Patent ID: 8851056

Claim:
A bow adapted to shoot a projectile along a direction of flight defining a forward direction, the bow having a drawn condition and an undrawn condition, the bow comprising: a riser including a first mounting arrangement and an opposite second mounting arrangement; a first limb extending along a first contour from a proximal end to a distal end, the first limb including a first attachment arrangement mounted to the first mounting arrangement of the riser, the first contour including a first attachment segment extending along the first limb adjacent the first attachment arrangement, and the first limb including a first string mounting arrangement; a second limb extending along a second contour from a proximal end to a distal end, the second limb including a second attachment arrangement mounted to the second mounting arrangement of the riser, the second contour including a second attachment segment extending along the second limb adjacent the second attachment arrangement, and the second limb including a second string mounting arrangement; and a drawstring arrangement including a first connection arrangement connected to the first string mounting arrangement and a second connection arrangement connected to the second string mounting arrangement; wherein the first and the second attachment segments of the first and the second limbs are angled relative to the direction of flight such that the first and the second attachment segments extend outwardly away from each other as the first and the second attachment segments partially extend in the direction of flight in both the drawn condition and the undrawn condition; and wherein the proximal ends of the first and the second limbs are positioned forward of the distal ends of the first and the second limbs at least when the bow is in the drawn configuration.