Suspended arrow rest assembly for a sling bow

Abstract

An arrow rest is mounted to a sling shot to convert a sling shot to a sling bow. The arrow rest is elastically suspended between forked arms to absorb impact forces by a pouch on the arrow rest when an arrow is shot from the converted sling bow. Also, a contact surface of the arrow rest may be positioned below a plane defined by slings of the sling bow so that the arrow rest does not interfere with the trajectory of the arrow when shot out of the sling bow. The arrow rest may also rotate backward and forward during pull back of the arrow and forward movement of the arrow during use.

1 . A sling bow for shooting an arrow, the sling bow comprising:
 a sling bow frame including a hand grip with upper and lower portions, first and second forked arms that extend from the upper portion of the hand grip, the first and second forked arms each having end portions;   first and second slings respectively attached to the end portions of the first and second forked arms;   a sling pouch having a nock receiver, the first and second slings being attached to opposed end portions of the sling pouch;   first and second suspension bands extending inwardly towards each other, the first and second suspension bands respectively attached to the first and second forked arms independent of the attachment of the first and second slings to the first and second forked arms, the first and second suspension bands each fabricated from an elongate elastic material;   an arrow rest attached to the inwardly directed first and second suspension bands for elastically suspending the arrow rest between the first, and second forked arms, the arrow rest having a slot that receives the arrow;   wherein the slot of the arrow rest rotates out of a forward path, of the arrow when the arrow is propelled forward with, the sling bow.   
     
     
         2 . The sling bow of  claim 1  wherein two suspension bands are attached to each of the forked arms of the sling bow frame for positioning a forward to rearward rotational angle of the arrow rest at an at-rest position, a contact surface of the arrow rest for supporting a shaft of the arrow being positioned at or below a plane defined by the first and second slings for mitigating interference with the arrow as the arrow is being propelled forward by the first and second slings. 
     
     
         3 . The sling bow of  claim 2  wherein the arrow rest has a distal support so that the shaft of the arrow is supported by the contact surface and the distal support when the arrow is pulled backward, and the arrow rest is positioned in the backward position. 
     
     
         4 . The sling bow of  claim 3  wherein the forked prongs has an outer surface having a coefficient of friction sufficient to allow rearward travel, of the arrow to cause frictional forces between the shaft of the arrow and the outer surface to rotate the arrow rest to the backward position. 
     
     
         5 . A conversion kit for converting a sling shot to a sling bow, the sling shot including a frame having a hand grip with an upper and a lower portion, a first and second forked arms that extend from, the upper portion of the hand grip, the forked arms each having end portions, first and second slings attachable to the end, portions of the forked arms, a sling pouch having a nock receiver, the first and second slings being attached to opposed end portions of the sling pouch, the kit comprising:
 first and second suspension bands extending inwardly towards each other when respectively attached to the first and second forked arms, the attachment of the first and second suspension bands being independent from the attachment of the first and second slings to the first and second forked arms, the first and second suspension bands fabricated from an elongate elastic material;   an arrow rest attached to the inwardly directed first and second suspension bands for elastically suspending the arrow rest between the forked arms, the arrow rest having a slot, that receives the arrow.   
     
     
         6 . The conversion kit of  claim 5  wherein two suspension bands are attachable to each of the forked arms of the frame for positioning a forward to rearward rotational angle of the arrow rest at an at-rest position, a contact surface of the arrow rest for supporting a shaft of the arrow being positioned at or below a plane defined by the first and second slings when attached to the forked arms and tensioned for mitigating interference with the arrow as the arrow is being propelled forward by the first and second slings. 
     
     
         7 . The sling how of  claim 6  wherein the arrow rest has a distal support so that the shaft of the arrow is supported by the contact surface and the distal support when the arrow is pulled backward, and the arrow rest is positioned in the backward position during use. 
     
     
         8 . The sling bow of  claim 7  wherein the forked prongs has an outer surface having a coefficient of friction sufficient to allow rearward travel of the arrow to cause frictional forces between the shaft of the arrow and the outer surface to rotate the arrow rest to the backward position during use. 
     
     
         9 . A method tor using a sling bow, the method comprising the steps of:
 disposing a nock of an arrow in a nock receiver;   disposing a shaft of the arrow between forked prongs and within a support of an arrow rest;   pulling the nock of the arrow and the nock receiver rearward to tension slings of the sling bow;   rotating the arrow rest from an at-rest position to a backward, position due to frictional forces between an outer surface of forked prongs of the arrow rest and the shaft of the arrow;   twisting inwardly directed suspension bands during, the rotating step:   releasing the nock of the arrow and the nock receiver so that the tensioned slings propel the arrow toward a target;   rotating the arrow rest toward the at-rest position as the arrow travels forward under a power of the twisted suspension bands:   over rotating the arrow rest to a forward position under the power of the twisted suspension hands so that the forked prongs are traversed out of the way to mitigate interference with the arrows trajectory;   absorbing impact forces of the nock receiver on the arrow rest.   
     
     
         10 . The method, of  claim 9  wherein the step of rotating the arrow rest from the at-rest position to the backward position includes the step of biasing the arrow rest toward the at-rest position with the twisted suspension bands. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the biasing the arrow rest step includes the step of twisting two suspension bands attached to the arrow rest. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the absorbing step includes the step of deflecting the arrow rest by way of the suspension bands. 
     
     
         13 . The sling bow of  claim 1  wherein the slot is two prongs extending upwards from a base of the arrow rest. 
     
     
         14 . The sling bow of  claim 1  wherein the slot is two prongs extending upwards from a base of the arrow rest.