Offset stabilizer

Abstract

An archery bow includes a riser having an offset riser portion, a bowstring, and a stabilizer mount. The riser defines a vertical center plane that divides the handle portion into right and left sides when the bow is positioned upright and ready for use. The bowstring extends between opposing ends of the handle portion. The stabilizer mount is mounted to the offset riser portion so that the stabilizer is offset laterally and vertically from the handgrip and vertical center plane, respectively, of the archery bow to compensate for archery accessories attached to the bow.

1 . An archery bow, comprising:
 a riser having an offset riser portion the riser having a vertical center plane that divides the riser into right and left sides when the archery bow is positioned upright and ready for use;   a bowstring;   a stabilizer secured to the offset riser portion, the stabilizer being positioned on the riser offset from the vertical center plane.   
     
     
         2 . The archery bow of  claim 1  wherein the vertical center plane is a weighted center plane that divides the riser into equal weight right and left sides when the archery bow is positioned upright. 
     
     
         3 . The archery bow of  claim 1  wherein the riser includes a handgrip, and further comprising a stabilizer mount positioned on the offset riser portion vertically below the handgrip when the archery bow is positioned upright. 
     
     
         4 . The archery bow of  claim 3  wherein the stabilizer mount is connected to a side surface of the riser. 
     
     
         5 . The archery bow of  claim 1  further comprising a cable guard secured on one side of the riser, and the stabilizer is secured to an opposite side of the riser. 
     
     
         6 . The archery bow of  claim 1  further comprising a stabilizer mount secured to the offset riser portion of the riser to which the stabilizer is mounted, and at least one accessory supported by the riser, the stabilizer being arranged and configured to at least partially offset an imbalance in the archery bow created by the at least one accessory. 
     
     
         7 . An archery bow comprising:
 a riser having an offset riser section;   limbs extending from the riser;   a bowstring extending between the limbs;   a stabilizer mounted to the offset riser section and extending forward from the riser, the stabilizer being offset laterally from a vertical weighted centerline of the archery bow when the archery bow is positioned upright and ready for use.   
     
     
         8 . The archery bow of  claim 7 , wherein the vertical weighted centerline is aligned with a plane extending through the bowstring, limbs and riser. 
     
     
         9 . The archery bow of  claim 7 , wherein the riser includes left and right side surfaces when the archery bow is positioned upright, and the stabilizer is mounted to one of the left and right side surfaces of the offset riser section. 
     
     
         10 . The archery bow of  claim 7 , wherein the offset riser section includes a stabilizer mounting aperture configured to mount the stabilizer to the riser. 
     
     
         11 . The archery bow of  claim 7 , further comprising a stabilizer mount connected to the riser and configured to support the stabilizer. 
     
     
         12 . An archery bow stabilizer assembly, comprising:
 a stabilizer mount configured for direct attachment to a side surface of an offset portion of an archery bow riser, the stabilizer mount being offset from a vertical center plane of the archery bow riser when the archery bow riser is positioned upright and ready for use;   a stabilizer releasably mounted to the stabilizer mount.   
     
     
         13 . The archery bow stabilizer assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the stabilizer is configured to offset weight imbalances in the archery bow riser. 
     
     
         14 . The archery bow stabilizer assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the stabilizer mount is configured for attachment to the archery bow riser with a plurality of fasteners. 
     
     
         15 . The archery bow stabilizer assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the stabilizer mount includes a threaded bore sized to receive a threaded shank of the stabilizer. 
     
     
         16 . A method of stabilizing an archery bow, comprising:
 providing an archery bow, having a riser with an offset riser portion, and a stabilizer;   mounting the stabilizer to the offset riser portion of the riser of the archery bow so that the stabilizer is mounted directly to the riser in a manner that is laterally offset from a vertical weighted center plane when the archery bow is in an upright position ready for use, the stabilizer extending in a forward direction.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising providing at least one accessory and mounting the at least one accessory to the archery bow, the stabilizer compensating for at least some imbalances in the archery bow imposed by the at least one accessory. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the archery bow includes a riser, limbs mounted to the riser, and a bowstring extending between the limbs, and the vertical weighted center plane extends through the riser, limbs and bowstring. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the archery bow includes a riser having a handgrip, and the vertical weighted center plane extends through the handgrip. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein mounting the stabilizer includes connecting the stabilizer to a right side surface or a left side surface of the archery bow when the archery bow is in an upright position ready for use.