Claims
- 1. An archery bow having a handle comprising a central handgrip portion said handle having an upper portion and a lower portion for connection to an upper bow limb and a lower bow limb, said handle including an inner surface subjected to compression and an outer surface subjected to tension when said bow is drawn, at least one void recess formed in said handle and extending inwardly from said inner surface toward but short of said outer surface for the purpose of reducing the mass of the handle and wherein said recess extends into said handle to a depth beyond the neutral axis of said handle.
- 2. An archery bow having a handle as set forth claim 1 wherein said handle includes a plurality of recesses.
- 3. An archery bow having a handle as set forth in claim 2 wherein said recesses ar oriented vertically and spaced apart along said handle.
- 4. An archery bow having a handle as set forth in claim 1 wherein the handle profile is machined.
- 5. An archery bow having a handle as set forth in claim 1 wherein said recess in the handle is formed by machining.
- 6. An archery bow having a handle as set forth in claim 1 wherein the handle is formed of aluminum.
- 7. An archery bow having a handle as set forth in claim 1 wherein the handle is formed of an aluminum alloy.
- 8. An archery bow having a handle as set forth in claim 1 wherein said handle is formed by casting.
STATEMENTS AS TO RIGHTS TO INVENTION MADE UNDER FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The invention disclosed and claimed herein was not made under any federally sponsored research and development program
US Referenced Citations (5)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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2580795 |
Oct 1986 |
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