1. A stand for an archery bow, comprising:
a base, having a ball and socket joint movably and detachably affixed thereto; a bow mount attached to said ball and socket joint; means for securing said bow mount to the archery bow; and a reinforcing ring on the bow mount, which rests on top of said socket and may at times bear the entire weight of the bow.
2. The stand of claim 1, wherein said base is a tripod.
3. The stand of claim 1, further comprising:
said bow mount rests in said socket joint in such a way that the bow mount can be fixedly secured therein.
4. The stand of claim 3, further comprising:
said socket joint is threaded.
5. The stand of claim 1, further comprising:
said stand has legs for elevating said ball and socket joint off the ground;
wherein said legs are height-adjustable using threaded securing mechanisms.
6. The stand of claim 5, further comprising:
the interior of said legs is fitted with movable rods as retainers.
7. The stand of claim 1, further comprising:
said stand is used in hilly or uneven terrain.
8. The stand of claim 1, wherein said means for securing said bow mount on top of said socket comprise threaded screws.
9. The stand of claim 1, wherein said means for securing said bow mount on top of said socket comprise a clamping mechanism which can be manually adjusted, either using threaded or knurled surfaces.
10. The stand of claim 1, further comprising:
said bow mount is removable from said socket for disassembly and transportation purposes.
11. The stand of claim 1, further comprising:
a knurled securing mechanism attached to said ball and socket, for securing said ball and socket to said base.
12. The stand of claim 1, further comprising:
a winch, connected to said base, for adjusting the elevation of said ball and socket.
13. The stand of claim 1, further comprising:
an upper plate for securing said socket to said base.
14. The stand of claim 13, further comprising:
said upper plate is coated with a finish or sealant that reduces friction and noise during movement of said ball.
15. The stand of claim 14, further comprising:
said socket, plate, and ball are precision-machined or molded to careful tolerances and exact sizes.
16. The stand of claim 15, further comprising:
said socket, plate, and ball are made of tempered steel or high durability plastic.
17. The stand of claim 1, further comprising:
fasteners or providing a limit for said movable rods.
18. The stand of claim 17, further comprising:
said fasteners being held to said legs by pin rivets.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising:
a recording head that causes printing liquid to impact on a recording medium, and a liquid absorbing mechanism that absorbs excess liquid of the printing liquid remaining on the recording medium after the printing liquid is impacted on the recording medium by means of the recording head, wherein the liquid absorbing mechanism makes a hydrophobic porous body come into contact with the printing liquid for the purpose of absorbing the excess liquid of the printing liquid by means of the hydrophobic porous body.
2. The ink jet recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein a pore diameter of the hydrophobic porous body is from 10 to 100 nm.
3. The ink jet recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein an amount of absorption of the hydrophobic porous body is from 1 to 100 mlg.
4. The ink jet recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hydrophobic porous body comprises a polymer produced by using of a water-insoluble monomer as a starting material.
5. The ink jet recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
the liquid absorbing mechanism comprises an absorber having a surface layer that makes contact with the excess liquid; and
the surface layer comprises the hydrophobic porous body.
6. The ink jet recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
the liquid absorbing mechanism comprises an absorber having a surface layer that makes contact with the excess liquid; and
the surface layer comprises a laminar body of the hydrophobic porous body.
7. The ink jet recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
the liquid absorbing mechanism comprises an absorber having a surface layer that makes contact with the excess liquid; and
the surface layer comprises a resin layer having a granular body of the hydrophobic porous body embedded in the surface thereof.
8. The ink jet recording apparatus of claim 7, wherein an average particle diameter of the granular hydrophobic porous body is from 1 to 100 \u03bcm.
9. The ink jet recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein the liquid absorbing mechanism comprises a sprinkling unit for sprinkling a granular body of the hydrophobic porous body on the recording medium, and a removing unit for removing the granular hydrophobic porous body sprinkled on the recording medium.
10. The ink jet recording apparatus of claim 9, wherein an average particle diameter of the granular hydrophobic porous body is from 1 to 100 \u03bcm.
11. The ink jet recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein the recording medium comprises ordinary paper or an impermeable medium.
12. The ink jet recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein the liquid absorbing mechanism comprises a roll-type liquid absorbing mechanism.
13. The ink jet recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein the liquid absorbing mechanism comprises a belt mode liquid absorbing mechanism.
14. The ink jet recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein the liquid absorbing mechanism comprises a web mode liquid absorbing mechanism.
15. An ink jet recording method comprising:
causing a recording head to impact printing liquid upon a recording medium; and
absorbing excess liquid of the printing liquid remaining on the recording medium by means of a liquid absorbing mechanism,
wherein the liquid absorbing mechanism makes a hydrophobic porous body come into contact with the printing liquid for the purpose of absorbing the excess liquid of the printing liquid by means of the hydrophobic porous body.
16. The ink jet recording method of claim 15, wherein a pore diameter of the hydrophobic porous body is from 10 to 100 nm.
17. The ink jet recording method of claim 15, wherein an amount of absorption of the hydrophobic porous body is from 1 to 100 mlg.
18. The ink jet recording method of claim 15, wherein the hydrophobic porous body comprises a polymer produced by using of a water-insoluble monomer as a starting material.
19. The ink jet recording method of claim 15, wherein:
the liquid absorbing mechanism comprises an absorber having a surface layer that makes contact with the excess liquid; and
the surface layer comprises the hydrophobic porous body.
20. The ink jet recording method of claim 15, wherein the liquid absorbing mechanism comprises a sprinkling unit for sprinkling a granular body of the hydrophobic porous body on the recording medium, and a removing unit for removing the granular hydrophobic porous body sprinkled on the recording medium.