Compound bow cable anchor
AssigneeMartin Archery, Inc.
InventorDan J. Martin
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Abstract
An anchor for a compound archery bow includes a yoke portion formed at one end thereof and a reusable clamp formed at the opposite end. The anchor provides a way of securing the inside cables of a compound bow to the tips of the bow limbs adjustably and releasably.
Claims20
A compound bow cable anchor for a compound archery bow of the type having one end of an inside cable attached to a tip of a bow limb by means of a double ended yoke cable, the cable anchor comprising:
- a body having a longitudinal dimension and a lateral dimension;
- yoke means on the body for receiving an intermediate section of a yoke cable and for exerting tension in a longitudinal direction on said body;
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- clamp means on the body for attachment to one end of an inside cable, the clamp means comprising:
- a surface across which an intermediate section of an inside cable is adapted to be engaged, at least a portion of the surface being substantially laterally oriented relative to the body and substantially perpendicularly oriented relative to said longitudinal dimension;
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- at least one clamping element movable relative to the body and inside cable between clamping and unclamping positions, the clamping element being located to engage a portion of an inside cable received by the anchor which is displaced from the lateral portion of the surface.
A compound bow cable anchor for a compound archery bow of the type having one end of an inside cable attached to a tip of a bow limb by means of a double ended yoke cable, the inside cable extending tightly between the bow limbs along a defined line, the anchor comprising:
- a body;
- yoke means on the body for receiving an intermediate section of a yoke cable;
- a pair of passageways formed in the body adapted to receive an inside cable;
- a surface extending between an opening of one of the passageways and an opening of the other of the passageways across which an intermediate section of an inside cable is adapted to be engaged;
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- clamp means on the body for attachment to one end of an inside cable, the clamp means comprising:
- means for clamping a movable element in at least one of the passageways for securing one end of an inside cable within at least one passageway.
A compound bow cable anchor for a compound archery bow of the type having one end of an inside cable attached to a tip of a bow limb by means of a double ended yoke cable, the anchor comprising:
- a unitary body having a longitudinal dimension and a lateral dimension, and having a first and second opposed longitudinal ends;
- a yoke portion formed across the first longitudinal end of the body, the yoke portion having a groove defining a first cable receiving surface across which an intermediate section of a yoke cable is adapted to be received and adapted for exerting tension in a longitudinal direction on said body;
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- reusable clamp means mounted to the second longitudinal end of the body for securing one end of an inside cable to the body, the reusable clamp means comprising:
- a surface across which an intermediate section of an inside cable is adapted to be engaged, at least a portion of the surface being substantially laterally oriented relative to the body and substantially perpendicularly oriented relative to said longitudinal dimension;
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- at least one clamping element movable relative to the body and inside cable between clamping and unclamping positions, the clamping element being located to engage a portion of an inside cable received by the anchor which is displaced from the lateral portion of the surface.
An anchor for a compound archery bow of the type having one end of an inside cable attached to a tip of a bow limb by means of a double ended yoke cable, the anchor comprising:
- a unitary body having first and second opposed ends;
- a yoke portion formed across the first end of the body, the yoke portion having a groove defining a first surface across which an intermediate section of a yoke cable is adapted to be received;
- reusable clamp means integrally formed at the second end of the body for securing an end of an inside cable to the body, the clamp means comprising a pair of passageways extending into the second end of the body for receiving an inside cable, a second surface integrally formed in the body which extends between the passageways across which an intermediate portion of an inside cable is adapted to be engaged, at least one threaded hole extending from the exterior of the body to one of the passageways, and a threaded element received in the threaded hole for clamping engagement with an inside cable received in the passageways and engaged across the second surface of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.