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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125302 | DEVICE FOR FIRING A PROJECTILE OR ANOTHER OBJECT TO BE FIRED The present disclosure relates to a device for firing a projectile. The device comprises a stock, at least two elastic members, two levers symmetrically arranged on opposite sides of the stock, a first flexible element connecting the two levers with each other and inten... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120080021 | NARROW CROSSBOW WITH LARGE POWER STROKE A crossbow may include a main beam; a compound bow assembly mounted to the main beam; and, a trigger mechanism mounted to the main beam for use in holding a bowstring in a cocked position. The crossbow may include wheels at opposite ends of the bow that operatively rece... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080020 | NARROW CROSSBOW WITH LARGE POWER STROKE A crossbow may include a main beam; a compound bow assembly mounted to the main beam; and, a trigger mechanism mounted to the main beam for use in holding a bowstring in a cocked position. The crossbow may include wheels at opposite ends of the bow that operatively rece... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120048252 | CROSSBOW A crossbow has a body and a bow. The body has a mounting recess and a percussion device. The percussion device is mounted in the mounting recess and has an outer casing, a safety device and a trigger. The outer casing is mounted in the mounting recess and has an arrow g... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120006311 | Barrel Cable Suppressor A crossbow may comprise a main beam, a trigger mechanism, a bow assembly, and a barrel cable suppressor. The trigger mechanism may be mounted to the main beam for selectively retaining and releasing a bowstring. The bow assembly may extend transversely from a distal end... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120006310 | Archery bows and archery bow components I Compound bows and cross bows with flexible bow limbs and novel, limb-associated mechanisms for adjusting the poundage of the bow. Each flexible bow limb (or element of a split limb bow) is bent against a fulcrum located between the leading and trailing ends of the bow l... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110308508 | Bowstring Cam Arrangement for Compound Long Bow or Crossbow A compound bow or crossbow employs bowstring cams with bowstring cam grooves and power cord cam grooves. Preferably a pair of generally identical power cord cam grooves are positioned axially above and below the bowstring cam groove. The power cords are anchored to a fi... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110283983 | Multi-Position Draw Weight Crossbow A crossbow may include a main beam: (a) a bow assembly including a bow and a bow string adapted to propel an arrow; (b) a trigger mechanism mounted to the main beam; (c) and a bow assembly mounting apparatus for use in selectively mounting the bow assembly at a first lo... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110271938 | CROSSBOW A crossbow has a stock assembly and a bow assembly. The stock assembly has a body, a retainer and a buffering spacer. The retainer is made of hardened plastic and has a vibrating frequency, a bolt groove, a mounting hole and a holding protrusion. The buffering spacer is... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110253118 | Shooting bow A trigger assembly for a crossbow or other weapon system. The trigger assembly includes a trigger arm coupled between a trigger and a sear. The trigger arm is not parallel to the line of fire, thereby allowing for increased mechanical advantage and a smoother, safer tri... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110203561 | Narrow Crossbow With Large Power Stroke A crossbow may include a main beam; a compound bow assembly mounted to the main beam; and, a trigger mechanism mounted to the main beam for use in holding a bowstring in a cocked position. The crossbow may include wheels at opposite ends of the bow that operatively rece... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110197869 | BOW HAVING IMPROVED LIMBS, TRIGGER RELEASES, SAFETY MECHANISMS AND/OR DRY FIRE MECHANISMS The present disclosure provides improved bows (e.g., crossbows and/or vertical bows). More particularly, the present disclosure provides advantageous bows having improved limbs, trigger releases, safety mechanisms and/or dry fire mechanisms. In exemplary embodiments, th... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110041820 | DEVICE FOR LAUNCHING A PROJECTILE OR A LAUNCH OBJECT IN GENERAL A device (1) for launching a projectile, comprising: a stock (2); at least two bending members (10) associated to said stock (2) on opposite sides thereof; tensioning means (323) of said bending members (10), comprising at least... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110030666 | COMPOUND ARCHERY CROSSBOW The invention is directed to a compound archery crossbow wherein the power cables and the bowstring remain substantially parallel allowing the bowstring to be positioned for increased power and accuracy of an arrow and/or wherein the power stroke has been extended by po... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100288254 | UNDERWATER HUNTING GUN OF THE CROSSBOW TYPE WITH EFFORTLESS STRING-DRAWING DEVICE AND LOW RECOIL An underwater hunting gun of the crossbow type uses push-rods for tensioning elastic links, the push-rods being placed laterally on a moving headpiece activated by a lever-operated arming system. The elastic links run freely around the push-rods such that front ends of ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100281751 | ARCHERY CROSSBOW ASSEMBLY A cross bow assembly that combines the use of a peep sight as a rear sight and the quick range finder as a front sight to quickly ascertain the appropriate target and distance without the aid of other devices. The device alleviates the need to use a separate range finde... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100269807 | Crossbow cocking assembly A crossbow with an improved cocking assembly. The improvement includes a means for automatically disengaging a hook associated with a cocking assembly from a bowstring once the bowstring has been drawn the desired distance behind a bowstring retainer. The automatic dise... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100224176 | Modular Crossbow A crossbow comprising a tiller, a prod and a trigger mechanism. The tiller comprises a butt and at least one track, and is configured to support a bolt. The prod comprises a bow; a bow string; and a bow base arranged to connect the bow to the track(s). The trigger mecha... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100224177 | MODULAR CROSSBOW A modular crossbow for shooting a bolt and a method of customizing thereof. One modular crossbow comprises a tiller; a prod comprising a bow and a bow string, the bow attached to the tiller by a prod fastener at a predefined prod location; and a trigger mechanism attach... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100186728 | Crossbow Angled Grip An angled grip may allow a wrist, a palm, and a forearm of an associated user to be substantially aligned when aiming or discharging a weapon. The angled grip may be selectively attachable to the weapon and may comprise a ball joint mount for operatively connecting the ... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100170487 | Release Assembly for Crossbow A crossbow includes an elongated frame coupled to a riser at a first end thereof. The riser supports a pair of flexible limbs, and a bowstring extends between such limbs. A movable bowstring release is used both to retract the bowstring into a drawn position, and to rel... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100170489 | Crossbow Stock Having Lower Floating Rail A crossbow has a riser, flexible limbs, a bowstring extending between the tips of the limbs for propelling an arrow, and an elongated frame extending from the riser. A bowstring release proximate the rear end of the elongated frame includes a trigger for releasing the b... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100170488 | Compact Winding Mechanism for Crossbow A crossbow includes an elongated frame coupled to a riser at a first end thereof and attached to an upper housing at its second end generally above the trigger region. The riser supports a pair of flexible limbs, and a bowstring extends between such limbs. A bowstring r... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100170486 | Crossbow Accessory for Lower Receiver of Rifle and Related Method A crossbow accessory for coupling to a modular lower receiver of a rifle includes an elongated frame coupled to a riser at a first end, and coupled above the lower receiver at its second end. An upper housing secured to the second end of the frame includes a rope spool ... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100154762 | Compound archery bow with intermediate cable pulleys A compound archery bow includes a bow handle having projecting limbs, and first and second pulleys mounted on the respective limbs for rotation around respective axes. A bow cable system includes a bowstring cable extending between the pulleys, and first and second powe... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100116259 | REVERSE CROSSBOW The invention relates sports and hunting throwing weapon. Reverse crossbow contains limbs riser 1 in combination with limbs 2, cams 9, bowstrings and cables 11, 12, 13, a barrel where said limbs riser is placed, a trigger mechanism 4 a... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100012108 | Crossbow Grip Guard A crossbow having a crossbow grip guard that has a member that extends outwardly in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the crossbow barrel or stock, and wherein the member extends for a length in a direction that is substantially... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100012107 | Crossbow Support Rod A weapon, such as a crossbow or firearm, may have a main beam, a trigger mechanism mounted to the main beam and, a support rod that can be positioned into a first use position and a second stowed position. The support rod may have a first end used to support the main be... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100000503 | Multi-Position Draw Weight Crossbow A crossbow may include a main beam: (a) a bow assembly including a bow and a bow string adapted to propel an arrow; (b) a trigger mechanism mounted to the main beam; (c) and a bow assembly mounting apparatus for use in selectively mounting the bow assembly at a first lo... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090314271 | Sport bow and crossbow, with one or both limbs elastically deforming by deflection or simultaneous deflection and bending Bows and crossbows having two limbs, of which at least one limb (4a, 4c or 36a) can elastically deform by deflection or simultaneous deflection and bending thanks to the synergy of the draw on the string (10) and on auxil... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090277435 | Cocking Winch Apparatus For A Crossbow, Crossbow System Including The Cocking Winch Apparatus, And Method Of Using Same A crossbow having a bowstring cocking winch apparatus, a cocking winch apparatus usable with a crossbow, and a method of operating the apparatus are described. The cocking winch apparatus includes a projecting alignment member having a non-round cross-sectional shape, w... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090223500 | DEVICE FOR LAUNCHING A PROJECTILE OR A LAUNCH OBJECT IN GENERAL Device for launching a projectile or a launch object in general, comprising: a stock having a longitudinal development direction between a rear or proximal end and a front or distal end; at least two bending members associated to said stock on opposite sides of it and h... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090194086 | Shooting bow A trigger assembly for a crossbow or other weapon system. The trigger assembly includes a trigger arm coupled between a trigger and a sear. The trigger arm is not parallel to the line of fire, thereby allowing for increased mechanical advantage and a smoother, safer tri... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090178658 | Crossbow with Removable Prod A crossbow (1) comprises α stock (2) having a detachable, pre-struπg prod (10), with the stock (2) including a recess (20) for receiving the pre-strung prod (10), a latch (24) pivotally attached to the stock (2) ... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090178657 | Vibration Dampening Arrow Retention Spring A crossbow includes a body having a stock member and a barrel connected to the stock member. The barrel has an arrow receiving area for receiving an arrow. The crossbow also includes a bow having a pair of bow arms, a bowstring connected to the bow arms, a bowstring rel... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090114200 | Anti dry-fire device for crossbows An anti dry-fire device for crossbows mounted on a viewfinder mount has a catch rotationally attached to a catch holder by way of an attachment pin. A catch biasing means to bias the catch. A lock-unlock means slidingly engaged on the top of the viewfinder mount. The lo... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090101126 | Crossbow having elongated draw length A novel embodiment of a crossbow (10) includes an elongated draw length and a rifle-type stock (134) with a tubular barrel (106) designed to shoot standard three-fletch arrows (120) with a three-blade hunting tip. When the main string (105... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20080251058 | Compact Crossbow with Improved Efficiency A “cross-over” compound crossbow includes a stock and barrel assembly attached to a horizontally mounted compound bow. The compound bow component is similar to that of U.S. Pat. No. 7,047,958 and includes an alternative arrow support system to achieve higher arrow v... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080202487 | CROSSBOW DRY FIRE ARRESTOR AND CROSSBOW IMPACT COMPENSATOR Disclosed in a dry fire arrestor for a crossbow having a trigger mechanism operable to fire an arrow or bolt, that includes a spring plate, trigger sear connected to the trigger mechanism, an anti-dry fire bar for engaging and disengaging the trigger sear. The dry fire ... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080168969 | Powerstroke Crossbow A crossbow having an increased powerstroke and reduced noise. The powerstroke is increased by inverting the limb orientation from the standard crossbow arrangement and locating string guides at least partially forward and rearward of the ends of the limbs. The bowstring... | 07/17/2008 |
