Archery bow limb assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11226166-B2
Application number	US-201916661842-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2019
Priority date	Oct 24, 2018
Publication date	Jan 18, 2022
Grant date	Jan 18, 2022

Abstract

In some embodiments, an archery bow comprises a riser, a limb member and a support member. The limb member is supported by the riser at a first location. The limb member supports an axle at a second location. The support member is supported by the riser and arranged to support the limb member. The support member contacts the limb member at a contact location. The contact location is oriented between the first location and the second location along the length of the limb member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A limb assembly comprising:
a limb cup comprising a first cavity, a second cavity and a third cavity, the limb cup supporting a limb member at a first location;
the limb cup supporting a support member;
the limb member arranged to support an axle at a second location;
the support member arranged to apply a force to the limb member at a support location, the support location oriented between the first location and the second location.

2. The limb assembly of claim 1 , the support member comprising a first end and a second end, the first end supported by the limb cup, the second end arranged to apply the force to the limb member.

3. The limb assembly of claim 1 , the support member comprising a roller, the roller contacting the limb member.

4. The limb assembly of claim 3 , the support member comprising an axle, the axle supporting the roller.

5. The limb assembly of claim 1 , the support member comprising a low friction material, the low friction material contacting the limb member.

6. The limb assembly of claim 1 , a longitudinal axis of the limb member oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support member.

7. The limb assembly of claim 1 , the limb member comprising a tension side and a compression side, the support member contacting the compression side.

8. The limb assembly of claim 1 , the limb member comprising a first limb member, the limb cup supporting a second limb member, the second limb member arranged to support the axle.

9. The limb assembly of claim 8 , the support member located between the first limb and the second limb.

10. The limb assembly of claim 8 , the support member contacting the second limb member.

11. The limb assembly of claim 8 , the first limb member oriented in the first cavity, the support member oriented in the second cavity, the second limb member oriented in the third cavity.

12. A limb assembly comprising:
a limb cup supporting a limb member at a first location;
the limb cup supporting a support member;
the limb member arranged to support an axle at a second location;
the support member arranged to apply a force to the limb member at a support location, the support location oriented between the first location and the second location;
the support member comprising a pin, the pin engaged with the limb member.

13. The limb assembly of claim 12 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the limb member is oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support member.

14. The limb assembly of claim 12 , the pin extending through the limb member.

15. The limb assembly of claim 12 , the limb member comprising a first limb member, the limb assembly comprising a second limb member, the pin engaged with second limb member.

16. An archery bow comprising:
a riser;
a limb member supported by the riser by a moment connection, the moment connection comprising a first location, the limb member supporting an axle at a second location; and
a support member supported by the riser and arranged to support the limb member, the support member contacting the limb member at a contact location, the contact location oriented between the first location and the second location.

17. The archery bow of claim 16 , the support member contacting a compression side of the limb member.

18. The archery bow of claim 16 , the support member comprising a roller.

19. The archery bow of claim 16 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the support member comprises a higher degree of curvature than a longitudinal axis of the limb member.

20. The archery bow of claim 16 , comprising a limb cup, the limb member supported by the limb cup, the limb cup supported by the riser.

Assignees

• Mcp Ip Llc

Inventors

• Gann Brandon J
• Mcpherson Mathew A

Classifications

• F41B5/00

  Bows; Crossbows · CPC title

• F41B5/10 Primary

  Compound bows {(compound crossbows F41B5/123)} · CPC title

• F41B5/1403

  Details of bows; (camera's on bows F41B5/1492) · CPC title