String damper having aperture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9791235-B2
Application number	US-201615011271-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2016
Priority date	Oct 27, 2009
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

A bow string vibration and noise damper includes an aperture and a body portion. The string vibration and noise damper is configured to be mounted on the bowstring. In this way, a closed loop is created by inserting at least a portion of the body portion through the aperture. The closed loop encircles a portion of the bowstring thereby attaching the string vibration and noise damper to the bowstring.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An archery bowstring damper comprising:
a single piece body comprising a damping portion, a locking flange and an aperture portion, the aperture portion defining an aperture, the damping portion comprising an arm that extends asymmetrically from the locking flange;
the body having a first configuration wherein the locking flange is located between the aperture portion and the damping portion;
the body attachable to a bowstring.

2. An archery bowstring damper comprising:
a single piece body comprising a damping portion, a locking flange and an aperture portion, the aperture portion defining an aperture;
the body having a first configuration wherein the locking flange is located between the aperture portion and the damping portion;
the body attachable to a bowstring;
wherein the single piece body comprises an elastomeric material.

3. The archery bowstring damper of claim 2 , wherein the single piece body consists of said elastomeric material.

4. The archery bowstring damper of claim 1 , the aperture portion comprising a ring.

5. The archery bowstring damper of claim 1 , the aperture portion comprising a toroid.

6. The archery bowstring damper of claim 1 , wherein the aperture is circular.

7. The archery bowstring damper of claim 1 , wherein a length of damping portion is greater than a distance between the aperture portion and the locking flange.

8. The archery bowstring damper of claim 1 , in the first configuration, a central axis of the aperture is non-parallel to a central axis of the locking flange.

9. The archery bowstring damper of claim 8 , wherein the central axis of the aperture is orthogonal to the central axis of the locking flange.

10. The archery bowstring damper of claim 1 , wherein a distance across the locking flange is greater than a distance across the aperture.

11. The archery bowstring damper of claim 1 , the locking flange comprising a taper.

12. The archery bowstring damper of claim 1 , the body having a second configuration wherein the body forms a loop and the locking flange abuts the aperture portion.

13. The archery bowstring damper of claim 1 , the body having a second configuration wherein a portion of the body is oriented in the aperture.

14. The archery bowstring damper of claim 1 , the locking flange forming a ridge.

15. An archery bowstring damper comprising:
a single piece body comprising a damping portion, a locking flange and an aperture portion, the aperture portion defining an aperture;
the body having a first configuration wherein the locking flange is located between the aperture portion and the damping portion;
the body attachable to a bowstring;
wherein said damping portion is arcuate.

16. The archery bowstring damper of claim 1 , wherein a cross-sectional shape of said locking flange is circular.

17. The archery bowstring damper of claim 2 , wherein a cross-sectional shape of said locking flange is circular.

18. The archery bowstring damper of claim 2 , the body having a second configuration wherein the body forms a loop and the locking flange abuts the aperture portion.

19. The archery bowstring damper of claim 15 , the body having a second configuration wherein the body forms a loop and the locking flange abuts the aperture portion.

Assignees

• Mcp Ip Llc

Inventors

• Mcpherson Mathew A

Classifications

• F41B5/1426 Primary

  Bow stabilisers or vibration dampers · CPC title

• F41B5/1407 Primary

  Bow-string silencing devices · CPC title

• A43C11/22

  Fastening devices with elastic tightening parts between pairs of eyelets, e.g. clamps, springs, bands · CPC title

• A44B17/0023

  Press-button fasteners in which the elastic retaining action is obtained by the own elasticity of the material constituting the fastener · CPC title