Archery Arm Guard

Abstract

An archery arm guard includes a guard plate having a generally elongated shape with a wider end and a narrower end. The guard plate has a contoured profile that conforms to the forearm of a user. The arm guard further includes a slap strap fabricated of a bistable spring band and coupled at one end to the guard plate, where the slap strap is operable to quickly snap from a straight configuration to an annular configuration to encircle around the forearm of the user to protect the forearm from direct contact with a bow string.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An archery arm guard comprising:
 a guard plate having a generally elongated shape and having a contoured profile that conforms to a forearm of a user; and   a slap strap fabricated of a bistable spring band and coupled at one end to the guard plate, where the slap strap is operable to quickly snap from a straight configuration to an annular configuration to encircle around the forearm of the user to secure the guard plate on the forearm.   
     
     
         2 . The arm guard of  claim 1 , wherein the slap strap is encased in at least one material selected from the group consisting of fabric, silicone, and plastic. 
     
     
         3 . The arm guard of  claim 1 , wherein the guard plate is constructed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of plastic, metal, leather, fabric, nylon, graphite, graphene, and polyvinylchloride. 
     
     
         4 . The arm guard of  claim 1 , wherein the guard plate has a concave profile along a longitudinal center axis thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The arm guard of  claim 4 , wherein the slap strap is coupled to the guard plate by a fastener. 
     
     
         6 . The arm guard of  claim 5 , wherein the guard plate further has at least one slit positioned in general alignment with the fastener to enable the slap strap to pass therethrough to maintain its generally perpendicular orientation to the longitudinal center axis of the guard plate. 
     
     
         7 . The arm guard of  claim 1 , wherein the guard plate has defined therein a plurality of openings arranged in a predetermined pattern. 
     
     
         8 . The arm guard of  claim 1 , wherein the guard plate has a wide end and a narrow end. 
     
     
         9 . An archery arm guard comprising:
 a guard plate having a generally elongated shape with a wider end and a narrower end, the guard plate having a contoured profile that conforms to a forearm of a user; and   a slap strap fabricated of a bistable spring band and coupled at one end to the guard plate proximate its wider end, where the slap strap is operable to quickly snap from a straight configuration to an annular configuration to encircle around the forearm of the user to protect the forearm from direct contact with a bow string.   
     
     
         10 . The arm guard of  claim 9 , wherein the slap strap is encased in at least one material selected from the group consisting of fabric, silicone, and plastic. 
     
     
         11 . The arm guard of  claim 9 , wherein the guard plate is constructed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of plastic, metal, leather, fabric, nylon, graphite, graphene, and polyvinylchloride. 
     
     
         12 . The arm guard of  claim 9 , wherein the guard plate has a concave profile along a longitudinal center axis thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The arm guard of  claim 12 , wherein the slap strap is coupled to the guard plate by a fastener. 
     
     
         14 . The arm guard of  claim 13 , wherein the guard plate has at least one elongated opening positioned in general alignment with the fastener to enable the slap strap to pass therethrough to maintain its generally perpendicular orientation to the longitudinal center axis of the guard plate. 
     
     
         15 . The arm guard of  claim 9 , wherein the guard plate has defined therein a plurality of openings arranged about the guard plate. 
     
     
         16 . An arm guard comprising:
 an elongated guard plate; and   a slap strap fabricated of a bistable spring band and coupled to the guard plate, where the slap strap is operable to quickly snap from a straight configuration to an annular configuration to encircle around the forearm of the user to secure the guard plate on the forearm.   
     
     
         17 . The arm guard of  claim 16 , wherein the guard plate is constructed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of plastic, metal, leather, fabric, nylon, graphite, graphene, and polyvinylchloride. 
     
     
         18 . The arm guard of  claim 16 , wherein the guard plate has defined therein a plurality of openings arranged in a predetermined pattern. 
     
     
         19 . The arm guard of  claim 16 , wherein the guard plate has a concave profile along a longitudinal center axis thereof. 
     
     
         20 . The arm guard of  claim 16 , wherein the slap strap is coupled to the guard plate by a fastener.