US 11,885,587 B2
Reset mechanism for a bow
Michael Shaffer, Hartville, OH (US); Richard Bednar, Akron, OH (US); Steven Bednar, Copley, OH (US); Phillip Bednar, Copley, OH (US); Eric Vankeulen, North Canton, OH (US); Gary Smith, Jr., East Canton, OH (US); Robert Seymour, Ravenna, OH (US); and Keith Bartels, Akron, OH (US)
Assigned to Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc., Suffield, OH (US)
Filed by Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc., Suffield, OH (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/175,083.
Application 18/175,083 is a continuation of application No. 17/656,716, filed on Mar. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,592,258.
Application 17/656,716 is a continuation of application No. 17/199,714, filed on Mar. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,306,994, issued on Apr. 19, 2022.
Application 17/199,714 is a continuation of application No. 16/745,876, filed on Jan. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,009,310, issued on May 18, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/949,294, filed on Dec. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0204322 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. F41B 5/12 (2006.01); F41B 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC F41B 5/1469 (2013.01) [F41B 5/123 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bow comprising:
a pair of bow limbs;
a bowstring operatively engaged to the bow limbs and movable from: (a) an un-cocked position; to (b) a cocked position;
a string latch that selectively holds the bowstring in the cocked position and that is movable into: (1) a first string latch position; (2) a second string latch position distinct from the first string latch position; and (3) a third string latch position distinct from the first and second string latch positions;
a first activator selectively movable from: (1) a first position that prevents the string latch from being moved into the second string latch position; into (2) a second position that permits the string latch to be moved into the second string latch position;
a second activator selectively movable from: (1) a first position that prevents the string latch from being moved into the third string latch position; into (2) a second position that permits the string latch to be moved into the third string latch position; and
a third activator selectively movable from: (1) a first position; into (2) a second position to: (a) move the first activator from its second position to its first position; and (b) move the second activator from its second position to its first position.