Patent ID: 8033277

Claim:
An archery bow, comprising: an archery bow body including a riser portion and a pair of bow limb members attached to and extending from said riser portion, said bow limb members defining opposing limb tips; a bowstring extending between said limb tips along a bowstring axis; an elongate member extending from said riser portion, wherein said elongate member has a length and a proximal end arranged adjacent said bowstring; a dampening element made of a vibration dampening material mounted to said proximal end between said proximal end and said bowstring; wherein said elongate member extends from said riser portion along a first axis defined along said elongate member where said member meets said riser portion, said first axis being non-perpendicular to said bowstring axis, wherein said elongate member is curved along at least a portion of its length; wherein said elongate member includes a distal end mounted to said riser portion and said first axis is a mounting axis arranged through said distal end; and wherein said riser portion defines a nested area and said distal end is mounted in said nested area, wherein said nested area is an open channel extending along a nest mounting axis aligned with said mounting axis of said elongate member, wherein said open channel includes an open lateral side to receive said distal end of said elongate member in said nested area.