Granted Patent B2

US 10,627,185 · App. 16/096,468 · Granted Apr 21, 2020

Inventors: Douglas Lewis Marriott (South Lebanon, OH); Shannon R. Read (Lebanon, OH); Clinton A. Haynes (Mason, OH); Daniel L. Morrow (Batavia, OH); Herbert E. Stumph, III (Sugar Creek Township, OH)

Assignee: STRESS ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC.

F41B5/123F41B5/00

Abstract

Claims (21)

1. A limb for an archery bow, the limb comprising:

an outer elongate member formed of a first material and comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface;

an inner elongate member formed of a second material and comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface; and

a core member formed of a third material and sandwiched between the outer elongate member and the inner elongate member, the core member being coupled with at least a portion of each of the interior surfaces of the outer elongate member and the inner elongate member; wherein:

the outer elongate member and the inner elongate member are configured to move relative to each other when the limb is bent;

the first material and the second material are each stiffer than the third material;

the first material and the second material comprise one or more of high strength steel, beryllium copper, and titanium; and

the third material comprises an elastomeric material.

2. An archery bow comprising the limb of claim 1 .

3. A limb for an archery bow, the limb comprising:

an outer elongate member formed of a first material and comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface;

an inner elongate member formed of a second material and comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface; and

a core member formed of a third material and sandwiched between the outer elongate member and the inner elongate member, the core member being coupled with at least a portion of each of the interior surfaces of the outer elongate member and the inner elongate member; wherein:

the outer elongate member and the inner elongate member are configured to move relative to each other when the limb is bent;

the first material and the second material are each stiffer than the third material; and

the outer elongate member and the inner elongate member each comprise a central member and a pair of leg members that extend from and cooperate with the central member to define a c-shaped portion.

4. The limb of claim 3 wherein:

the core member is coupled with the interior surface located at the central member of each of the outer elongate member and the inner elongate member; and

the core member is decoupled from the interior surface located at each leg member of the pair of leg members of each of the outer elongate member and the inner elongate member.

5. An archery bow comprising the limb of claim 4 .

6. An archery bow comprising the limb of claim 3 .

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Continuity (2)

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