Magnetic hood for a bow-mounted archery quiver

Abstract

A hood for a quiver for an archery bow comprises a housing and multiple magnets. The magnets are arranged in or on the housing to retain within the housing multiple arrowheads and to prevent substantial contact between (i) each retained arrowhead and (ii) an inner surface of the housing or another one of the multiple arrowheads magnetically within the housing by another one of the multiple magnets. The hood can further include a non-metallic insert sized and shaped to fit into the housing with the magnets arranged on one side of the insert so that an arrowhead received within the housing and magnetically retained by one of the magnets can rest against the other side. The insert can further include multiple sockets, each one positioned opposite a corresponding one of the magnets and arranged to receive a tip of a magnetically retained arrow.

1 . A hood for a quiver for an archery bow, the hood comprising:
 a housing arranged to be mounted on the archery bow and to receive arrowheads of multiple corresponding arrows held by the quiver; and   multiple magnets, each one of the multiple magnets being arranged in or on the housing so as to retain magnetically within the housing one of the multiple arrowheads and to prevent substantial contact between (i) the corresponding retained arrowhead and (ii) an inner surface of the housing or another one of the multiple arrowheads magnetically retained within the housing by another one of the multiple magnets.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a non-metallic insert sized and shaped to fit into the housing with the multiple magnets arranged on a first side of the insert so that an arrowhead received within the housing and magnetically retained by one of the multiple magnets can rest against a second side of the insert opposite the first side. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  further comprising multiple sockets formed on the second side of the insert, each one of the multiple sockets being arranged on the second side of the insert opposite a corresponding one of the multiple magnets so as to receive a tip of one of multiple corresponding arrowheads magnetically retained against the second side of the insert. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 2  further comprising multiple receptacles arranged on the second side of the insert and arranged so as to separate adjacent magnetically retained arrowheads from one another, each receptacle being arranged on the second side of the insert opposite a corresponding one of the multiple magnets. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 2  further comprising multiple receptacles arranged on the first side of the insert for receiving the multiple magnets. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein the insert comprises a polymer material. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein the insert comprises a resilient or deformable material. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein the insert has at least three magnets and at most seven magnets. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 2  further comprising sidewalls of the insert extending from the second side so that the sidewalls and second side define an interior volume for partly enclosing the magnetically retained arrowheads. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9  further comprising at least one additional magnet arranged in or on the sidewall arranged so as to guide an arrowhead inserted into the interior volume toward one of the multiple magnets arranged on the first side of the insert. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising an arrow gripper arranged to be mounted on the archery bow and to grip the shafts of the multiple arrows when the corresponding arrowheads are received and magnetically retained in the housing by the magnets. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11  further comprising an archery bow wherein the arrowhead housing and the gripper are mounted on the archery bow. 
     
     
         13 . A method comprising:
 forming and arranging a housing to be mounted on an archery bow and to receive arrowheads of multiple corresponding arrows held by a quiver for an archery bow; and   arranging multiple magnets in or on the housing, each one of the multiple magnets being arranged so as to retain magnetically within the housing one of the multiple arrowheads and to substantially prevent contact between (i) the corresponding retained arrowhead and (ii) an inner surface of the housing or another one of the multiple arrowheads magnetically retained within the housing by another one of the multiple magnets.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising forming a non-metallic insert sized and shaped to fit into the housing with the multiple magnets arranged on a first side of the insert so that an arrowhead received within the housing and magnetically retained by one of the multiple magnets can rest against a second side of the insert opposite the first side, and positioning the insert in the housing. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising forming multiple sockets on the second side of the insert, each one of the multiple sockets being arranged on the second side of the insert opposite a corresponding one of the multiple magnets so as to receive a tip of one of multiple corresponding arrowheads magnetically retained against the second side of the insert. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising arranging multiple receptacles on the second side of the insert so as to separate adjacent magnetically retained arrowheads from one another, each receptacle being arranged on the second side of the insert opposite a corresponding one of the multiple magnets. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising arranging multiple receptacles on the first side of the insert for receiving the multiple magnets, and inserting the magnets into the receptacles. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the insert comprises a polymer material. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the insert comprises a resilient or deformable material. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the insert has at least three magnets and at most seven magnets. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising forming sidewalls of the insert extending from the second side so that the sidewalls and second side define an interior volume for partly enclosing the magnetically retained arrowheads. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21  further comprising arranging at least one additional magnet in or on the sidewall so as to guide an arrowhead inserted into the interior volume toward one of the multiple magnets arranged on the second side of the insert. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising arranging an arrow gripper to be mounted on the archery bow and to grip the shafts of the multiple arrows when the corresponding arrowheads are received and magnetically retained in the housing by the magnets. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23  further comprising mounting the arrowhead housing and the gripper on an archery bow.