Money is not an issue, trust me on this...

Having an open mind and a sense of humor helps. Please try not to take it all seriously, I think no one means any harm. Good luck with you venture .

i believe that in order to win in court about a patent you have to prove that you had teh idea first weather written OR verbally discussed with people 5 years previous even without a patent. BUT you will want to get a patent. i know a patent lawyer and he says to be TRUELY safe get yourself a patent and start hitting the pavement for people to manufacture your product, find ways to improve your product. market it yourself, you have the potential to make alot more money that way. you just have to do it. also possibly get yourself a partner with buisness background. maybe even a manufacturuing background.

with this being said.. im an Mechanical Engineer with Buisness background. lol anyway good luck with your venture. i hope you get to do what ever it is you are trying to achieve.

1. Get a patent attorney and file. 2. If you have the cash start a company and productize it...I mean make a few prototypes. 3. Sell the company/patents and let someone else defend them. By creating a company, gives the impression that you have some $$ backing you. Also once you file, start telling anyone who will listen. Patents are enforceable back to the date you submitted not when it issues.

Cabela's and Bass Pro are only interested in final product. They expect the suppliers to guarantee product and swallow the returns regardless of the reason. If you are small this policy can put you under. If your product costs you $5 to make and you sell it to Cabelas for $10, they charge the consumer $20. Be careful dealing with them on product pushing. I doubt they would buy the company either.

Good luck. Nothing ventured nothing gained.

I'm just curious Hoopy...what exactly makes this a great, or even a good product? The fact that a couple people told you they liked it? The overwhelming majority of posts in response to this thread have been with regard to the patent process, and the pros/cons of filing, cost, etc. What we seem to be missing here is a discussion based upon the merits of such a "new" bow device. This industry is filled with small manufacturers, probably all of them privately owned. We can only theorize on how much or little they profit, but I can imagine that they are not cash flow cows, with many going into & out of business yearly.

One of the things you should keep in mind is this- even if you succeed in bringing this product to market, you may find that little to profit is left at the end of the day.

Just my honest opinions....

Don't take it to anyone they will all try to steal your idea. Go to an attorney and patent the product. Be prepared to spend some money. But if is that great who cares how much you spend to patent, develope and market the product.

THE SAD REALITY IS THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET RICH ON YOUR IDEA. BY THE TIME YOUR PRODUCT COMES TO MARKET EVERY OTHER COMPANY WILL HAVE THERE VERSION OF IT, AND PROBABLY MORE RESOURCES TO PROPERLY MARKET IT. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IS JUST TELL US WHAT IT IS SO WE CAN ALL BENEFIT FROM IT AND YOU'LL HAVE THE SATISFACTION OF KNOWING THAT YOU HELPED YOUR FELLOW BOW HUNTER WITH THIS GREAT IDEA OF YOURS.
HB