Cable adjustment assembly for compound bow

Abstract

A compound bow includes a cable assembly including an adjustment assembly. The adjustment assembly has a first unit and a second unit on a rotational axis of the cable assembly. A first cable segment has a terminal end rotationally fixed to the first unit. A second cable segment has a terminal end rotationally fixed to the second unit. The adjustment assembly includes a lock between the first unit and the second unit. The lock is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The first unit and the second unit are rotatable relative to each other about the rotational axis R of the adjustment assembly when the lock is in the unlocked position. The first unit and the second unit are fixed relative to each other about the rotational axis of the adjustment assembly when the lock is in the locked position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A compound bow comprising:
 a riser;   a first limb and a second limb each supported by the riser; and   a cable assembly connecting the first limb and the second limb along a longitudinal axis of the cable assembly;   the cable assembly including an adjustment assembly having a first unit and a second unit on a rotational axis of the adjustment assembly;   the cable assembly including a first cable segment having a terminal end rotationally fixed to the first unit, the first cable segment extending from the first unit toward the first limb;   the cable assembly including a second cable segment having a terminal end rotationally fixed to the second unit, the second cable segment extending from the second unit toward the second limb;   the adjustment assembly including a lock between the first unit and the second unit, the lock being movable between a locked position and an unlocked position; and   the first unit and the second unit being rotatable relative to each other about the rotational axis of the adjustment assembly when the lock is in the unlocked position, and the first unit and the second unit being fixed relative to each other about the rotational axis of the adjustment assembly when the lock is in the locked position.   
     
     
         2 . The compound bow as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the lock includes a fastener engaged with the first unit, the fastener being moveable relative to the first unit between the locked position and the unlocked position, the fastener being fixed to the first unit and the second unit in the locked position and being disengaged with the second unit in the unlocked position. 
     
     
         3 . The compound bow as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the lock includes a hole in the first unit, the hole having a hole axis transverse to the second unit, the fastener being in the hole and movable along the hole axis between the locked position and the unlocked position. 
     
     
         4 . The compound bow as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the hole and the fastener are threaded. 
     
     
         5 . The compound bow as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the lock includes a fastener engaged with the first unit, the fastener being moveable relative to the first unit along a fastener axis between the locked position and the unlocked position, the fastener being fixed to the first unit and the second unit in the locked position and being disengaged with the second unit in the unlocked position, the fastener axis being transverse to the rotational axis of the adjustment assembly. 
     
     
         6 . The compound bow as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the first unit includes a bore having an axis on the rotational axis of the adjustment assembly, the second unit having a head retained in the bore. 
     
     
         7 . The compound bow as set forth in  claim 6 , wherein the lock is engaged with the second unit in the bore in the locked position and is disengaged with the second unit in the unlocked position. 
     
     
         8 . The compound bow as set forth in  claim 1 , further comprising a first cam rotatably connected to the first limb and a second cam rotatably connected to the second limb, the cable assembly being fixed to the first pully and the second cam. 
     
     
         9 . The compound bow as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the rotational axis of the adjustment assembly and the longitudinal axis of the cable assembly are colinear. 
     
     
         10 . A cable assembly for a compound bow, the cable assembly comprising:
 an adjustment assembly having a first unit and a second unit on a rotational axis of the adjustment assembly;   a first cable segment having a terminal end rotationally fixed to the first unit;   the cable assembly including a second cable segment having a terminal end rotationally fixed to the second unit; and   a lock between the first unit and the second unit, the lock being movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;   the first unit and the second unit being rotatable relative to each other about the rotational axis of the adjustment assembly when the lock is in the unlocked position, and the first unit and the second unit being fixed relative to each other about the rotational axis of the adjustment assembly when the lock is in the locked position.   
     
     
         11 . The cable assembly as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein the lock includes a fastener engaged with the first unit, the fastener being moveable relative to the first unit between the locked position and the unlocked position, the fastener being fixed to the first unit and the second unit in the locked position and being disengaged with the second unit in the unlocked position. 
     
     
         12 . The cable assembly as set forth in  claim 11 , wherein the lock includes a hole in the first unit, the hole having a hole axis transverse to the second unit, the fastener being in the hole and movable along the hole axis between the locked position and the unlocked position. 
     
     
         13 . The cable assembly as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the hole and the fastener are threaded. 
     
     
         14 . The cable assembly as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein the first unit includes a bore having an axis on the rotational axis of the adjustment assembly, the second unit having a head retained in the bore. 
     
     
         15 . The cable assembly as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein the head is fixed relative to the first unit in the locked position and is rotatable relative to the first unit about the rotational axis in the unlocked position. 
     
     
         16 . The cable assembly as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein the lock is engaged with the second unit in the bore in the locked position and is disengaged with the second unit in the unlocked position. 
     
     
         17 . A cable-adjustment assembly for a compound bow, the cable-adjustment assembly comprising:
 a first unit configured to be rotationally fixed to a terminal end of a first cable segment;   a second unit configured to be rotationally fixed to a terminal end of a second cable segment; and   a lock between the first unit and the second unit, the lock being movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;   the first unit and the second unit being rotatable relative to each other about a rotational axis of the adjustment assembly when the lock is in the unlocked position, and the first unit and the second unit being fixed relative to each other about the rotational axis of the adjustment assembly when the lock is in the locked position.   
     
     
         18 . The cable-adjustment assembly as set forth in  claim 17 , wherein the lock includes a fastener engaged with the first unit, the fastener being moveable relative to the first unit between the locked position and the unlocked position, the fastener being fixed to the first unit and the second unit in the locked position and being disengaged with the second unit in the unlocked position. 
     
     
         19 . The cable-adjustment assembly as set forth in  claim 18 , wherein the lock includes a hole in the first unit, the hole having a hole axis transverse to the second unit, the fastener being in the hole and movable along the hole axis between the locked position and the unlocked position. 
     
     
         20 . The cable-adjustment assembly as set forth in  claim 19 , wherein the hole and the fastener are threaded. 
     
     
         21 . The cable-adjustment assembly as set forth in  claim 17 , wherein the first unit includes a bore having an axis on the rotational axis of the adjustment assembly, the second unit having a head retained in the bore. 
     
     
         22 . The cable-adjustment assembly as set forth in  claim 21 , wherein the head is fixed relative to the first unit in the locked position and is rotatable relative to the first unit about the rotational axis in the unlocked position. 
     
     
         23 . The cable-adjustment assembly as set forth in  claim 21 , wherein the lock is engaged with the second unit in the bore in the locked position and is disengaged with the second unit in the unlocked position.