# US 2014/0196706 A1 · Archery bow > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0196706 A1 - Document ID: US20140196706A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/218,362 - Filed: 2014-03-18 - Published: 2014-07-17 - Earliest claimed: 2008-09-30 - Assignees: Mcp IP, LLC - Applicants: Mcp IP, LLC - Inventors: Mathew A. McPherson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196706A1 ## CPC - F41B 5/10: Compound bows {(compound crossbows F41B5/123)} - F41B 5/14: Details of bows; Accessories for arc shooting (sighting devices for bows F41G1/467) - F41B 5/1426: {Bow stabilisers or vibration dampers} - 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 riser, a first limb and a second limb. A drawstring extends between the first limb and the second limb, for example extending between rotatable members supported by the limbs. A first cable, such as a power cable, also extends between the first limb and the second limb. A cable guard is attached to the riser, which comprises a body portion and a cable engaging portion. The cable guard biases a portion of the first cable in a direction away from the riser. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An archery bow having a brace condition and a drawn condition, the archery bow comprising: a riser, a first rotatable member and a second rotatable member; a drawstring extending between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member, said drawstring comprising a nocking point that travels along an arrow shooting axis as the bow transitions between said brace condition and said drawn condition; a first cable extending between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member; and a cable guard comprising a body portion and a cable engaging portion, said cable guard biasing said first cable, said biasing comprising a component oriented parallel to said arrow shooting axis and directed away from said riser. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The archery bow of claim 1, wherein said first rotatable member defines a first axis of rotation and said second rotatable member defines a second axis of rotation, and a plane extends between said first axis of rotation and second axis of rotation. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The archery bow of claim 2, wherein a portion of said cable guard extends through said plane. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The archery bow of claim 3, wherein said cable engaging portion extends through said plane. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The archery bow of claim 2, wherein said plane is oriented closer to said cable engaging portion in the drawn condition than in the brace condition. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The archery bow of claim 1, wherein said cable engaging portion comprises a groove, and a portion of said first cable is oriented in said groove. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The archery bow of claim 1, wherein said cable engaging portion comprises a roller. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The archery bow of claim 7, wherein a rotation axis of said roller is oriented between said riser and said first cable. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The archery bow of claim 1, wherein said body portion comprises a first portion and a second portion, a longitudinal axis of said first portion oriented non-parallel to a longitudinal axis of said second portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The archery bow of claim 9, wherein said longitudinal axis of said first portion is parallel to said arrow shooting axis. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The archery bow of claim 1, wherein said cable engaging portion is convex. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The archery bow of claim 1, wherein said cable guard forms a closed structure that surrounds said first cable. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The archery bow of claim 1, wherein said first cable is attached at a first end to said first rotatable member and is attached at a second end to an axle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The archery bow of claim 1, wherein said first cable is attached at a first end to said first rotatable member and is attached at a second end to said second rotatable member. ### Claim 15 An archery bow comprising: a riser, a first limb and a second limb; a drawstring extending between the first limb and the second limb, said drawstring having a diameter; a first vibration suppressor comprising a groove, a depth of said groove being greater than said diameter, first vibration suppressor supported by said first limb, said drawstring oriented in said groove. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The archery bow of claim 15, said groove at least partially defined by a first lobe and a second lobe. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The archery bow of claim 16, said first lobe being wider than said second lobe. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The archery bow of claim 16, said first lobe being the same size as said second lobe. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The archery bow of claim 15, comprising a second vibration suppressor supported by said second limb. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The archery bow of claim 19, said drawstring comprising a nocking point located midway between said first vibration suppressor and said second vibration suppressor.