ARCHERY BOWSTRING ADJUSTER

• US 20130306046A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hoyt Archery, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hoyt Archery, Inc.
• Inventors: Jolley, Gideon S., Ady, Daniel D.
• Granted Patent: US 10,359,252 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 124/25.6
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/10 Compound bows compound crossbows F41B5/123
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1403 Details of bows; camera's on bows F41B5/1492
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1411 Bow-strings
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1419 String mounted peep sights sights mounted on the bow itself F41G1/467

Abstract

An archery bow adjuster includes first and second adjuster portions. The first portion is configured to mount to one of a bowstring and a cable. The second portion is configured to mount to the one of the bowstring and the cable. The first portion is rotatable relative to the second portion to adjust a length of the one of the bowstring and the cable of an archery bow.

Claims

1. An archery bow, comprising:

a riser having first and second ends;

first and second limbs extending from respective first and second ends of the riser;

a bowstring extending between the first and second limbs;

a bowstring adjuster comprising;

a first portion connected to the bowstring at a first location;

a second portion connected to the bowstring at a second location spaced longitudinally from the first location, the second portion being rotatable relative to the first portion to adjust one of a rotation orientation and a length of the bowstring.

2. The archery bow of claim 1, wherein the second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion to adjust a length of the bowstring between the first and second locations.

3. The archery bow of claim 1, wherein the bowstring comprises at least first and second strands, and the first and second portions extend between the at least first and second strands at the first and second locations, respectively.

4. The archery bow of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second portions is configured to fix a rotated position of the first portion relative to the second portion.

5. The archery bow of claim 1, wherein the bowstring adjuster further comprises a biasing member configured to bias the first and second portions axially toward each other.

6. The archery bow of claim 1, wherein the first portion includes a plurality of first teeth and the second portion includes a plurality of second teeth configured to mate with the plurality of first teeth to maintain a rotated position of the second portion relative to the first portion.

7. The archery bow of claim 1, wherein the bowstring is inserted through a portion of the bowstring adjuster before connecting the bowstring to the first and second limbs.

8. The archery bow of claim 1, further comprising a peep sight connected to the bowstring adjuster, the peep sight having a peep sight opening.

9. The archery bow of claim 8, wherein the peep sight is integrally formed with one of the first portion and the second portion of the bowstring adjuster.

10. An archery bow, comprising:

a riser having first and second ends;

first and second limbs extending from respective first and second ends of the riser;

a bowstring extending between the first and second limbs;

first and second pulleys carried by the first and second limbs, respectively;

first and second cables mounted to the first and second pulleys, respectively;

at least one cable adjuster connected to at least one of the first and second cables and comprising;

a first portion connected to one of the first and second cables at a first location;

a second portion connected to the one of the first and second cables at a second location spaced longitudinally from the first location, the second portion being rotatable relative to the first portion to adjust a length of the one of the first and second cables.

11. The archery bow of claim 10, wherein a separate one of the at least one cable adjuster is connected to each of the first and second cables.

12. The archery bow of claim 10, wherein the first portion includes a first connection member configured to be inserted through the one of the first and second cables at the first location, and the second portion includes a second connection member configured to be inserted through the one of the first and second cables at the second location.

13. The archery bow of claim 10, wherein the at least one cable adjuster further comprises a biasing member configured to bias the first portion toward the second portion.

14. An archery bow adjuster, comprising:

a first portion configured to mount to one of a bowstring and a cable of an archery bow;

a second portion configured to mount to the one of the bowstring and the cable;

wherein the first portion is rotatable relative to the second portion to adjust a length of the one of the bowstring and cable.

15. The archery bow of claim 14, wherein the first portion is biased into contact with the second portion to releasably fix a rotated position of the first portion relative to the second portion.

16. The archery bow of claim 14, wherein a portion of the first portion is configured to extend through the one of the bowstring and cable at a first location, and a portion of the second portion is configured to extend through the one of the bowstring and cable at a second location.

17. The archery bow of claim 16, wherein the first portion is rotatable relative to the second portion to adjust a length of the one of the bowstring and cable between the first and second locations.

18. The archery bow of claim 14, further comprising a peep sight connected to one of the first and second portions.

19. The archery bow of claim 14, wherein one of the first and second portions comprises a peep sight having a peep sight opening.

20. A method of adjusting an archery bowstring, comprising:

providing an archery bow having a riser, first and second limbs extending from limb pockets of the riser, a bowstring extending between the first and second limbs, and a bowstring adjuster, the bowstring adjuster comprising at least first and second portions;

connecting the first portion to the bowstring at a first location;

connecting the second portion to the bowstring at a second location axially spaced from the first location;

rotating the first portion relative to the second portion to adjust one of a length of the bowstring and a rotation orientation of the bowstring.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the archery bow further comprises a peep sight mounted to the bowstring, and rotating the first portion relative to the second portion adjusts a rotated position of the peep sight relative to the riser.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the peep sight is directly connected to one of the first and second portions.

23. A method of adjusting an archery bow, comprising:

providing an archery bow having a riser, first and second limbs extending from limb pockets of the riser, at least one pulley mounted to at least one of the first and second limbs, a bowstring extending between the first and second limbs, at least one cable connected to the at least one pulley, and a cable adjuster, the cable adjuster comprising at least first and second portions;

connecting the first portion to the at least one cable at a first location;

connecting the second portion to the at least one cable at a second location axially spaced from the first location;

rotating the first portion relative to the second portion to adjust a length of the at least one cable.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the archery bow includes first and second cables connected to first and second pulleys, respectively, and first and second cable adjusters connected to the first and second cables, respectively.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein adjusting a length of the at least one cable adjusts timing of rotation of the at least one pulley when operating the archery bow to shoot an arrow.

26. An archery bowstring adjuster, comprising:

a first portion configured to mount to a bowstring for an archery bow;

a second portion configured to mount to the bowstring;

wherein the first portion is rotatable relative to the second portion to adjust a length of the bowstring;

an archery accessory secured to the bowstring, wherein the first portion and the second portion are incrementally adjustable relative to each other to control relative rotation of the accessory on the bowstring and maintain a constant vertical position of the accessory on the bowstring without the need to otherwise secure the accessory to the bowstring.