Patent ID: 8225779

Claim:
Apparatus comprising a pair of cable guard eliminators for a compound bow comprising a first limb and a second limb and having a bowstring and two or more cables strung between first and second connecting elements respectively mounted near outer ends of the first and second limbs, each cable guard eliminator comprising: a first portion from which an associated cable extends to the first connecting element; a second portion from which the associated cable extends to the second connecting element; and, an intermediate portion defining a deflection area between the first end and the second end, wherein the deflection area of each cable guard eliminator extends away from a nocking side of the bow to provide unimpeded arrow access from the nocking side of the bow, and wherein the pair of cable guard eliminators are not interconnected, and, wherein the pair of cable guard eliminators are arranged such that the first portion of a first cable guard eliminator is in front of the first portion of a second cable guard eliminator and the second portion of the first cable guard eliminator is behind the second portion of the second cable guard eliminator.