Clockwise and counter clockwise combination stranded bow string

• US 5,676,123 A
• Filed: 09/15/1994
• Issued: 10/14/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: MCP IP, LLC
• Original Assignee: Mathew A. McPherson
• Inventors: McPherson, Mathew A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ricci, John A.
• Application Number:
  US08/306,667
• Time in Patent Office: 1,125 Days
• Field of Search: 57/200, 57/204, 57/236, 57/237, 124/23.1, 124/25.6, 124/86, 124/87, 124/90, 124/91, 124/92, 33/265
• US Class Current: 124/90
• CPC Class Codes: D07B 2401/2015 Killing or avoiding twist
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/14 Details of bows; Accessories for arc shooting sighting devices for bows F41G1/467
• 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

A bow string having a plurality of parallel strands, comprising at least one first strand being twisted in a clockwise manner, and at least one second strand being twisted in a counter clockwise manner, wherein the amount of twists in the second strands are the same as that of the first strands, and wherein the number of first strands approximately equals the number of second strands.

Claims

1. A bow string having a plurality of parallel strands, which comprises:

a plurality of first strands, each first strand being twisted in a clockwise manner; and

a plurality of second strands, each second strand being twisted in a counter clockwise manner, wherein the amount of twists is approximately the same as that of the first strands,

wherein the number of first strands approximately equals the number of second strands, and wherein each first strand comprises a plurality of micro fibers and each second strand comprises a plurality of micro fibers.

2. The bow string of claim 1, wherein the first strands and the second strands are intermixed in a random manner with respect to each other.

3. The bow string of claim 1, wherein the first strands and the second strands are grouped separately and are not intermixed with respect to each other.

4. A bow string having a plurality of parallel strands, which comprises:

a plurality of first strands, each first strand being twisted in a clockwise manner, wherein the first strands comprise a plurality of first strings, the first strings being twisted in a clockwise manner; and

a plurality of second strands, each second strand being twisted in a counter clockwise manner, wherein the amount of twists in the second strands is approximately the same as that of the first strands, wherein the second strands comprise a plurality of second strings, the second strings being twisted in a counter clockwise manner, wherein the number of first strands approximately equals the number of second strands and the number of first strings approximately equals the number of second strings, and wherein each first string comprises a plurality of micro fibers and each second string comprises a plurality of micro fibers.

5. The bow string of claim 4, wherein the first strands and the second strands are intermixed in a random manner with respect to each other.

6. The bow string of claim 4, wherein the first strands and the second strands are grouped separately and are not intermixed with respect to each other.

7. A bow string of the type having a plurality of parallel twisted strands and a peep sight, the improvement comprising:

twisting each of 1/2 of the plurality of strands in the clockwise direction; and

twisting each of the other 1/2 of the plurality of strands in the counter clockwise direction, whereby the forces exerted by the strands on the peep sight over time cancel out to prevent misalignment of the peep sight.

8. The bow string of claim 7 wherein the peep sight has a peripheral channel and is secured to the bowstring with 1/2 of the strands on each side of the peep sight'"'"'s channel.

9. The bow string of claim 8 wherein all the clockwise twisted strands are on one side of the peep sight and all the counter clockwise twisted strands are on the other side of the peep sight.

10. The bow string of claim 8 wherein 1/2 of the clockwise twisted strands and 1/2 of the counter clockwise twisted strands are on one side of the peep sight, and the other 1/2 of the clockwise twisted strands and the other 1/2 of the counter clockwise twisted strands are on the other side of the peep sight.

11. A method of making a bowstring comprising the steps:

supplying a plurality of strands;

twisting 1/2 of the strands in a clockwise direction;

twisting the other 1/2 of the strands in a counter clockwise direction, twisting the same amount of times as the strands twisted in the clockwise direction;

binding all of the clockwise twisted strands together in a parallel fashion to create a first group and all the counter clockwise twisted strands together in a parallel fashion to create a second group; and

binding the first group and the second group together in a parallel fashion.