Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
An improved compound archery bow assembly, said assembly comprising, in combination: a. a compound archery bow having a pair of flexible resilient curved bow limbs having flat non-indented front surfaces, a handle interconnecting said bow limbs, a bowstring trained around pulley wheels connected to the tips of said bow limbs, and an arrow rest; and, b. a pair of elongated, flexible, resilient draw weight-increasing flat strips releasably secured directly to and abutting the front surfaces of said bow limbs along the length thereof by retainers selected from the group consisting of bolts, screws and brackets.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
An improved compound archery bow assembly, said assembly comprising, in combination: a. a compound archery bow having a pair of flexible resilient curved bow limbs having flat non-indented front surfaces, a handle interconnecting said bow limbs, a bowstring trained around pulley wheels connected to the tips of said bow limbs, and an arrow rest; and, b. a pair of elongated, flexible, resilient draw weight-increasing flat strips releasably secured directly to and abutting the front surfaces of said bow limbs along the length thereof by retainers selected from the group consisting of bolts, screws and brackets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
136 words
An improved compound archery bow assembly, said assembly comprising, in combination: a. a compound archery bow having a pair of flexible resilient curved bow limbs, a handle interconnecting said bow limbs, a bowstring trained around pulley wheels connected to the tips of said bow limbs, and an arrow rest; and, b. a pair of elongated, flexible, resilient draw weight-increasing flat strips releasably secured directly to and abutting at least one of the front and rear surfaces of said bow limbs along the length thereof by bolts extending through the opposite ends of said limbs and flat strips, said flat strips having elongated bolt-receiving slots at one end thereof to accommodate the associated bolt and permit slight movement between the flat strip and the limb to which it is connected during flexing of said strip and limb.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
136 words
An improved compound archery bow assembly, said assembly comprising, in combination: a. a compound archery bow having a pair of flexible resilient curved bow limbs, a handle interconnecting said bow limbs, a bowstring trained around pulley wheels connected to the tips of said bow limbs, and an arrow rest; and, b. a pair of elongated, flexible, resilient draw weight-increasing flat strips releasably secured directly to and abutting at least one of the front and rear surfaces of said bow limbs along the length thereof by bolts extending through the opposite ends of said limbs and flat strips, said flat strips having elongated bolt-receiving slots at one end thereof to accommodate the associated bolt and permit slight movement between the flat strip and the limb to which it is connected during flexing of said strip and limb.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
73 words
The improved compound archery bow assembly of claim 2 wherein said limbs are releasably connected to said handle by those of said bolts which releasably secure one end of said strips to said limbs, and wherein said pulley wheels are disposed in longitudinally extending slots in the tips of said limbs, through which said limb tips slots certain of said bolts pass to releasably connect one end of said strips to said limbs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The improved compound archery bow assembly of claim 3 wherein said elongated strip slots and elongated limb tips slots are dimensioned relative to said bolts to permit releasable connection of flat strips of different lengths to said bow limbs in order to closely control the draw weight of said bow assembly.