Bow stabilizer assembly

Abstract

A stabilizer assembly for an archery bow with a pair of keyed socket fittings frictionally secured within each side of a tube, and at least one pliable connector, which includes a keyed opening correspondingly shaped to the keyed socket fittings, frictionally connected to one of the keyed socket fittings. Each pliable connector includes a fastener secured within an opening formed in the connector, enabling the connector to be removably attached to a weight or to an archery bow. In a first embodiment stabilizer assembly, a pliable connector is connected to each one of the pair of keyed socket fittings and a weight is removably attached to the fastener of one of the pliable connectors. In a second embodiment stabilizer assembly, a weight with a keyed opening corresponding to one of the pair of keyed socket fittings is frictionally connected to the socket fitting.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A stabilizer assembly for an archery bow comprising:
 a. at least one connector, each of said at least one connectors including:
 i. a connector body formed of a pliable material, said connector body having a first end opening and a second end opening; 
 ii. a fastener disposed and secured within said second end opening, said fastener being capable of removably attaching said at least one connector to an archery bow or a weight; 
   b. a pair of socket fittings, a first one of said pair of socket fittings being frictionally connected to said first end opening of said at least one connector; and   c. a tube having a proximal opening and a distal opening, said first one of said pair of socket fittings being partially disposed through and frictionally connected to said proximal opening, and a second one of said pair of socket fittings being partially disposed through and frictionally connected to said distal opening.   
     
     
         2 . The stabilizer assembly for an archer bow of  claim 1 , further comprising a weight, said weight having an opening, said second socket fitting being disposed within said weight opening to frictionally connect the weight to the second socket fitting. 
     
     
         3 . The stabilizer assembly for an archery bow of  claim 2 , wherein said second socket fitting includes a keyed portion, said weight opening being correspondingly shaped to said keyed portion, said keyed portion being disposed within the weight opening to frictionally connect said weight to the second socket fitting. 
     
     
         4 . The stabilizer assembly for an archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein said second socket fitting is frictionally secured within said first end opening of a second one of said at least one connectors. 
     
     
         5 . The stabilizer assembly for an archery bow of  claim 4 , further comprising a weight removably attached to said fastener of said second one of said at least one connector. 
     
     
         6 . The stabilizer assembly for an archery bow of  claim 4 , wherein said second socket fitting includes a keyed portion, said first end opening of said second one of said at least one connector being correspondingly shaped to said keyed portion, the keyed portion being disposed within the first end opening to frictionally connect the second of the at least one connector to the second socket fitting. 
     
     
         7 . The stabilizer assembly for an archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein said connector body is formed with a continuous bore between said first end opening and said second end opening. 
     
     
         8 . The stabilizer assembly for an archery bow of  claim 7 , wherein said fastener is a bolt, a head of said bolt being disposed and secured within said second end opening, said head being formed with a depression which enables rotation of the bolt by a tool disposed within said bore to allow attachment of said at least one connector to said weight or said archery bow. 
     
     
         9 . The stabilizer assembly for an archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein said pliable material is rubber. 
     
     
         10 . The stabilizer assembly for an archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein an exterior surface of said at least one connector is formed with a plurality of circumferential spaced longitudinally extending ridges. 
     
     
         11 . The stabilizer for an archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein said pair of socket fittings are formed from a rigid material. 
     
     
         12 . The stabilizer assembly for an archery bow of  claim 11 , wherein said rigid material is steel or aluminum. 
     
     
         13 . The stabilizer assembly for an archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein said first socket fitting and said second socket fitting are each formed with a raised ribbed portion, said raised ribbed portion of each of the first socket fitting and the second socket fitting contacting an interior surface of said tube to frictionally connect said first fitting to said proximal opening and said second fitting to said distal opening. 
     
     
         14 . The stabilizer assembly for an archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein said tube is formed of carbon. 
     
     
         15 . The stabilizer assembly for an archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein said weight is formed of a metal. 
     
     
         16 . The stabilizer assembly for an archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein said fastener of said at least one connector is capable of being removably attached to a member selected from the group consisting: a bow quiver, a bow sight, and a camera. 
     
     
         17 . The stabilizer assembly for an archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein a second one of said pair of socket fittings is frictionally connected to a member selected from the group consisting: a bow quiver, a bow sight, and a camera. 
     
     
         18 . A connection for a stabilizer assembly for an archery bow comprising:
 a. a connector, said connector including:
 i. a connector body formed of a pliable material and having a first end opening and a second end opening; 
 ii. a fastener disposed and secured within said second end opening, said fastener being capable of removably attaching said at least one connector to an object; and 
   b. a socket fitting, said socket fitting being frictionally connected to said first end opening of said connector.