Patent attributes
The present invention concerns a cable guard for use with a compound bow, the compound bow having a handle portion and a pair of opposite bow limbs, a first and a second cable which cross one another in extending between opposite bow limbs and a bowstring, the cable guard includes: a rod having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the rod is attached to the handle portion of the compound bow; a housing disposed at the second end of the rod; a pair of swing arms extending opposite to each other and outwardly from the housing in the direction of the bow limbs, the pair of swing arms pivotally connected about a point near one end of the housing; a biasing device in contact with the other end of the housing and the second end of the rod; and wherein when the bowstring is drawn to a draw position, the swing arms move in the direction of the bowstring moving the housing in the direction of the handle compressing the biasing device.