Adjustable overdraw for compound bow
OwnerJohn P. Schafferinventor
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Abstract
A compound archery bow has an overdraw apparatus allowing use of shorter and lighter arrows. The overdraw apparatus has a rearwardly extended bar secured to the midsection of the bow. A cable guard rod is adjustably mounted on the top portion of the bar for laterally locating cable strands relative to the bow cable. An arrow rest adjustably mounted on the bar has a pair of arrow supporting fingers for supporting an arrow in alignment with the bow string.
Claims20
An overdraw apparatus for a bow used to shoot an arrow, said bow having a riser, limbs secured to the riser, and cable means and a bow string extended under tension between and operably connected to the limbs comprising:
- a generally flat bar extended rearwardly from the riser toward the cable means, a plate attached to the middle section of the riser, first means connecting the bar to the plate thereby securing the bar to the riser, an elongated cable guard rod extended rearwardly from the bar and said cable means, said cable guard rod being mounted on top of said bar and having a width greater than the width of said bar, second means connecting the cable guard rod to the bar, slide means engageable with the cable guard rod for movement along the length of said cable guard rod, said slide means having means for accommodating portions of the cable means to locate said portions of the cable means adjacent said bar, arrow rest means located adjacent said bar for positioning an arrow relative to the bow string, and third means connecting the arrow rest means to said bar.
An overdraw apparatus for a bow used to shoot an arrow, said bow having a riser, limbs secured to the riser, and cable means and a bow string extended under tension between an operably connected to the limbs comprising:
- a generally flat bar extended rearwardly from the riser toward the cable means, a plate attached to the middle section of the riser, first means connecting the bar to the plate thereby securing the bar to the riser, an elongated cable guard rod extended rearwardly from the bar and said cable means, second means connecting the cable guard rod to the bar, said second means permits longitudinal adjustment of the cable guard rod relative to said bar, slide means engageable with the cable guard rod for movement along the length of said cable guard rod, said slide means having means for accommodating portions of the cable means to locate said portions of the cable means adjacent said bar, arrow rest means located adjacent said bar for positioning an arrow relative to the bow string, and third means connecting the arrow rest means to said bar.
An overdraw apparatus for a bow used to shoot an arrow, said bow having a riser, limbs secured to the riser, and cable means and a bow string extended under tension between an operably connected to the limbs comprising:
- a generally flat bar extended rearwardly. from the riser toward the cable means, a plate attached to the middle section of the riser, first means connecting the bar to the plate thereby securing the bar to the riser, an elongated cable guard rod extended rearwardly from the bar and said cable means, second means connecting the cable guard rod to the bar, the second means includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced threaded holes in said bar and bolts extending through the cable guard rod and located in selected holes to retain said cable guard rod in a selected longitudinal location on said bar whereby the second means permits longitudinal adjustment of the cable guard rod relative to said bar, slide means engageable with the cable guard rod for movement along the length of said cable guard rod, said slide means having means for accommodating portions of the cable means to locate said portions of the cable means adjacent said bar, arrow rest means located adjacent said bar for positioning an arrow relative to the bow string, and third means connecting the arrow rest means to said bar.
An overdraw apparatus for a bow used to shoot an arrow, said bow having a riser, limbs secured to the riser, and cable means and a bow string extended under tension between and operably connected to the limbs comprising:
- a generally flat bar extended rearwardly from the riser toward the cable means, a plate attached to the middle section of the riser, first means connecting the bar to the plate thereby securing the bar to the riser, an elongated cable guard rod extended rearwardly from the bar and said cable means, second means connecting the cable guard rod to the bar, slide means engageable with the cable guard rod for movement along the length of said cable guard rod, said slide means has a pair of grooves accommodating separate portions of the cable means to locate said portions of the cable means adjacent said bar, arrow rest means located adjacent said bar for positioning an arrow relative to the bow string, and third means connecting the arrow rest means to said bar, said slide means being located on the side of the cable guard rod opposite said arrow rest means to laterally locate said separate portions of the cable means relative to the bow string.
An overdraw apparatus for a bow used to shoot an arrow, said bow having a riser, limbs secured to the riser, and cable means and a bow string extended under tension between and operably connected to the limbs comprising:
- a bar extended rearwardly from the riser toward the cable means, connector means attaching the bar to the riser, an elongated cable guard means mounted on top of said bar and extended rearwardly from the bar and cable means, first means for connecting the cable guard means to the bar, slide means engageable with the cable guard means for movement along the length of the cable guard means, said slide means having means for accommodating portions of the cable means to locate said portions of the cable means laterally of the bow string, arrow rest means located adjacent said bar for positioning an arrow relative to the bow string, and second means connecting the arrow rest means to said bar.
An overdraw apparatus for a bow used to shoot an arrow, said bow having a riser, limbs secured to the riser, and cable means and a bow string extended under tension between an operably connected to the limbs comprising:
- a bar extending rearwardly from the riser toward the cable means, connector means attaching the bar to the riser, an elongated cable guard means extended rearwardly from the bar and cable means, first means for connecting the cable guard means to the bar, slide means engageable with the cable guard means for movement along the length of the cable guard means, said slide means having a pair of grooves for accommodating two portions of the cable means to locate said portions of the cable means laterally of the bow string, arrow rest means located adjacent said bar for positioning an arrow relative to the bow string, and second means connecting the arrow rest means to said bar, said slide means being located on the side of the cable guard means opposite said arrow rest means to laterally locate said two portions of the cable means relative to the bow string.
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