Limb pocket assembly for an archery bow

Abstract

An improved archery bow includes an improved limb pocket assembly. When properly assembled, the limb pocket assembly includes a generally rectangular pocket body, at least one elongated bow limb, and at least one cylindrical fastener for aligning and securing the limb within the pocket body. When fully assembled, a limb screw positions the limb pocket assembly on the riser and secures the limb pocket to the riser of the archery bow. The limb pocket assembly disclosed herein substantially eliminates movement or shifting of the limbs within the pocket while shooting the bow and between shots, thereby providing a user with increased accuracy while shooting the bow.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A limb pocket body for an archery bow, said limb pocket body comprising:
 a channel recessed into a lower surface of the body, said channel configured to receive a limb end of a limb such that the limb received therein extends rearward when the limb pocket body is in an upright position and installed on a riser of the archery bow;   a limb screw hole extending generally vertically through the limb pocket body when the limb pocket body is in the upright position, wherein:
 the limb screw hole is configured to receive a riser screw; and 
 the riser screw secures the limb pocket body to a first end of the riser when the riser screw is installed in the limb pocket body and riser; and 
   a lateral hole extending inwardly from the channel, said lateral hole configured to engage a cylindrical fastener to align the limb end within the channel, wherein the lateral hole extends generally horizontally when the limb pocket body is in the upright position.   
     
     
         2 . The limb pocket body of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the channel is a first channel at a right side of the limb pocket body when the limb pocket body is in the upright position, the limb screw hole is centered right to left when the limb pocket body is in the upright position, the limb end is a first limb end, the cylindrical fastener is a first cylindrical fastener, and the lateral hole is a first lateral hole extending right to left when the limb pocket body is in the upright position, and wherein the limb pocket body further comprises:
 a second channel at a left side of the limb pocket body, said second channel configured to receive a second limb end; and 
 a second lateral hole extending inwardly from the second channel, said second lateral hole configured to engage a second cylindrical fastener to align the second limb end within the channel, wherein the lateral hole extends generally horizontally left to right into the limb pocket body when the limb pocket body is in the upright position. 
   
     
     
         3 . The limb pocket body of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the limb pocket body further comprises a slot through a side of the limb pocket body, said side defining an outside wall of the channel, wherein the slot is configured to receive the cylindrical fastener therethrough.   
     
     
         4 . The limb pocket body of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the limb pocket body further comprises a slot through a side of the limb pocket body, said side defining an outer wall of the channel, wherein:   the slot is configured to receive the cylindrical fastener therethrough;   the slot is sized to match a barrel of the cylindrical fastener such that the cylindrical fastener is held in a double sheer arrangement via the slot in the outer wall of the channel and the lateral hole when the cylindrical fastener is properly assembled in the limb pocket body; and   the slot and lateral hole are forward of a central axis of the limb screw hole.   
     
     
         5 . The limb pocket body of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the channel is narrower near an upper surface of the limb pocket body than at a lower surface of the limb pocket body.   
     
     
         6 . The limb pocket body of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the channel is narrower near an upper surface of the limb pocket body than at a lower surface of the limb pocket body;   an inner wall of the channel is generally vertical when the limb pocket body is in the upright position; and   an outer wall of the channel opposite the inner wall of the channel is closer to the inner wall near the upper surface of the limb pocket body than at the lower surface of the limb pocket body.   
     
     
         7 . The limb pocket body of  claim 2 , wherein:
 an upper surface of the limb pocket body extends further rearward between the first and second channels than at the right side and the left side of the limb pocket body.   
     
     
         8 . A limb pocket assembly comprising:
 a limb pocket body for an archery bow, said limb pocket body comprising:
 a channel recessed into a lower surface of the body, said channel configured to receive a limb end of a limb such that the limb received therein extends rearward when the limb pocket body is in an upright position and installed on a riser of the archery bow; 
 a limb screw hole extending generally vertically through the limb pocket body when the limb pocket body is in the upright position, wherein: 
 the limb screw hole is configured to receive a riser screw; and 
 the riser screw secures the limb pocket body to a first end of the riser when the riser screw is installed in the limb pocket body and riser; and 
 a lateral hole extending inwardly from the channel, said lateral hole configured to engage a cylindrical fastener to align the limb end within the channel, wherein the lateral hole extends generally horizontally when the limb pocket body is in the upright position; and 
   the cylindrical fastener.   
     
     
         9 . The limb pocket assembly of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the channel is a first channel at a right side of the limb pocket body when the limb pocket body is in the upright position, the limb screw hole is centered right to left when the limb pocket body is in the upright position, the limb end is a first limb end, the cylindrical fastener is a first cylindrical fastener, and the lateral hole is a first lateral hole extending right to left when the limb pocket body is in the upright position, and wherein the limb pocket body further comprises:
 a second channel at a left side of the limb pocket body, said second channel configured to receive a second limb end; 
 a second lateral hole extending inwardly from the second channel, said second lateral hole configured to engage a second cylindrical fastener to align the second limb end within the channel, wherein the lateral hole extends generally horizontally left to right into the limb pocket body when the limb pocket body is in the upright position 
   
     
     
         10 . The limb pocket assembly of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the limb pocket body further comprises a slot through a side of the limb pocket body, said side defining an outside wall of the channel, wherein the slot is configured to receive the cylindrical fastener therethrough; and   the limb pocket assembly further comprises the riser screw.   
     
     
         11 . The limb pocket assembly of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the limb pocket body further comprises a slot through a side of the limb pocket body, said side defining an outer wall of the channel, wherein:
 the slot is configured to receive the cylindrical fastener therethrough; 
 the slot is sized to match a barrel of the cylindrical fastener such that the cylindrical fastener is held in a double sheer arrangement via the slot in the outer wall of the channel and the lateral hole when the cylindrical fastener is properly assembled in the limb pocket body; and 
 the slot and lateral hole are forward of a central axis of the limb screw hole. 
   
     
     
         12 . The limb pocket assembly of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the channel is narrower near an upper surface of the limb pocket body than at a lower surface of the limb pocket body.   
     
     
         13 . The limb pocket assembly of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the channel is narrower near an upper surface of the limb pocket body than at a lower surface of the limb pocket body;   an inner wall of the channel is generally vertical when the limb pocket body is in the upright position; and   
     
     
         14 . The limb pocket assembly of  claim 9 , wherein:
 an upper surface of the limb pocket body extends further rearward between the first and second channels than at the right side and the left side of the limb pocket body.   
     
     
         15 . The limb pocket assembly of  claim 9  further comprising the limb. 
     
     
         16 . An archery bow comprising:
 a limb pocket assembly comprising:
 a limb pocket body for an archery bow, said limb pocket body comprising: 
 a channel recessed into a lower surface of the body, said channel configured to receive a limb end of a limb such that the limb received therein extends rearward when the limb pocket body is in an upright position and installed on a riser of the archery bow; 
 a limb screw hole extending generally vertically through the limb pocket body when the limb pocket body is in the upright position, wherein: 
 the limb screw hole is configured to receive a riser screw; and 
 the riser screw secures the limb pocket body to a first end of the riser when the riser screw is installed in the limb pocket body and riser; and 
 a lateral hole extending inwardly from the channel, said lateral hole configured to engage a cylindrical fastener to align the limb end within the channel, wherein the lateral hole extends generally horizontally when the limb pocket body is in the upright position; and 
 the cylindrical fastener; 
   the riser configured to receive the riser screw to secure the limb pocket assembly thereto;   a bow string;   a cam system configured to receive the bow string, said cam system configured to secure to the limb opposite the limb pocket body; and   the limb configured to connect between the limb pocket body and the cam system.   
     
     
         17 . The archery bow of  claim 16 , wherein:
 the channel is a first channel at a right side of the limb pocket body when the limb pocket body is in the upright position, the limb screw hole is centered right to left when the limb pocket body is in the upright position, the limb end is a first limb end, the cylindrical fastener is a first cylindrical fastener, and the lateral hole is a first lateral hole extending right to left when the limb pocket body is in the upright position, and wherein the limb pocket body further comprises:
 a second channel at a left side of the limb pocket body, said second channel configured to receive a second limb end of a second limb; 
 a second lateral hole extending inwardly from the second channel, said second lateral hole configured to engage a second cylindrical fastener to align the second limb end within the channel, wherein the lateral hole extends generally horizontally left to right into the limb pocket body when the limb pocket body is in the upright position; and 
   the archery bow further comprises the second limb and the second cylindrical faster.   
     
     
         18 . The archery bow of  claim 16 , wherein:
 the limb pocket body further comprises a slot through a side of the limb pocket body, said side defining an outside wall of the channel, wherein the slot is configured to receive the cylindrical fastener therethrough; and   the limb pocket assembly further comprises the riser screw.   
     
     
         19 . The archery bow of  claim 16 , wherein:
 the limb pocket body further comprises a slot through a side of the limb pocket body, said side defining an outer wall of the channel, wherein:
 the slot is configured to receive the cylindrical fastener therethrough; 
 the slot is sized to match a barrel of the cylindrical fastener such that the cylindrical fastener is held in a double sheer arrangement via the slot in the outer wall of the channel and the lateral hole when the cylindrical fastener is properly assembled in the limb pocket body; and 
 the slot and lateral hole are forward of a central axis of the limb screw hole. 
   
     
     
         20 . The archery bow of  claim 16  wherein:
 the limb pocket assembly is a first limb pocket assembly; 
 the bow further comprises a second limb pocket assembly configured to secure to the riser at a second of the riser opposite the first end of the riser, said second limb pocket assembly being inverted with respect to the first limb pocket assembly when the bow is in the upright position; 
 the bow further comprises another limb configured to connect between the second limb pocket assembly and the cam system; and 
 a bow sight configured to attach to the riser.