Compound bow
US3990425A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 1975 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S124/90
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a compound bow the eccentric wheel assemblies at the limb ends are cross-coupled by the bow stringing so that they are constrained to move in unison so that the bow is self-tuning. Each wheel assembly has three grooved wheels rotatable on a common axis. A first one of the wheels is eccentric and has one end of the bowstring connected to it. The other end of the bowstring is connected to a similar eccentric first wheel at the other end of the bow. A first cross-coupling stretch is connected between a second wheel at one end of the bow and a third wheel at the other end. A second cross-coupling stretch is connected between a third wheel at the one end and a second wheel at the other end.
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