Patent ID: 7743760

Claim:
An archery bow, comprising: a main riser frame having a central bore; a first and second pair of limbs extending from the main riser frame, each of the limbs having rearward ends attached to the main riser frame, and forward ends extended apart from the main riser frame, the bow being configured to be operated with the first and second pair of limbs and the main riser frame in a substantially vertical plane; first and second wheel cam assemblies, each comprising first and second wheel cams; first and second axles rotatably mounting the first and second wheel cam assemblies to the respective first and second pair of limbs approximate their forward ends; a bowstring having wound ends that are wound onto each of the first wheel cams, and having a middle section that is not wound onto the first wheel cams and that begins and ends at points on the first wheel cams that are proximate to the farthest points along the first wheel cams from the main riser frame; a first spring bowstring having a first end wound on the second wheel cam from the first wheel cam assembly, and having a second end wound on the second axle mounting the second wheel assembly; a second spring bowstring having a first end wound on the second cam wheel from the second wheel cam assembly, and having a second end wound on the first axle mounting the first wheel assembly; an elongate tube mounted to the main riser frame through the central bore, the elongate tube having forward and rearward ends; a front handle attached to the elongate tube outer surface and positioned between the first and second pairs of limbs; and a push rod slidably mounted at least partially inside the elongate tube and having a rearward handle disposed outside the elongate tube rearward end.