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Compact compound bow

  • US 9,140,513 B2
  • Filed: 12/01/2014
  • Issued: 09/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A compound bow, comprisinga riser assembly comprising a first riser plate and a second riser plate, wherein the first riser plate and the second riser plate define a gap therebetween;

  • a first limb and a second limb each coupled to and extending in opposite directions from the riser assembly, wherein at least a portion of the first limb and at least a portion of the second limb are disposed in the gap between the first riser plate and the second riser plate;

    a first pulley disposed at a distal end of the first limb;

    a second pulley disposed at a distal end of the second limb;

    a drawstring extending from the first pulley to the second pulley;

    a re-locatable handle coupled to the riser assembly and disposed between the riser assembly and the drawstring, the re-locatable handle comprising a top end and a bottom end, the re-locatable handle configured to be re-locatable from a first, right-handed position to a second, left-handed position; and

    a cable guide coupled to the re-locatable handle or riser assembly;

    wherein the bow is configured to be used in a right-handed configuration and a left handed configuration, wherein when the re-locatable handle is in the first, right-handed position the top end of the handle is towards the first pulley and the bottom end is towards the second pulley, and when the re-locatable handle is in the second, left-handed position the top end of the handle is towards the second pulley and the bottom end is towards the first pulley; and

    wherein the cable guide is configured to retain one or more cables out of an arrow pathway, wherein the arrow pathway is a pathway of an arrow shot from the compound bow, wherein when the bow in a right-handed configuration the cable guide is positioned to the right of the drawstring, and when the bow in a left-handed configuration the cable guide is positioned to the left of the drawstring.

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