Bow limb retaining system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9644918-B2
Application number	US-201615069772-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2016
Priority date	Oct 30, 2009
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

A bow limb retaining assembly comprises a limb and a retainer having a cavity for receiving the limb. The retainer comprises opposed lateral surfaces, a first abutting surface arranged to contact a compression surface of the limb and a second abutting surface arranged to contact a tension surface of the limb. A first length portion of the retainer includes the first abutting surface and excludes the second abutting surface, and a second length portion of the retainer includes the second abutting surface and excludes the first abutting surface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An archery bow comprising:
a riser;
a retainer attached to the riser, the retainer defining a cavity, a surface of the retainer comprising a protrusion; and
a limb comprising a tension surface, a compression surface and a first side surface, the first side surface comprising a recess, a portion of the limb oriented in the cavity, the protrusion oriented in the recess.

2. The archery bow of claim 1 , the retainer attached to the riser with a fastener.

3. The archery bow of claim 2 , the fastener comprising a limb bolt.

4. The archery bow of claim 1 , the retainer abutting said tension surface.

5. The archery bow of claim 1 , the retainer abutting said compression surface.

6. The archery bow of claim 1 , the limb comprising a second side surface, the second side surface comprising a second recess.

7. The archery bow of claim 6 , said retainer comprising a second protrusion, said second protrusion oriented in said second recess.

8. The archery bow of claim 7 , the retainer defining a second cavity, a surface defining the second cavity comprising a third protrusion.

9. The archery bow of claim 8 , comprising a second limb, said second limb comprising a third recess, a portion of the second limb oriented in the second cavity, the third protrusion oriented in the third recess.

10. The archery bow of claim 9 , said second limb comprising a fourth recess, said retainer comprising a fourth protrusion, the fourth protrusion oriented in the fourth recess.

11. The archery bow of claim 1 , the retainer defining a second cavity, a surface defining the second cavity comprising a second protrusion.

12. The archery bow of claim 11 , comprising a second limb, said second limb comprising a second recess, a portion of the second limb oriented in the second cavity, the second protrusion oriented in the second recess.

13. The archery bow of claim 12 , comprising a second retainer attached to the riser, the second retainer defining a third cavity, a surface defining the third cavity comprising a third protrusion, a third limb comprising a side surface comprising a third recess, a portion of the third limb oriented in the third cavity, the third protrusion oriented in the third recess.

14. The archery bow of claim 13 , said second retainer comprising a fourth cavity, a surface defining the fourth cavity comprising a fourth protrusion, a fourth limb comprising a side surface comprising a fourth recess, a portion of the fourth limb oriented in the fourth cavity, the fourth protrusion oriented in the fourth recess.

15. The archery bow of claim 1 , comprising a second retainer attached to the riser, the second retainer defining a second cavity, a surface of the second retainer comprising a second protrusion, a second limb comprising a first side surface comprising a second recess, a portion of the second limb oriented in the second cavity, the second protrusion oriented in the second recess.

16. The archery bow of claim 15 , said second retainer contacting a tension surface of said second limb.

17. The archery bow of claim 15 , said second retainer contacting a compression surface of said second limb.

18. The archery bow of claim 1 , said retainer comprising first abutting surface and a second abutting surface, the first abutting surface contacting the tension surface and the second abutting surface contacting the compression surface.

19. The archery bow of claim 18 , wherein a first length portion of the retainer includes the first abutting surface and excludes the second abutting surface, and a second length portion of the retainer includes the second abutting surface and excludes the first abutting surface.

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 Primary

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

• F41B5/14

  Details of bows; Accessories for arc shooting (sighting devices for bows F41G1/467) · CPC title

• F41B5/0026

  Take-down or foldable bows · CPC title