow, a handle section extending axially upwards from the lower limb section and configured to be grasped by a user during an action of shooting the bow, and a central section extending axially downwards from the upper limb section;   a sight window for mounting at least one sight pin, wherein the sight window does not extend horizontally from the riser body; and   a whisker biscuit mount formed in the central section vertically below the sight window and for mounting a whisker biscuit used to steady an arrow during the act of shooting the bow,   wherein the whisker biscuit mount is positioned inline of a vertical axis of the sight window, such that the whisker biscuit mount does not extend horizontally from the riser body.   
     
     
         11 . The bow riser of  claim 10 ,
 wherein the sight window is a hollowed body integrally formed in the central section of the riser body, and   wherein the whisker biscuit mount is integrally formed in the central section of the riser body.   
     
     
         12 . The bow riser of  claim 11 ,
 wherein the sight window is a monolithic structure with the upper limb section of the bow riser,   wherein the sight window is a monolithic structure with the whisker biscuit mount, and   wherein the whisker biscuit mount is a monolithic structure with the handle section.   
     
     
         13 . The bow riser of  claim 10 , wherein the upper limb section, the lower limb section, the handle section, and the central section are integral to present a monolithic structure. 
     
     
         14 . The bow riser of  claim 10 , wherein three or less inches, when measured along a horizontal axis, separates any vertical axis through the whisker biscuit mount and any vertical axis through the sight window. 
     
     
         15 . The bow riser of  claim 10 , wherein the whisker biscuit mount is not separately coupled to and horizontally extending from the riser body, and wherein the sight window is not separately coupled to and horizontally extending from the riser body. 
     
     
         16 . A bow comprising:
 an upper limb;   a lower limb; and   an elongated riser body extending along a generally vertical axis, the riser body having an upper limb section for coupling to the upper limb of the bow, a lower limb section axially opposite the upper limb section for coupling to the lower limb of the bow, a handle section extending axially upwards from the lower limb section and configured to be grasped by a user during an action of shooting the bow, and a central section extending axially downwards from the upper limb section,   said riser body further including—
 a sight window formed in the central section for mounting at least one sight pin, and 
 a whisker biscuit mount formed in the central section vertically below the sight window and for mounting a whisker biscuit used to steady an arrow during the act of shooting the bow, 
 wherein a general centerline of the sight window generally lies along a general centerline of the whisker biscuit mount, such that the sight window and whisker biscuit mount are generally vertically aligned. 
   
     
     
         17 . The bow of  claim 16 , wherein both the sight window and the whisker biscuit mount are integrally formed in the central section. 
     
     
         18 . The bow of  claim 16 ,
 wherein the sight window is a monolithic structure with the upper limb section of the bow riser,   wherein the sight window is a monolithic structure with the whisker biscuit mount, and   wherein the whisker biscuit mount is a monolithic structure with the handle section.   
     
     
         19 . The bow of  claim 16 ,
 wherein a frontmost edge of the sight window presents either a frontmost edge of the riser body or does not extend forward of the frontmost edge of the riser body, and   wherein a rearmost edge of the sight window presents either a rearmost edge of the riser body or does not extend rearward of the rearmost edge of the riser body.   
     
     
         20 . The bow of  claim 16 , wherein five or less inches, when measured along a horizontal axis, separates any vertical axis through the whisker biscuit mount and any vertical axis through the sight window.