An apparatus for mounting an arrow rest with respect to an archery bow window. In one preferred embodiment of this invention, the apparatus includes a shaft mounted with respect to a housing, and moveable between a first position and a second position. A cam is connected to or integrated with the shaft and operatively moveable with the shaft. A follower is urged in contact with the cam in the first position by a first bias element and a second bias element urges the shaft from the first position to the second position.