Swivel cable guard

• US 9,303,946 B2
• Filed: 02/10/2015
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MCP IP, LLC
• Original Assignee: MCP IP, LLC
• Inventors: McPherson, Mathew A.
• Primary Examiner(s): NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R
• Application Number:
  US14/618,354
• Publication Number:
  US 20150153133A1
• Time in Patent Office: 420 Days
• Field of Search: 124/25.6, 124/86, 124/88, 124/89
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/10 Compound bows compound crossbows F41B5/123
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/14 Details of bows; Accessories for arc shooting sighting devices for bows F41G1/467
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1403 Details of bows; camera's on bows F41B5/1492
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1426 Bow stabilisers or vibration dampers

Abstract

A cable guard for a compound archery bow includes a body and a cable retaining member connected to the body by a joint. The cable retaining member may retain at least one cable of an archery bow. The body of the cable guard has a length sufficient to position the joint at least at the drawn position of at least one of the cables retained by the cable retaining member. The joint connecting the cable retaining member to the body of the cable guard permits the opening of the cable retaining member to swivel forwards towards the mounting portion. Swiveling forward, the opening of the cable retaining members brings at least one of the retained cables closer to the bowstring plane of travel of the bow to which it is mounted.

Claims

1. A compound archery bow comprising:

a riser;

a first limb supporting a first rotatable member;

a second limb supporting a second rotatable member, the second rotatable member comprising a cam;

a bowstring extending between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member, the bowstring defining a plane of travel;

a cable in communication with the cam; and

a cable guard comprising;

a body attached to the riser;

a cable retaining member; and

a joint connecting the cable retaining member to the body, the joint defining a pivot axis, wherein said pivot axis is disposed at a fixed location relative to said riser and located rearward of said cable, said cable retaining member pivoting with respect to said body about said pivot axis as the bow is drawn, wherein a distance between said cable retaining member and said plane of travel changes as said cable retaining member pivots relative to the body.

2. The compound archery bow of claim 1, said body comprising a recess between the joint and the riser.

3. The compound archery bow of claim 1, said cable retaining member comprising an opening, said cable disposed within said opening.

4. The compound archery bow of claim 1, said cable retaining member comprising a sheave.

5. The compound archery bow of claim 1, said joint comprising a pin connecting the body to the cable retaining member.

6. The compound archery bow of claim 1 wherein said pivot axis is parallel to said bowstring plane of travel.

7. The compound archery bow of claim 1, wherein said pivot axis is disposed in a fixed location rearwardly with respect to the cable and forwardly relative to the bowstring.

8. The compound archery bow of claim 1, the bowstring having a brace position and a drawn position, wherein the cable retaining member rotates about the pivot axis during draw of the bowstring to the drawn position.

9. The compound archery bow of claim 1, wherein said cable moves rearwardly toward said pivotal axis of rotation during draw of the bowstring to the drawn position.

10. The compound archery bow of claim 1, wherein said pivotal axis of rotation is in a fixed lateral location with respect to the bowstring plane of travel.

11. The compound archery bow of claim 1, wherein said cable guard is constructed for a right handed bow or a left handed bow.

12. A compound archery bow comprising:

a riser;

a first limb supporting a first rotatable member;

a second limb supporting a second rotatable member, the second rotatable member comprising a cam;

a bowstring extending between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member, the bowstring defining a plane of travel;

a cable in communication with the cam; and

a cable guard comprising;

a body attached to the riser;

a cable retaining member; and

a joint connecting the cable retaining member to the body, the joint defining a pivot axis, wherein said pivot axis is disposed at a fixed location relative to said riser and located rearward of said cable, said cable retaining member pivoting with respect to said body about said pivot axis as the bow is drawn;

wherein said cable retaining member moves along an arc, and said arc is substantially perpendicular to the bowstring plane of travel.

13. A compound archery bow comprising:

a riser;

a first limb supporting a first rotatable member;

a second limb supporting a second rotatable member, the second rotatable member comprising a cam;

a bowstring extending between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member, the bowstring defining a bowstring plane of travel;

a cable in communication with the cam; and

a cable guard comprising;

a body attached to the riser;

a cable retaining member; and

a joint connecting the cable retaining member to the body, the joint defining a pivot axis, the cable retaining member pivoting with respect to the body about the pivot axis as the bow is drawn;

a position of said pivot axis being fixed with respect to the riser and located rearward of said cable, said pivot axis being parallel to said bowstring plane of travel.

14. The cable guard of claim 13, wherein said body is formed from a single piece of material.

15. The cable guard of claim 13, wherein said cable retaining member is arranged to contact said cable at a single location.

16. The cable guard of claim 13, wherein said cable retaining member comprises a roller, said roller arranged to contact said cable.

17. The cable guard of claim 16, wherein said cable retaining member comprises a second roller.

18. The cable guard of claim 13, wherein said cable retaining member comprises a portion arranged to contact a second cable of said archery bow.