Patent ID: 8784628
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
1. A method of transforming a cable guard for an archery bow, comprising: providing a cable guard including a riser end and a cable end, the riser end configured to join with an archery bow riser, the cable guard of a length sufficient to extend rearwardly from the archery bow riser and provide engagement with a cable of the archery bow when installed on the archery bow, the cable guard at least one of including and being joined with a metal cable facing surface including a rounded portion; immersing the metal cable facing surface in a bath of charged particles of at least one of an epoxy material and an acrylic material; causing the metal cable facing surface to have an electrical charge; electrodepositing the charged particles to provide a coating of the at least one of the epoxy material and the acrylic material on the metal cable facing surface; and curing the coating to provide an e-coat film on the metal cable facing surface, wherein the e-coat film is adapted to engage the cable of the archery bow when the cable moves to reduce at least one of abrasion and wear on the cable.