Patent ID: 7946281

Claim:
A compound archery bow, said bow including: a handle having a first and second limb projecting therefrom; a first pulley mounted on a first of said limbs for rotation about a first pivot axis, and a second pulley mounted on a second of said limbs for rotation about a second pivot axis, said first and second pulleys each including a bow string let-out groove, a cable take-up groove, and a cable controller; a bow string extending from the bow string let-out groove of the first pulley to the bow string let-out groove of the second pulley; a first bow cable having a first end thereof affixed to the controller of the first pulley, said first bow cable extending to the cable take-up groove of the second pulley; a second bow cable having a first end thereof affixed to the controller of the second pulley, said second bow cable extending to the cable take-up groove of the first pulley; said bow being configured such that when said bow string is drawn in a direction away from said handle, a portion of said bow string is unwound from the respective bow string let-out grooves of said first and second pulleys, and a portion of the length of said first bow cable is wound into the cable take-up groove of the second pulley, and a portion of the length of the second bow cable is wound into the cable take-up groove of the first pulley; and wherein said cable controller of each of said pulleys is operative so as to cause the first end of the bow cable attached thereto to move in an at least partially curved path relative to its respective pivot axis, in a direction running from said handle, towards said respective pivot axis and thence toward said bow string so that said controller initially takes up a portion of the length of said bow cable relative to its pivot axis, and thereafter lets out said bow cable relative to its respective pivot axis while said bow string is being drawn.