# US 10,480,893 B2 · Crossbow with stock overlap

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- Number: US 10,480,893 B2
- Document ID: US10480893B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/934,865
- Filed: 2018-03-23
- Published: 2018-09-27
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2017-03-24
- Assignees: Mcp IP, LLC
- Applicants: Mcp IP, LLC
- Inventors: Mathew A. McPherson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10480893B2

## CPC

- F41B 5/123: {Compound crossbows}
- F41B: WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (projectiles for fishing, e.g. fish-spears, A01K81/00; sports implements for throwing A63B65/00, e.g. boomerangs A63B65/08; stationary apparatus for projecting sports balls, e.g. tennis balls, A63B69/40; throwing or slinging toys A63H33/18; knives, axes B26B; projectiles or missiles other than those incorporating springs as projecting means F42B6/00)

## Abstract

In some embodiments, a crossbow comprises a stock, a fire control assembly and a bow portion. In some embodiments, the bow portion comprises a prod, a first limb, a second limb, a first rotatable member and a second rotatable member. The crossbow comprises a drawn orientation wherein the first rotatable member overlaps with the stock. In some embodiments, a reference line oriented orthogonal to a shooting axis intersects the stock and the first rotatable member. In some embodiments, the reference line is parallel to a rotation axis of the first rotatable member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A crossbow comprising:
a stock comprising a structural portion;
a fire control assembly attached to the stock;
a bow portion attached to the stock, the bow portion comprising a prod, a first limb, a second limb, a bowstring segment, a first rotatable member and a second rotatable member, the bowstring segment arranged to unspool from the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member as the crossbow is drawn;
the crossbow comprising a drawn orientation wherein the first rotatable member overlaps with the structural portion of the stock and a portion of the first rotatable member passes through a sidewall of the stock.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The crossbow of claim 1, wherein a reference line oriented orthogonal to a shooting axis intersects the stock and the first rotatable member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The crossbow of claim 1, wherein the first rotatable member overlaps with the stock.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The crossbow of claim 3, wherein a distance between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member in the drawn condition is less than a width of the stock.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The crossbow of claim 1, the sidewall comprising an aperture, a portion of the first rotatable member oriented in the aperture.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The crossbow of claim 1, comprising a non-drawn orientation wherein the first rotatable member does not overlap with the stock.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The crossbow of claim 1, the stock comprising a single piece of material.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The crossbow of claim 1, the stock comprising a structural component of the crossbow that receives applied forces from the bow portion at a first location and a second location.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The crossbow of claim 8, the first location comprising an attachment between the prod and the stock.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The crossbow of claim 9, the second location comprising an attachment between the first fire control assembly and the stock.

### Claim 11

A crossbow comprising:
a stock comprising a structural portion,
a bow portion comprising a rotatable member and a bowstring segment arranged to unspool from the rotatable member as the crossbow is drawn;
wherein the rotatable member overlaps with the structural portion of the stock and a portion of the first rotatable member passes through a sidewall of the stock.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The crossbow of claim 11, wherein a side of the stock defines a plane, and a portion of the rotatable member is oriented in the plane.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The crossbow of claim 11, wherein a side of the stock comprises an aperture, and a portion of the rotatable member is oriented in the aperture.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The crossbow of claim 11, wherein a side of the stock comprises a cavity, and a portion of the rotatable member is oriented in the cavity.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The crossbow of claim 11, wherein a reference line intersects the stock and the rotatable member.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The crossbow of claim 15, wherein the reference line is oriented orthogonal to a shooting axis of the crossbow.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The crossbow of claim 15, wherein the reference line is oriented parallel to a rotation axis of the rotatable member.

### Claim 18 (depends on 11)

The crossbow of claim 11, the stock comprising a single piece of material.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

The crossbow of claim 11, the bow portion comprising a limb, the rotatable member supported by the limb.