Patent ID: 8181638

Claim:
A compound archery bow comprising: a substantially rigid riser; a first resilient bow limb extending from a first end portion of the riser; a second resilient bow limb extending from a second end portion of the riser; a first pulley member connected to the first bow limb and rotatable relative to the first bow limb around a first rotation axis, which first pulley member includes a first draw cable journal and a power cable take-up mechanism; a second pulley member connected to the second bow limb and rotatable relative to the second bow limb around a second rotation axis, which second pulley member includes a second draw cable journal and a power cable let-out mechanism; a draw cable engaged with the first and second draw cable journals and arranged to rotate the first and second pulley members as the bow is drawn and the draw cable is let out from the first and second draw cable journals; and a power cable (i) engaged to be taken up by the power cable take-up mechanism as the bow is drawn and the first pulley member rotates and (ii) engaged to be let out by the power cable let-out mechanism as the bow is drawn and the second pulley member rotates, wherein: the power cable let-out mechanism comprises paired let-out members disposed on opposite sides of the second bow limb; and the power cable is engaged with the power cable let-out mechanism in a split cable arrangement or a yoke arrangement engaged with the paired let-out members on opposite sides of the second bow limb.