Archery bow

• US 9,851,169 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2016
• Issued: 12/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MCP IP, LLC
• Original Assignee: MCP IP, LLC
• Inventors: McPherson, Mathew A., Simonds, Gary L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ricci, John
• Application Number:
  US15/208,486
• Publication Number:
  US 20160320157A1
• Time in Patent Office: 532 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/10 Compound bows compound crossbows F41B5/123
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/105 Cams or pulleys for compound bows
• 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 5/1449 Bow tensioning devices; Bow presses; Rigs for bow assembly or maintenance

Abstract

In at least one embodiment, an archery bow comprises a riser supporting a first limb and a second limb. The first limb supports a first rotatable member that defines a first axis of rotation. The second limb supports a second rotatable member that defines a second axis of rotation. The first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation move with respect to one another as the bow is drawn from a brace condition to a drawn condition. The bow defines a reference plane that includes the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, wherein a distance between a predetermined location on the riser and the reference plane is greater in the brace condition than in the drawn condition.

Claims

1. An archery bow comprising:

a riser supporting a first limb and a second limb, each limb comprising a compression surface and a tension surface;

said first limb supporting an axle, said axle supporting a rotatable member;

at least one bearing accessory attached to the first limb, the bearing accessory comprising a raised portion extending outward beyond the tension surface of the first limb, said raised portion comprising curvature about an axis transverse to said first limb; and

a target plate and a fastener, said fastener attaching said bearing accessory to said target plate.

2. The bow of claim 1, wherein said raised portion is flat in a direction parallel to said axis.

3. The bow of claim 1, wherein said curvature is convex with respect to the first limb.

4. The bow of claim 1, wherein a head of said fastener is recessed within said bearing accessory.

5. The bow of claim 1, comprising a plurality of bearing accessories.

6. The bow of claim 1, wherein said axle extends through said first limb.

7. The bow of claim 6, wherein said fastener extends through said first limb.

8. The archery bow of claim 1, the bearing accessory contacting the tension surface and the target plate contacting the compression surface.

9. An archery bow comprising:

a riser supporting a first limb and a second limb;

the first limb comprising a first end and a second end, the first end located closer to the riser than the second end, the first limb supporting a first axle, the first axle extending through the first limb, the first axle supporting a first rotatable member;

the second limb supporting a second axle, the second axle supporting a second rotatable member;

a bowstring and at least one power cable; and

a fastener extending through said first limb, a longitudinal axis of the fastener oriented orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the first axle, said fastener applying a compressive force to the first limb.

10. The archery bow of claim 9, wherein said fastener is located between the first axle and the second end of the first limb.

11. The archery bow of claim 9, further comprising a bearing accessory supported by the first limb, the bearing accessory contacting the fastener.

12. The archery bow of claim 9, the fastener comprising a first fastener, the bow further comprising a second fastener extending through the first limb, the first axle located between the first fastener and the second fastener.

13. The archery bow of claim 9, further comprising a target plate attached to the first limb by the fastener.

14. An archery bow comprising:

a riser supporting a first limb and a second limb;

the first limb comprising a first end and a second end, the first end located closer to the riser than the second end, the first limb supporting a first axle, the first axle extending through the first limb, the first axle supporting a first rotatable member;

the second limb supporting a second axle, the second axle supporting a second rotatable member;

a bowstring and at least one power cable; and

a fastener extending through said first limb, the fastener located between the first axle and the second end of the first limb, said fastener applying a compressive force to the first limb.

15. The archery bow of claim 14, wherein a longitudinal axis of the fastener is oriented orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the first axle.

16. The archery bow of claim 14, further comprising a bearing accessory supported by the first limb, the bearing accessory contacting the fastener.

17. The archery bow of claim 14, the fastener comprising a first fastener, the bow further comprising a second fastener extending through the first limb, the first axle located between the first fastener and the second fastener.

18. The archery bow of claim 14, further comprising a target plate attached to the first limb by the fastener.