Patent ID: 8069847

Claim:
An archery bow, comprising: a. a riser portion with an upper end and a lower end; b. at least one pair of quad bow limb members, each of said members having a butt section; c. at least one spacer member positioned between said riser portion and said quad bow limb members such that said quad bow limb members contact said spacer member, said spacer member having a longitudinal axis and a width axis, wherein said spacer member includes a pair of flexible wings and a rounded bottom portion extending along the longitudinal axis underneath said wings, each of said wings having a contact surface with a width, wherein each of said contact surface widths extends beyond the largest width of said rounded bottom portion along the width axis to provide increased surface area contact with said bow limb members; and d. at least one limb pocket coupled to one of said upper and lower ends of said riser portion, wherein said limb pocket has a butt end defining at least one boot to receive said butt sections of said quad bow limb members, and wherein said spacer member is spaced along said limb pocket outward of said boot and adjacent an opposite end of said limb pocket from said butt end.