Modular quiver systems and methods of use

Abstract

Modular quiver systems and methods of use may include, first, a base portion configured to be attachable to a bow and configured to removably hold a first arrow, and second, a detachable portion configured to removably hold a plurality of second arrows and configured to be removably attachable with the base portion by hand without the use of any tools, regardless whether or not the base portion is attached to the bow, and regardless whether arrows are in the quiver. Quick-release bracket systems allow the modular quiver systems to be removed from and attached with a bow in different predetermined positions without the use of any tools.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A modular quiver system, comprising:
 a base portion configured to be attachable to a bow and having a first hood portion including a first engagement member, the first hood portion configured to removably hold a first arrow between the first engagement members with the arrowhead portion of the first arrow retained in the first hood portion; and   a detachable portion having one or more second hood portions defining an exterior profile sized to receive the first hood portion and including a second engagement member, the one or more second hood portions configured to removably hold a plurality of second arrows with the arrowhead portions of the second arrows retained in the one or more second hood portions;   wherein the plurality of second arrows are positioned on opposite sides of the first arrow when the detachable portion is removably attached to the base portion;   wherein the first and second hood portions are sized, shaped, and positioned so that the entire first hood portion is nested interstitially within the exterior profile between the one or more second hood portions when the detachable portion is removably attached to the base portion;   wherein the first and second engagement members are configured and positioned to engage with each other in a fixed manner when pushed together by a user's hands, and the first and second engagement members further configured to disengage from each other when pulled apart by the user's hands.   
     
     
         2 . The modular quiver system of  claim 1  wherein the first engagement member is a dovetail spline and the second engagement member is complementary-shaped groove. 
     
     
         3 . The modular quiver system of  claim 1 , the base portion further comprising a flexible and resilient structure which defines a smaller concavity opening into a larger concavity, such that the smaller concavity and larger concavity are configured to deflect around and removably engage with the shaft of an arrow. 
     
     
         4 . The modular quiver system of  claim 1 , the detachable portion further comprising at least one flexible and resilient structure which defines a smaller concavity opening into a larger concavity, such that the smaller concavity and larger concavity are configured to deflect around and removably engage with the shaft of an arrow. 
     
     
         5 . The modular quiver system of  claim 1 , the base portion further including a third the first engagement member and the detachable portion further including a fourth engagement member, wherein the third and fourth engagement members are configured and positioned to engage with each other in a fixed manner when pushed together by a user's hands, and the third and fourth engagement members further configured to disengage from each other when pulled apart by the user's hands. 
     
     
         6 . The modular quiver system of  claim 5 , wherein the third engagement member is at least one passage and the fourth engagement member is at least one rod configured to fit within said passage. 
     
     
         7 . The modular quiver system of  claim 1 , the base portion comprising hangable structure configured to hang the bow from when the modular quiver system is attached to the bow. 
     
     
         8 . The modular quiver system of  claim 7 , the hangable structure comprising a hole formed in a hood portion of the base portion. 
     
     
         9 . The modular quiver system of  claim 1 , the detachable portion comprising hangable structure configured to hang the bow from when the modular quiver system is attached to the bow. 
     
     
         10 . The modular quiver system of  claim 9 , the detachable portion comprising hangable structure configured to hang the detachable portion from when the modular quiver system is separated from the bow. 
     
     
         11 . The modular quiver system of  claim 1  further comprising a bow attached to the base portion. 
     
     
         12 . A modular quiver system, comprising:
 a base portion configured to be attachable to a bow and having first engagement member and a first hood portion configured to removably hold a first arrow between the first engagement member with the arrowhead portion of the first arrow retained in the first hood portion; and   a detachable portion having second engagement members and one or more second hood portions defining an exterior profile sized and configured to removably hold a plurality of second arrows with the arrowhead portions of the second arrows retained in the one or more second hood portions;   wherein the first and second hood portions are sized, shaped, and positioned such that the entire first hood portion is adjacent to one end of the exterior profile of the second hood portion when the detachable portion is removably attached to the base portion such that the first arrow is linearly arranged with the second arrows;   wherein the first engagement portions and the second engagement portions are configured to be removably attachable from one another by hand without the use of any tools.   
     
     
         13 . The modular quiver system of  claim 12 , further comprising one or more longitudinal members connecting the base portion to the first hood portion. 
     
     
         14 . The modular quiver system of  claim 12 , the base portion comprising a hangable structure configured to hang the bow from a structure when the modular quiver system is attached to the bow. 
     
     
         15 . The modular quiver system of  claim 14 , the hangable structure comprising a hole formed in the hood portion of the base portion. 
     
     
         16 . The modular quiver system of  claim 12 , the base portion further comprising a flexible and resilient structure which defines a smaller concavity opening into a larger concavity, such that the smaller concavity and larger concavity are configured to deflect around and removably engage with the shaft of an arrow. 
     
     
         17 . The modular quiver system of  claim 12 , the detachable portion further comprising at least one flexible and resilient structure which defines a smaller concavity opening into a larger concavity, such that the smaller concavity and larger concavity are configured to deflect around and removably engage with the shaft of an arrow. 
     
     
         18 . A modular quiver system, comprising:
 a base portion configured to be attachable to a bow and having a first hood portion and first engagement members, the first engagement members comprising flexible and resilient concavities and having an arrow engagement member disposed therebetween, the first hood portion configured to removably house a first arrow between the first engagement members with the arrowhead portion of the first arrow retained in the first hood portion and the arrow shaft retained in the arrow engagement member; and   a detachable portion having at least two second hood portions defining an exterior profile therebetween sized to receive the first hood portion and second engagement members, the second hood portions configured to removably house a plurality of second arrows with the arrowhead portions of the second arrows retained in the one or more second hood portions;   wherein the plurality of second arrows are positioned on opposite sides of the first arrow when the detachable portion is removably attached to the base portion;   wherein the first and second hood portions are sized, shaped, and positioned so that the entire first hood portion is nested interstitially within the exterior profile between the at least two second hood portions when the detachable portion is removably attached to the base portion;   wherein the arrow engagement member of the base portion is coplanar with the concavities of the first engagement members;   wherein the first and second engagement members are configured and positioned to engage with each other in a fixed manner when pushed together by a user's hands, and the first and second engagement members further configured to disengage from each other when pulled apart by the user's hands.   
     
     
         19 . The modular quiver system of  claim 18  wherein the first engagement member is a dovetail spline and the second engagement member is complementary-shaped groove. 
     
     
         20 . The modular quiver system of  claim 12 , the base portion further comprising a flexible and resilient structure which defines a smaller concavity opening into a larger concavity, such that the smaller concavity and larger concavity are configured to deflect around and removably engage with the shaft of an arrow and the detachable portion further comprising at least one flexible and resilient structure which defines a smaller concavity opening into a larger concavity, such that the smaller concavity and larger concavity are configured to deflect around and removably engage with the shaft of an arrow.