# US 12,000,669 B2 · Archery bow with wide ratio limb

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- Number: US 12,000,669 B2
- Document ID: US12000669B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/115,650
- Filed: 2023-02-28
- Published: 2023-06-29
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2017-02-10
- Assignees: Mcp IP, LLC
- Applicants: Mcp IP, LLC
- Inventors: Mathew A. McPherson; Jeffrey A. Ozanne
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12000669B2

## CPC

- F41B 5/123: {Compound crossbows}
- F41B 5/10: Compound bows {(compound crossbows F41B5/123)}
- F41B 5/105: {Cams or pulleys for compound bows}
- F41B: WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (projectiles for fishing, e.g. fish-spears, A01K81/00; sports implements for throwing A63B65/00, e.g. boomerangs A63B65/08; stationary apparatus for projecting sports balls, e.g. tennis balls, A63B69/40; throwing or slinging toys A63H33/18; knives, axes B26B; projectiles or missiles other than those incorporating springs as projecting means F42B6/00)

## Abstract

In some embodiments, an archery bow comprises a frame, a first limb assembly supporting a first rotatable member and a second limb assembly supporting a second rotatable member. The first rotatable member comprises a cam. A bowstring extends between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member. A power cable is in communication with the cam. The first limb assembly has a width and a length, wherein the width is at least 26% of the length. In some embodiments, the width is at least 28% of the length.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A crossbow comprising:
a prod, a stock, a string catch and a trigger;
a first limb assembly supporting a first rotatable member, the first limb assembly comprising a first outer side and a second outer side, the first rotatable member comprising a cam;
a second limb assembly supporting a second rotatable member;
a bowstring extending between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member; and
a power cable in communication with the cam;
the first limb assembly having a width and a length, the width measured from the first outer side to the second outer side, wherein the width is at least 26% of the length.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The crossbow of claim 1, wherein the width is at least 28% of the length.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The crossbow of claim 1, wherein the width is measured in a direction parallel to a rotation axis of the first rotatable member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The crossbow of claim 1, the first limb assembly comprising a first limb segment and a second limb segment.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The crossbow of claim 4, the first limb segment comprising a width and a length, wherein the width is at least 20% of the length.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The crossbow of claim 4, wherein said first limb assembly supports a pillow block, said pillow block supports said first rotatable member, said pillow block contacting said first limb segment and said second limb segment.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The crossbow of claim 6, further comprising a limb pad arranged to support said first limb assembly, said limb pad contacting said first limb segment and said second limb segment.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The crossbow of claim 7, the limb pad comprising a locator pin, the locator pin contacting the first limb segment and the second limb segment.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The crossbow of claim 8, the first limb segment comprising a recess, a portion of the locator pin oriented in the recess.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The crossbow of claim 9, the second limb segment comprising a recess, a portion of the locator pin oriented in the recess.

### Claim 11 (depends on 6)

The crossbow of claim 6, said first limb assembly comprising a third limb segment and a fourth limb segment, said first limb assembly supporting a second pillow block, said second pillow block supporting said first rotatable member, said second pillow block contacting said third limb segment and said fourth limb segment.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The crossbow of claim 11, the first limb segment and the second limb segment located to a first side of the first rotatable member, the third limb segment and the fourth limb segment located to a second side of the first rotatable member.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The crossbow of claim 11, comprising a second limb assembly supporting a second rotatable member, the second limb assembly comprising a fifth limb segment and a sixth limb segment.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The crossbow of claim 13, the second limb assembly comprising a seventh limb segment and an eighth limb segment.

### Claim 15 (depends on 4)

The crossbow of claim 4, the first limb segment spaced apart from the second limb segment by a gap.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The crossbow of claim 1, wherein the width is at least 27% of the length.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The crossbow of claim 1, wherein the width is at least 29% of the length.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The crossbow of claim 1, wherein the width is at least 30% of the length.