Abstract: A scoring hood for a gaming table, such as an air hockey table, is provided comprising a top, and two sides defining a goal opening which extends into the playing area of the table wherein the sides curve concavedly outwardly from the goal opening to the edge of the playing area.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound archery bow having a handle, a pair of resilient bow limbs, and a pulley system for providing let off. Each of the bow limbs has a mounting portion opposing a tip portion. The mounting portion of each of the bow limbs is fastened to the handle opposite the other. The pulley system includeds a bowstring, a take-up string, and a pair of cam wheels. The wheels are each pivotally mounted to a corresponding bow limb tip portion with the bowstring and take-up string being mounting under tension therebetween. Each of the wheels includes a peripheral bowstring track with a first working length and a peripheral take-up string track with a second working length. A ratio of the first working length to the second working length is at least about 2.5. Additional or alternative cam wheel features include a maximum radius ratio of the first track maximum radius to the second track maximum radius of at least about l.75, in a cam ratio of at least 5 for a drawn position of the bow.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound archery bow having a handle, a pair of resilient bow limbs, and a pulley system for providing let off. Each of the bow limbs has a mounting portion, attached to the handle, and an opposing tip portion which mounts a cam wheel. A bowstring and take-up string are mounted under tension between the cam wheels. The bow limbs are pre-curved; when not under tension and fastened to the handle, the limbs have a curved portion having a radius of curvature of less than about 30 inches, the radius sweeping an angle of at least about 35 degrees such that the tip end is located rearward of the mounting end a distance of at least about two inches.

Abstract: A compound archery bow (101) which includes a rigid handle (102) connected to a pair of opposing bow limbs (130). Each bow limb (130) has a tip portion (134) with a let off pulley system (110) connected therebetween. The curvature of each bow limb is enhanced to reduce the amount of deflection of the pair of bow limbs along a path parallel to the flight path of an arrow shot from the bow. Each bow limb (130) may be pre-curved to attain the desired curvature enhancement.

Abstract: An optimized composite bow limb is provided wherein the bow limb is composed mainly of thin sheets of resin impregnated laminates. In a method for making the composite bow limb, laminates are selectively distributed throughout the limb so as to aid in equalizing the stress throughout the working area of the limb and so as to increase the stiffness in the fork section of the limb. The laminates are layed up as part of a bundle in a mold such that some portions of the bundle have more fabric weaves than other portions of the bundle, and thus have increased thickness. The desired thickness of the limb is defined such that the fork portion has an increased thickness to provide increased stiffness for the tines.

Abstract: An improved cable guard for a compound archery bow having a riser, upper and lower limbs extending from the riser, pulleys mounted on the limbs, one or more cables trained around the pulleys and spanning the limbs, and a bowstring extending between the limbs. The cable guard has a one-piece construction including integrally joined mounting and cable guard portions. The cable guard portion extends rearwardly from the riser offset from the plane of the bow. To minimize lateral deflection caused by side loads generated by the deflected cables, the cable guard portion has a beam height which is increased at the mounting portion joint and continually decreases towards the free end of the cable guard.

Abstract: A three way post on each side of a wheel for a compound bow enables connections to a loop and a ferrule, and provides a clamp connection using a setscrew in a threaded hole in the post. The post is located along a line perpendicular to a diameter intersecting the axle upon which the wheel turns.