Archery bowstring weights and related method of use
AssigneeGas Bowstrings, LLC
InventorEric J. Griggs
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Abstract
An archery bowstring weight is provided including a sleeve that is encapsulated and suspended at least partially within an overmolded polymeric body forming an exterior of the bowstring weight. The sleeve can be a metal body, such as a ring, that floats or moves inside the polymeric body when the bowstring vibrates to dampen vibration of the bowstring. The sleeve can be isolated or separated from the bowstring by an inner wall of the polymeric body that is disposed between the bowstring and the sleeve when the weight is installed on the bowstring. The oscillation of the sleeve inside the overmolded polymeric body also can attenuate string oscillation and reduce string noise. A related method is provided.
Claims20
An archery bowstring weight for placement on a bowstring having a bowstring diameter strung between first and second limbs of an archery bow, the bowstring weight comprising:
- a metal body including a first inner body diameter that is greater than a bowstring diameter of a bowstring, on which the bowstring weight is adapted to be placed, the metal body including a first interior surface and a first exterior surface, the metal body configured to at least partially surround the bowstring when placed thereon;
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- a polymeric body that is overmolded over the metal body first interior surface and the first exterior surface, the polymeric body including a second inner body diameter that is greater than the bowstring diameter and less than the first inner body diameter,
- wherein the metal body is suspended in the polymeric body,
- whereby the metal body moves inside the polymeric body when the bowstring vibrates to reduce at least one of vibration and oscillation of the bowstring.
An archery bowstring weight for placement on a bowstring, having a bowstring diameter, strung between first and second limbs of an archery bow, the bowstring weight comprising:
- a first body in the form of a sleeve including a first inner body diameter that is greater than a bowstring diameter of a bowstring, on which the bowstring weight is adapted to be placed and to fully circumferentiate;
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- a second body that encapsulates the sleeve such that the first body is suspended in the second body,
- wherein the first body floats inside the second body when the bowstring vibrates to at least one of dampen vibration and reduce oscillation of the bowstring.
A method comprising:
- providing an archery bow comprising a first limb and a second limb, with a bowstring having a bowstring diameter located between the first limb and the second limb;
- providing a bowstring weight comprising a sleeve encapsulated within a polymeric body;
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- installing the bowstring weight on the bowstring so that the polymeric body directly engages the bowstring, with the sleeve suspended around the bowstring but separated from the bowstring by an interior wall of the polymeric body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.