Patent ID: 8820304

Claim:
An adjustable cable guard system for an archery bow, comprising: a guard holder and a cable guard held by the guard holder to engage a cable of the bow to maintain the cable a predetermined distance from a drawstring of the bow, the guard holder comprising a body having a clamping groove having a length axis and a bifurcating slit that extends from the clamping groove into the body of the holder, wherein the width of the clamping groove may be changed by application and removal of a compressive force to the slit, and the cable guard comprises a surface to bear against the cable of the bow and a tongue located to be matingly and slidingly received by the clamping groove, wherein the tongue may move along the length of the groove to enable adjustment of the position of the cable guard relative to the clamping groove to position the cable at a predetermined spacing from the drawstring of the bow, and wherein the position of the tongue within the clamping groove may be locked against movement by compressing the slit to bear surfaces of the clamping groove against surfaces of the tongue to clamp the tongue against movement and thereby maintain the cable at the predetermined spacing from the drawstring of the bow.