In modern archery bows, a great deal of energy is stored in the bow for the purpose of launching arrows. The amount of energy transferred to the arrow is dependent on the weight of the arrow with the majority of the energy absorbed in the process of shooting a heavy arrow and to a substantially lesser extent when shooting a lighter weight arrow. The residual energy is absorbed by the bow which results in a variable amount of bow shock and vibration which adversely affects the comfort of the archer and accuracy of the archery shot. The problem of archery bow vibration has been addressed in a variety of ways by employing a variety of archery bow vibration reduction devices with varying degrees of success.
An archery bow vibration dampening device for use in a wide variety of applications includes a unitary dampener having a circular base with an outer ring extending around the periphery of the base. A pair of stems extend coaxially outward, respectively, from opposite sides of the base. Multiple studs extend laterally outward from each stem with an opening formed in each stud with a weight insertable into each opening to provide added vibration reduction resulting from the firing of an arrow from the archery bow.
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Each stud 11 includes upwardly angled side walls 14, 15 with top wall 16 extending therebetween. Side walls 17 and 18 extend downwardly from the side edges, respectively, of top wall 16 and are disposed between side walls 14 and 15. Side walls 14, 15, 17 and 18 are angled upwardly and inwardly and extend, respectively, from the outer free edges of V-shaped pedestal 19.
Although the vibration dampening device, according to this invention, can be manufactured of any suitable material, optimally the device is fabricated from soft compound rubber. Also, all the elements shown in
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In order to incorporate the vibration and dampening device, according to this invention, into an archery bow, an assembly such as shown in
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