Patent ID: 8425820
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a riser for an archery bow, said method comprising the steps of: providing a composite material comprising a thermoplastic polymer and a plurality of reinforcing fibers located therein, said thermoplastic polymer being distortable by heat; extruding said composite material into sheets that approximate the peripheral shape of said riser; assembling at least two of said sheets interfacially to form a billet; forging said billet into a shape that approximates a shape of said riser; and machining said billet to a final configuration of said riser; wherein said polymer forms a matrix of said composite material and wherein said plurality of reinforcing fibers are substantially aligned in said matrix and wherein at least a portion of said fibers are long enough to extend from one end of said riser to the other.