What's made by Bear?

[Rusty in Fla.]

I'm reading the book right now "I Remember Papa Bear" by Dick Lattimer. In the book Dick says Papa Bear was responsible for a gear many patents that helped the archery world. So far he has mentioned the archery glove and the bow quiver. Does anyone know of any more patents he held?

   Thanks,
     Rusty <><

[Bowspirit]

This is nothing more than a guess from a novice, but I'd bet that his takedown system is patented...

[Hot Hap]

RPS-Replaceable Point System

[Falk]

Though I am not sure, I think the 1953 Canadian Patent on every old Bear recurve was there for the "working recurve".
Again not sure but wasn't it Bear who came out with unidirectional fibreglass?!

[AnointedArcher]

don't forget his famous braodheads that I still use to this day!

[ckruse]

First to use clear fiberglass- 1960. Now common on our modern composite bows. CKruse

[Gray Buffalo]

the pod

[ckruse]

I believe Bear Archery may have been the first to use Phenolic or "High Compression" material for riser material-1966. Also quite common now. If not the first, certainly popularized it. CKruse

[jeff w]

Pod wasn't invented by Bear.

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

I believe the linear glass in the fiberglass is a Fred Bear Patent.. Earlier ones used mat.
I am in the camp that the Pod was Fred's, but I haven't read the patent.
I think the bleeder blade was his too.  
Bow quiver if that hasn't been mentioned

[Dustin Waters]

he not only patented a lot of the equipment we use today.  But I believe he produced the equipment to make his archery equipment.  Im not sure if he patented his (then one of a kind) machinery but I am pretty sure he made a lot of that himself based on his needs.

[aromakr]

Jeff W:
Fred Bear held a patent on the Pod.
Bob

[jeff w]

Thanks Bob and Gray Buffalo, I learn something new everyday, however...........

After thinking about this I did a search through the US Patent Office to find out more.   Fred Bear did patent a device for dispensing "poison" or an immobilizing drug to animals via a compartment built into a broadhead.   His version of the pod was filed 25 November, 1968 and was awarded patent number 3,572,716.

However, on 4 December, 1962 approximately 6 years prior to Fred,  MD De Lonais patented a "fluid injecting device", that dispensed an immobilizing drug or chemical into an animal via an arrow also.   His was a device that held a pellet within the broadhead that ruptured upon impact, dispensing its contents.  Patent number 3,066,940.

Please don't take this as an argument-Fred did patent a pod.  However a similar device had aready been developed before he patented his.   So, patent yes, inventor-not really.  

For those that enjoy archery history, the patent website has alot of information, pretty neat to see what was thought of and patented back then.   Thanks again, Bob and Gray Buffalo for sending me the search!