Patent ID: 8371283

Claim:
An archery bow, comprising: a riser; an upper limb and a lower limb joined with the riser; a first cam rotatably joined with at least one of the upper and lower limbs; a bowstring strung at least partially around the first cam and adapted to travel in a bowstring plane; a first cable strung at least partially around the first cam; a cable guard including a riser end and a cable end, the riser end joined with the riser, the cable end defining a cable guard bore, the cable guard bore having an upwardly facing opening, the first cable being at least partially positioned through the cable guard bore so that the cable guard bore circumferentiates at least a portion of the first cable; and a cable guide constructed from a low friction material, the cable guide being immovably joined with the cable guard and positioned at a fixed distance from the riser, wherein the low friction material forms a cable guide inner surface including a rounded portion positioned around an uppermost periphery of the upwardly facing opening, the cable guide inner surface engaging the first cable when the cable moves to reduce abrasion of the first cable, wherein the cable guide has no moving parts, wherein the cable guide engages the first cable so that the first cable moves outside the bowstring plane.