Accessory Mounts For Archery Bows And Related Apparatuses

Abstract

An archery bow includes a riser, a limb, and a standoff. The riser has a first lateral side and a second lateral side. The first lateral side has a first set of braces defining a first plane. The second lateral side has a second set of braces defining a second plane. The limb extends from the riser. The standoff is couplable to an archery bow accessory. The standoff extends through the first plane and couples to the second lateral side.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . An archery bow, comprising:
 a riser having a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the first lateral side having a first set of braces defining a first plane, the second lateral side having a second set of braces defining a second plane;   a limb extending from the riser; and   a standoff couplable to an archery bow accessory, the standoff extending through the first plane and coupling to the second lateral side.   
     
     
         2 . The archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein the first set of braces and the second set of braces define a tunnel cavity between the first lateral side and the second lateral side. 
     
     
         3 . The archery bow of  claim 2 , wherein the standoff is disposed within the tunnel cavity. 
     
     
         4 . The archery bow of  claim 2 , wherein the standoff has a length that is greater than a width of the tunnel cavity. 
     
     
         5 . The archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first set of braces define an aperture; and   the standoff is free-floating within the aperture.   
     
     
         6 . The archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the standoff is a first standoff;   the first lateral side includes a third set of braces defining a third plane;   the second lateral side includes a fourth set of braces defining a fourth plane; and   the archery bow further comprises a second standoff extending through the third plane and coupling to the second lateral side.   
     
     
         7 . The archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein the first plane extends parallel to the second plane. 
     
     
         8 . The archery bow of  claim 1 , wherein the riser includes a standoff engagement feature defined by the second set of braces, the standoff engagement feature facing the first plane, the standoff engagement feature configured to receive a proximal end of the standoff. 
     
     
         9 . The archery bow of  claim 8 , wherein the standoff engagement feature defines a through-hole. 
     
     
         10 . The archery bow of  claim 9 , wherein the standoff is configured to couple to the riser by engaging a fastener disposed within the through-hole. 
     
     
         11 . An archery bow riser, comprising:
 a first lateral side, the first lateral side having a first set of braces defining a first plane;   a second lateral side, the second lateral side having a second set of braces defining a second plane; and   a standoff engagement feature defined by the second set of braces, the standoff engagement feature facing the first plane.   
     
     
         12 . The archery bow riser of  claim 11 , wherein the standoff engagement feature has a recessed portion configured to receive an archery accessory. 
     
     
         13 . The archery bow riser of  claim 11 , wherein the standoff engagement feature defines a through-hole. 
     
     
         14 . The archery bow riser of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the first set of braces and the second set of braces define a tunnel cavity between the first lateral side and the second lateral side; and   the tunnel cavity is configured to receive a standoff.   
     
     
         15 . The archery bow riser of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the standoff engagement feature is a first standoff engagement feature;   the first lateral side includes a third set of braces defining a third plane;   the second lateral side includes a fourth set of braces defining a fourth plane;   the archery bow riser further comprises a second standoff engagement feature defined by the fourth set of braces, the second standoff engagement feature facing the third plane.   
     
     
         16 . The archery bow of  claim 15 , wherein the second lateral side defines an arrow shelf. 
     
     
         17 . The archery bow of  claim 16 , wherein the arrow shelf is disposed between the first standoff engagement feature and the second standoff engagement feature. 
     
     
         18 . The archery bow of  claim 16 , wherein the second plane intersects the arrow shelf. 
     
     
         19 . An archery bow, comprising:
 a limb;   a bowstring;   a riser, comprising:
 a first lateral side having a first set of braces defining an aperture; 
 a second lateral side having a second set of braces; 
 a standoff engagement feature coupled to one or more braces of the second set of braces; and 
   a standoff configured to be coupled to the standoff engagement feature, wherein:
 the aperture has a first cross-sectional area through a cross-section; 
 the standoff has a second cross-sectional area through the cross-section; and 
 the first cross-sectional area is at least three times larger than the second cross-sectional area. 
   
     
     
         20 . The archery bow of  claim 19 , wherein the cross-section extends parallel to the aperture.