US 2011/0214656 A1 · BOWSTRING SOUND DAMPENER

Abstract

A bowstring sound dampener is disclosed. The dampener comprises a sleeve and a piston. The sleeve is generally cylindrical with a frustoconical first end adapted to threadedly receive a mounting rod for connecting the dampener to a bow. The sleeve comprises a second end which is flared outwardly with a pair of generally V-shaped grooves formed diametrically therein creating a pair of diametrically opposed arms. The sleeve is configured to matingly receive the piston therein. The piston is formed as a generally cylindrical member having a pair of grippers extending therefrom on one end with a groove formed therebetween. The grippers flare outwardly from the piston in a diametrically opposed configuration and are mounted to the piston such that the grippers move inwardly when the piston enters the sleeve, thereby grasping the bowstring, and outwardly when the piston exits the sleeve, thereby releasing the bowstring.

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Dependent claims

A bowstring sound dampener, the sound dampener comprising:

a sleeve, the sleeve comprising a first sleeve end, a second sleeve end, and a central sleeve portion disposed between the first sleeve end and the second sleeve end, the second sleeve end having a pair of arms;
a piston, the piston comprising a first piston end, a central piston portion, and a second piston end, the second piston end having a pair of grippers extending therefrom;
wherein the piston is configured to move into the sleeve and the grippers are configured to at least partially surround a bowstring when the piston moves into the sleeve.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Bowstring sound dampener

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Bowstring sound dampener

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Abstract

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