Patent ID: 8651097

Claim:
An archery bow, comprising: a riser having an upper limb and a lower limb joined thereto; a cam rotatably joined with at least one of the upper and lower limbs; a bowstring joined with the first cam and adapted to travel in a bowstring plane; a first cable joined with the first cam; and a cable guard extending from the riser, the cable guard including an upper surface and a lower surface, the cable guard defining a first elongated bore extending transversely through the cable guard from the upper surface to the lower surface, the first elongated bore including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, an inner wall extending from the first end to the second end, the first elongated bore including a first axis that is generally parallel to the bowstring when the bowstring is in an undrawn state, the first axis extending from the upper surface toward the lower surface of the cable guard, the first elongated bore including a second axis that is transverse to the first axis, the second axis extending from the first end toward the second end of the first elongated bore, wherein the first cable extends through the first elongated bore so that, when the bowstring moves, the first cable slides relative to the first elongated bore in a first direction generally parallel to the first axis, and so that, when the bowstring moves, the first cable slides relative to the inner wall in a second direction leading from the first end toward the second end of the elongated bore, whereby the cable guard bore constrains movement of the first cable so that the first cable does not interfere with movement of the bowstring.