Archery bowstring weight

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9933228-B2
Application number	US-201715452249-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 7, 2017
Priority date	Feb 4, 2010
Publication date	Apr 3, 2018
Grant date	Apr 3, 2018

Abstract

A weight for an archery bowstring comprises a tubular shape defining an internal cavity. The weight can comprise a single piece of material. The weight desirably frictionally engages a bowstring and has the same shape before and after installation. The weight comprises a continuous structure surrounding the bowstring that will not become detached.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
providing a bowstring;
providing a weight comprising a tubular body comprising a polymeric material, said tubular body comprising a plurality of segments separated by recessed portions, said tubular body comprising at least three of said recessed portions; and
attaching said weight to said bowstring.

2. The method of claim 1 , said bowstring comprising a serving, said weight contacting the serving.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said providing a weight comprises molding said weight.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said attaching said weight to said bowstring comprises pulling said bowstring through a cavity defined by said tubular body.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said weight weights 2 grams or less.

6. The method of claim 1 , said bowstring constructed and arranged for use in a compound bow having a first rotatable member and a second rotatable member, the bowstring having a length and defining a first support point and a second support point, wherein a distance between said weight and said first support point is less than one-third of a distance between the first support point and the second support point.

7. The method of claim 1 , said weight comprising a first weight, the method comprising providing a second weight and attaching said second weight to said bowstring.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first weight and the second weight have the same shape.

9. The method of claim 1 , comprising installing said bowstring on a compound bow.

10. A method comprising:
providing a bowstring constructed and arranged for use in a compound bow having a first rotatable member and a second rotatable member, the bowstring having a length and defining a first support point and a second support point;
providing a weight comprising a tubular body comprising a polymeric material; and
attaching said weight to said bowstring wherein a distance between said weight and said first support point is less than one-third of a distance between the first support point and the second support point.

11. The method of claim 10 , said bowstring comprising a serving, said weight contacting the serving.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein said providing a weight comprises molding said weight.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein said attaching said weight to said bowstring comprises pulling said bowstring through a cavity defined by said tubular body.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein said weight weights 2 grams or less.

15. The method of claim 10 , said weight comprising a first weight, the method comprising providing a second weight and attaching said second weight to said bowstring.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first weight and the second weight have the same shape.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein a distance between said second weight and said second support point is less than one-third of the distance between the first support point and the second support point.

18. The method of claim 10 , comprising installing said bowstring on said compound bow.

Assignees

• Mcp Ip Llc

Inventors

• Mcpherson Mathew A

Classifications

• F41B5/1426

  Bow stabilisers or vibration dampers · CPC title

• F41B5/1403 Primary

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

• F41B5/1411 Primary

  Bow-strings · CPC title