Patent ID: 8616189

Claim:
A compound archery bow comprising: a riser; a first limb supporting a first rotatable member, said first rotatable member arranged to rotate about a first axis; a second limb supporting a second rotatable member, said second rotatable member arranged to rotate about a second axis, said first axis and said second axis defining a lateral plane; a cam assembly; a bowstring extending between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member, said bowstring moving in a bowstring plane as the bow is drawn; a cable in communication with said cam assembly; and a cable guard comprising: a mounting portion attached to said riser; a body portion comprising a flexible material; and a cable engaging portion engaged with said cable; wherein a portion of said cable guard extends through said lateral plane and said cable guard biases said cable in a direction away from said riser, said biasing including a component oriented in, or parallel to, said bowstring plane, said component directed away from the riser.