Archery Bow

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016348996-A1
Application number	US-201615233500-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 10, 2016
Priority date	Nov 30, 2012
Publication date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An archery bow comprises a structural riser that comprises a plurality of cells defined between structural rails and connecting members. In some embodiments, a central longitudinal axis of the riser is oriented midway between the rails. In some embodiments, a first plurality of cells are aligned along the central longitudinal axis. In some embodiments, connecting member intersections are aligned upon the central longitudinal axis.

First claim

1 . A bow comprising:
a riser comprising a first rail, a second rail and a plurality of connecting members that define a plurality of cells, said riser having a plurality of connecting member intersections, said riser having a central longitudinal axis; first and second limbs; and a bowstring extending between said limbs; wherein said central longitudinal axis comprises a curved portion and a plurality of said connecting member intersections are aligned upon said curved portion.

2 . The bow of claim 1 , wherein said cells comprise a plurality of first cells, each first cell having a similar size and shape, said first cells aligned upon said central longitudinal axis.

3 . The bow of claim 2 , comprising at least 12 first cells.

4 . The bow of claim 2 , each first cell comprising a first pair of opposed corners that are aligned upon said central longitudinal axis.

5 . The bow of claim 4 , wherein each first cell comprises a second pair of opposed corners that define a cell axis oriented orthogonal to said central longitudinal axis.

6 . The bow of claim 5 , wherein said cell axis intersects a junction between at least one connecting member and a rail.

7 . The bow of claim 2 , wherein said cells further comprise a plurality of second cells, each second cell shaped differently from each first cell.

8 . The bow of claim 7 , wherein each second cell has fewer sides than each first cell.

9 . The bow of claim 7 , wherein each second cell is bounded by one of said rails.

10 . The bow of claim 2 , wherein each first cell comprises a centerpoint, a plurality of said centerpoints aligned upon said central longitudinal axis.

11 . The bow of claim 1 , said central longitudinal axis comprising a straight portion, a plurality of said connecting member intersections aligned upon said straight portion

12 . The bow of claim 1 , wherein said curved portion comprises a first curved portion, said central longitudinal axis comprising a second curved portion, a plurality of said connecting member intersections aligned upon said second curved portion.

13 . The bow of claim 1 , wherein a first connecting member and a second connecting member extend from opposite sides of a connecting member intersection, the first connecting member being nonparallel to the second connecting member.

14 . An archery bow riser comprising:
a first rail, a second rail and a plurality of connecting members that define a plurality of cells, said cells comprising a plurality of first cells, each first cell having a similar shape, each first cell having a centerpoint, said riser having a central longitudinal axis, said central longitudinal axis comprising a curved portion, a plurality of said centerpoints aligned upon said curved portion.

15 . The archery bow riser of claim 14 , said riser comprising a plurality of connecting member intersections aligned upon said curved portion.

16 . The archery bow riser of claim 14 , each first cell comprising a pair of opposed corners that are aligned upon said central longitudinal axis.

17 . The archery bow riser of claim 14 , wherein said curved portion comprises a first curved portion, said central longitudinal axis comprising a second curved portion, a plurality of said centerpoints aligned upon said second curved portion.

18 . The archery bow riser of claim 17 , wherein a plurality of connecting member intersections are aligned upon said second curved portion.

Assignees

• Mcp Ip Llc

Inventors

• Mcpherson Mathew A

Classifications

• F41B5/1403 Primary

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

• F41B5/10

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