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US 5,657,739 AGranted
Archery bow with reinforced limbs
AssigneePrecision Shooting Equipment, Inc.
InventorAllan F. Smith
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Abstract
A bow limb includes an elongated member having a plurality of strands of glass fiber extending longitudinally within the member and a reinforcing sheet adjacent a major surface of the member, preferably the convex surface of the limb when the limb is flexed. The sheet includes a plurality of carbon fibers that are either unidirectional or bi-directional and, if bi-directional, are woven with the warp of the fibers at an angle to the length of the limb. The angle is adjusted to control the characteristics of the limb.
Claims10
A limb for a compound archery bow, said limb comprising:
- an elongated member having a length between a first end and a second end and having a first major surface, wherein said first major surface is convex when said limb is flexed;
- a plurality of strands of glass fiber within said member extending parallel to said length;
- and
- a reinforcing sheet of carbon fibers adjacent said first major surface.
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An archery bow comprising:
- a central handle;
- a pair of limbs, wherein each limb has one end attached to said handle and a free end;
- wherein each limb includes an elongated member having a length between a first end and a second end, a first major surface, a plurality of strands of glass fiber within said member extending parallel to said length, and a reinforcing sheet of carbon fibers adjacent said first major surface, wherein said first major surface is convex when said limb is flexed;
- lacing interconnecting said limb.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.