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US 2014/0190460 A1Published application
Compound bow system
AssigneeBear Archery, Inc.
InventorTimothy Langley
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present disclosure describe a compound archery bow that has a rigid vertical riser structure. At least one flexible limb extends rearward from the vertical riser structure. One end of the flexible limb is secured to the cable arrangement of the compound bow, so that when the bowstring is drawn, the flexible limb is flexed toward the cams of the bow. As the flexible limb is bent, it stores energy that is transferred to an arrow when the bowstring is released.
Claims20
An archery bow, comprising:
- a rigid vertical riser assembly with rearward extending portions;
- upper and lower rotatable elements wherein each of said rotatable elements are mounted to said rearward extending portions;
- at least one flexible limb wherein the base of said flexible limb is mounted to said vertical riser assembly;
- a cable arrangement defining a bowstring and trained around said upper and lower rotatable elements, wherein one end of said cable arrangement is secured to said at least one flexible limb;
- and
- an area defined between said vertical riser assembly and said bowstring;
- wherein said flexible limb extends rearward from said rigid vertical riser assembly into the area;
- and,
- wherein drawing said bowstring applies force to said flexible limb causing said limb to bend and store energy.
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An archery bow, comprising:
- a rigid vertical riser assembly;
- a portion extending rearward from the upper portion of said vertical riser assembly;
- a portion extending rearward from the lower portion of said vertical riser assembly;
- upper and lower rotatable elements mounted to said respective upper and lower rearward extending portions;
- at least one flexible limb with a base mounted to said vertical riser assembly wherein said flexible limb extends rearward from said vertical riser assembly;
- a cable arrangement defining a bowstring and trained around said upper and lower rotatable elements and extending to said at least one flexible limb;
- wherein one end of said cable arrangement is secured to said flexible limb;
- and,
- wherein drawing said bowstring applies force to said at least one flexible limb causing said limb to bend and store energy.
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An archery bow, comprising:
- a rigid vertical riser assembly defining a vertical axis and including at least one rearward extending portion defining a longitudinal axis;
- upper and lower rotatable elements mounted to said vertical riser assembly;
- a cable arrangement defining a bowstring and trained around said upper and lower rotatable elements;
- an internal angle toward the bowstring defined by the longitudinal axis of said rearward extending portion and the vertical axis of said vertical riser assembly;
- at least one flexible limb wherein the base of said limb is attached to said riser assembly and wherein said flexible limb extends rearward within said internal angle;
- wherein at least one end of said cable arrangement is attached to said flexible limb;
- and,
- wherein drawing said bowstring applies force to said flexible limb causing said limb to bend and store energy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.