Patent ID: 8683989
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
1. An archery bow having a brace condition and a drawn condition, the archery bow comprising: a riser; a first limb and a second limb supported by the riser; a first rotatable member supported by the first limb on a first axle, a second rotatable member supported by the second limb on a second axle, the first rotatable member comprising a drawstring track, a cam track, a capstan and a terminal, wherein said drawstring track is oriented in a first cam plane and said cam track is oriented in a second cam plane offset from said first cam plane; a drawstring extending between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member; a power cable attached to said terminal and extending toward the second limb, said power cable comprising an elongate straight portion located near said first rotatable member, a capstan portion in contact with said capstan and a terminal portion in contact with said terminal; wherein, in the brace condition, the power cable wraps around the capstan in a first rotational direction as the power cable is traversed from the elongate straight portion to the terminal portion; and when the bow is drawn from the brace condition, the first rotatable member rotates in a second rotational direction that is opposite the first rotational direction and wherein, in the brace condition, the elongate straight portion defines a plane, wherein said first axle and said terminal are located on opposite sides of said plane.