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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2009
Nathaniel E. Grace, Port Huron, MI (US);
Louis Grace, Jr., North Street, MI (US);
Kyle B. Stokes, Annville, PA (US);
Nathaniel E. Grace, Port Huron, MI (US);
Louis Grace, Jr., North Street, MI (US);
Kyle B. Stokes, Annville, PA (US);
Grace Engineering Corp., Memphis, MI (US);
Abstract
An archery bow includes a cable guard and an optional cable guide that holds a cable of the bow away from a plane in which a bowstring of the bow moves. The cable guard can define a bore, through which the cable is positioned, extending generally parallel to the bowstring when the bowstring is in an undrawn state. The cable guard bore can include a rounded opening to minimize abrasion to the cable. The cable guide can include a ceramic element having a rounded surface to minimize abrasion to the cable. The ceramic element can be included in an immovable or stationary cable guide, as well as an alternative cable guide including moving components, to engage and hold the cable away from the bowstring, while minimizing abrasion and/or friction on the cable.