Flexible string damper
AssigneeHoyt Archery, Inc.
InventorJohn Christopher Webster
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Abstract
Flexible string dampers can include resilient bodies configured to be inserted between strands of a bowstring or cable in archery equipment. The dampers can include openings or recesses in along their longitudinal or transverse axes to provide additional flexibility and vibration dampening. Accessories and inserts can be added to the bowstring by positioning them within the openings or recesses, and the accessories and inserts can be exchanged from the bowstring without removing the damper and without needing external equipment such as a bow press to reduce tension on the string or cable. A damper can also be used as a peep sight with a central opening configured to change in width in response to changes in tension in the strands holding it in place.
Claims23
An archery bowstring damper configured to be positioned between separated strands of an archery bowstring, the damper being laterally compressible and expandable as the bowstring transitions from a rest state to a fully drawn state, the archery bowstring damper comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a main body portion having an outer surface, a first end, and a second end;
- a first flared portion at the first end;
- a second flared portion at the second end;
- wherein the outer surface, the first flared portion, and the second flared portion form an aperture extending through the main body portion.
An archery bowstring, comprising:
- a first strand and a second strand, the first and second strands extending along a longitudinal axis;
- a compressible body positioned between the first and second strands and on the longitudinal axis, the compressible body having an opening;
- wherein the opening is configured to at least partially collapse as longitudinal tension on the first and second strands increases.
An archery bow, comprising:
- a riser;
- a first limb and a second limb, the first and second limbs being attached to the riser;
- a bowstring including a first strand bundle extending along a longitudinal axis from the first limb to the second limb and a second strand bundle extending along the longitudinal axis from the first limb to the second limb;
- a string damper positioned between the first and second strand bundles, the string damper having an opening oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- wherein the opening has a first length when the bowstring is under a first tension and the opening has a second length when the bowstring is under a second tension.
A bowstring damper, comprising:
- a compressible body having a perimeter;
- a channel extending around the perimeter of the compressible body, the compressible body being attachable to a bowstring and being elongated in a longitudinal direction along the bowstring by compression of the compressible body by a portion of the bowstring in the channel;
- wherein elongation of the compressible body by the portion of the bowstring in the channel decreases upon a decrease in longitudinal tension in the bowstring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.