Patent ID: 7383834

Claim:
A compound bow comprising: a base member, said base member having a longitudinal extent and having first and second ends, said base member being formed from a rigid material and having a grip location between said first and second ends, said first end providing a first mounting location for mounting a first limb to said base member at said first end, and said second end providing a second location for mounting a second limb to said base member at said second end; and a dampening body applied over and at least substantially encapsulating said base member over said longitudinal extent, said dampening body comprising a dampening material, and said dampening body forming a grip member at said grip portion wherein said base member includes at least one mounting opening at said grip location for mounting a separate grip to said base member, said dampening body being applied over said mounting opening but being removable wherein the separate grip may be mounted to said base member at said mounting opening in place of said grip formed by said dampening body.