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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104461 | 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 ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8061339 | 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... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8042530 | 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 | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033275 | 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 firs... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8020543 | Crossbow dry fire arrestor 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 f... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7997258 | 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 t... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7958878 | Camouflage and support assembly for a crossbow A camouflage and support assembly for a cross bow is disclosed. The assembly is comprised of a camouflage having an opening for shooting the arrow through while the hunter is hidden from view, and a clamp for affixing the crossbow stirrup onto the camouflage. The as... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7938108 | Reverse crossbow This invention relates to sporting and hunting throwing weaponry, more specifically, crossbow. The crossbow comprises a limbs riser, limbs oriented towards the shot direction, cams installed on the ends of said limbs, bowstring and cables passing through said cams a... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7891348 | 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 arr... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7836871 | 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 bowst... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832386 | Narrow crossbow with large power stroke A crossbow may include a main beam; a compound bow assembly mounted to the main beam including a riser and a pair of bow limbs; 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 o... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7823572 | 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 ( | 11/02/2010 |
| 7814894 | 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. Th... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7810480 | 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 sp... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7784453 | Draw mechanism for a crossbow A draw mechanism for a crossbow comprises a drive gear, coupling gear, retaining member, one-way rotary clutch, retainer, rotary drive member, tension member, and catch. The drive gear is coupled to the coupling gear. The retaining member and coupling gear are coaxi... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7779824 | Crossbow with stock safety mechanism A crossbow includes a safety mechanism located on the stock of the crossbow that prevents the crossbow from firing until the safety mechanism is properly engaged. The safety mechanism includes a push button that requires the operator appendages to be securely below ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7770567 | Safety trigger for a crossbow A trigger assembly for a crossbow comprises a caliper, a trigger mechanism, a safety mechanism, and a bolt sensor. The caliper retains or releases a bowstring. The trigger mechanism holds the caliper against its bias to retain the bowstring, or releases the caliper ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7753041 | Crossbow A crossbow that enables arrows to be shot with simple operation is provided. The crossbow includes a bow stock that has a fitting recess for a cylinder formed between a front end and a rear end thereof, a bow that is attached to the front end of the bow stock therea... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7748370 | Method of cocking a crossbow having increased performance A crossbow (20) has a stock (21) which can be adjusted in length by utilization of an adjustment mechanism (34). In order to conveniently cock the crossbow (20) the adjustment mechanism (34) is used to shorten the length of the sto... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7677233 | 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 mai... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7661418 | 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 substanti... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7624724 | 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 firs... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7624725 | Crossbow cocking system A system (30) for cocking a crossbow (10) includes two connectors (33) each having a hook (35) adapted to engage a bow string (24) on each side of the stock (11) of the crossbow (10). Each connector (33) includ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7588022 | Trigger assembly with a safety device for a crossbow A trigger assembly has a housing, a trigger, a string holder, a bowstring catch biasing member, a safety pin, a safety lock, a pushing arm, a block, a block biasing member and a string stop. The housing has a mouth. The trigger has a trigger element and an actuating... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7584750 | Bow for a crossbow A bow for a crossbow includes a retainer, two holders, two limbs, two mounting members and two fastening members. The retainer has two inclined surfaces having a receiving recess. Each holder is mounted on one of the inclined surfaces and includes a base, a cover an... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7455059 | 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... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7363921 | 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 bowst... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7334575 | Bow limb fixation member An improved archery bow having innovative bow limb pockets. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328693 | Reverse draw technology archery The nature of the current invention is an archery device that uses what I claim as Reverse Draw Technology. In essance, what this is, is pulling the launch string of a bow or crossbow in the opposite direction that it is pulled in all prior art. Pulling the launch s... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7281534 | Crossbow with stock safety mechanism A crossbow includes a safety mechanism located on the stock of the crossbow that prevents the crossbow from firing until the safety mechanism is properly engaged. The safety mechanism includes a push button that requires the operator appendages to be securely below ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270589 | Resilient leg design for hopping running and walking machines A leg for use on hopping, running, jumping and walking machines. As incorporated into the bow leg hopper robot, a thrust actuator provides elastic energy to the leg which is automatically released during stance to control hopping height. Lateral motion is controlled... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7204242 | Tiller, bow and trigger mechanism for a crossbow, and a crossbow The invention relates to a tiller for a crossbow which has a cocking lever in the form of an upper arm (1) and a lower arm (2) pivotally connected with each other about an axis (X) in the front part of the tiller, whereas in the rear part of the tiller... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188615 | Adjustable cam for a crossbow An adjustable cam for a crossbow has a main disk, a weight-adjusting block and a length-adjusting block. The main disk has two sides, a group of string hooks, a group of weight-selecting holes, and a group of length-selecting holes. The group of string hooks is form... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178514 | Crossbow with a vibration-damping device A crossbow with a vibration-damping device has a stock assembly, a bow assembly, a bushing and at least one resilient element. The stock assembly has a front end. The bow assembly is attached to the front end of the stock assembly. The bushing is clamped between the... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174884 | Trigger assembly A crossbow having an improved firing assembly. The improved assembly attaches to a bowstring at a single point and draws the string back to have the string retained between a first string retainer and a second string retainer. By allowing the string to be drawn util... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7107979 | Sling shot blow gun combination device A unique human powered weapon for hunting or target shooting combining a sling shot, an arrow shooting device and a blow gun with sights and collapsability. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100590 | Bowstring drawing device for a crossbow A bowstring drawing device for a crossbow has a mounting base, a reeling device and a hook. The mounting base has a rail. The reeling device has a casing with a bottom face and a rail recess defined in the bottom face of the casing to slidably engage with the rail o... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077116 | Archery bow limb attachment An archery bow limb attachment construction includes a limb bolt washer having a flat undersurface opposed to an outer surface on the limb, a leg extending from the undersurface into a non-round opening in the limb to prevent rotation of the limb bolt washer with re... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066166 | Kwick-cock A crossbow bowstring drawing device which can be operated in two seconds, has one moving part, and is relatively simple and inexpensive to make. It reduces the necessary applied force so that any adult with normal motion capability can operate it. The basis for the ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7043864 | Spear gun sight assembly A spear gun sight assembly includes a rear sight with a first plate having a generally perpendicular bend therein such that a vertically orientated lower portion and a horizontally orientated upper portion are defined. A peep sight is attached to and extends upwardl... | 05/16/2006 |
