Re: Africa
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:05 am
I was the engineering manager at Ben Pearson fron 1974 thru 1982
It was the most rewarding experience of my working career. It spanned the transition from laminated recurve bows to compounds
Jim Dougherty was our Pro at the time and successfully hunted africa with recutves and wood attows.
Many of the folks i worked with had been at Pearson from the 50's
Patent number: 4333443
Abstract: A compound bow, and a cabling system and eccentric for compound bows. Cable end terminals are adapted to be removably coupled together whereby to facilitate field disassembly. The bow has a pair of eccentric pulleys revolvably coupled at its opposite ends, over which a preferably segmented cable system is wound. The cable system preferably comprises a pair of pulley cables having a first end revolvably associated with a pulley and an opposite end adapted to be axially secured to the bow, a pair of string cables each having a first end revolvably associated with one of the pulleys and adapted to be selectively coupled to one of the pulley cable first ends and a second end terminating in a teardrop fitting, and a bow string extending between opposite bow limbs coupled to the teardrop fittings for propelling an arrow. Unique coupling members secured to ends of the pulley cables and the string cables enable them to be removably coupled together.
Type: Grant
Filed: October 14, 1980
Date of Patent: June 8, 1982
Assignee: Ben Pearson Archery Inc.
Inventor: David Roelle
Wish i had pictures of the Pearson shop, Ben designed and built all the specialized equipement. From feather saws and fletching equipement to string machines and fiberglass pultrusion systems for laminates
Stay safe
Dave
It was the most rewarding experience of my working career. It spanned the transition from laminated recurve bows to compounds
Jim Dougherty was our Pro at the time and successfully hunted africa with recutves and wood attows.
Many of the folks i worked with had been at Pearson from the 50's
Patent number: 4333443
Abstract: A compound bow, and a cabling system and eccentric for compound bows. Cable end terminals are adapted to be removably coupled together whereby to facilitate field disassembly. The bow has a pair of eccentric pulleys revolvably coupled at its opposite ends, over which a preferably segmented cable system is wound. The cable system preferably comprises a pair of pulley cables having a first end revolvably associated with a pulley and an opposite end adapted to be axially secured to the bow, a pair of string cables each having a first end revolvably associated with one of the pulleys and adapted to be selectively coupled to one of the pulley cable first ends and a second end terminating in a teardrop fitting, and a bow string extending between opposite bow limbs coupled to the teardrop fittings for propelling an arrow. Unique coupling members secured to ends of the pulley cables and the string cables enable them to be removably coupled together.
Type: Grant
Filed: October 14, 1980
Date of Patent: June 8, 1982
Assignee: Ben Pearson Archery Inc.
Inventor: David Roelle
Wish i had pictures of the Pearson shop, Ben designed and built all the specialized equipement. From feather saws and fletching equipement to string machines and fiberglass pultrusion systems for laminates
Stay safe
Dave