Bowstring dampener
AssigneeBear Archery, Inc.
InventorsSean Gordon, Ben Blosser
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Abstract
An archery bow comprises an archery bow body defining opposing limb tips and a bowstring extending between the limb tips. The archery bow includes an elongate member extending from the bow body, the elongate member having a length and a proximal end arranged adjacent the bowstring. Additionally, the archery bow includes a dampening element made of a vibration dampening material mounted to the proximal end between the proximal end and the bowstring, the dampening element having a contact face adapted to contact the bowstring. In certain embodiments, the dampening element includes a laterally protruding rib extending outward from the contact face along at least a portion thereof to engage the bowstring when the bowstring is released.
Claims20
An archery bow, comprising:
- an archery bow body defining opposing limb tips;
- a bowstring extending between said limb tips;
- an elongate member extending from said bow body, wherein said elongate member has a length and a proximal end arranged adjacent said bowstring;
- a dampening element made of a vibration dampening material mounted to said proximal end between said proximal end and said bowstring, said dampening element having a contact face adapted to contact said bowstring;
- and,
- wherein said dampening element includes a laterally protruding rib extending outward from said contact face along at least a portion thereof to engage said bowstring when said bowstring is released.
A dampener for an archery bow, comprising:
- an elongate member having a length and defining a distal end and a proximal end;
- wherein said distal end of said elongate member is attachable to the body of an archery bow having a bowstring;
- wherein said proximal end of said elongate member is arrangeable adjacent the bowstring;
- a dampening element made of a vibration dampening material mounted to said proximal end to be arranged between said proximal end and the bowstring;
- and,
- wherein said dampening element includes a curved contact face opening toward said bowstring and having a laterally protruding rib facing said bowstring.
A dampening element for an archery bow, comprising:
- a dampening element made of a vibration dampening material and having a proximal end mountable to an archery bow and a distal end arrangeable adjacent an archery bowstring;
- wherein said dampening element has a contact face at said distal end adapted to contact an archery bowstring, said contact face having a width;
- and,
- wherein said contact face has a non-flat vertical profile facing the bowstring when said dampening element is mounted to an archery bow, wherein said non-flat vertical profile defines an initial bowstring contact point and a plurality of subsequent bowstring contact points during forward oscillation of the bowstring after release, wherein said initial bowstring contact point is positioned closer to the bowstring than said subsequent bowstring contact points when said dampening element is mounted to the archery bow and the bowstring is at rest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.