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US 10,539,388 B2Granted
Interchangeable crossbow cocking system
AssigneeHunter's Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsMichael Shaffer, Eric VanKeulen
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Abstract
Provided is a crossbow cocking system comprising a crossbow stock having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a first receptacle extending through the stock from the first side of the stock to the second side of the stock; a first adapter plate adapted for selectable and operational engagement with the first receptacle; and a cocking device engaged with the first adapter plate, and extending through the first adapter plate.
Claims20
A crossbow cocking system comprising:
- a crossbow stock having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
- a receptacle extending through the stock from the first side of the stock to the second side of the stock;
- a first adapter plate adapted to be attached to the crossbow stock;
- and
- a cocking device that:
- (1) engages the first adapter plate, and (2) extends through the first adapter plate;
- wherein:
- (1) one of the receptacle and the first adapter plate has a first tab cavity;
- and
- (2) the other of the receptacle and the first adapter plate has a first tab that engages the first tab cavity when the first adapter plate is attached to the crossbow stock.
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A crossbow comprising:
- a crossbow stock having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
- a bowstring supported to the crossbow stock and adapted to be moved between an uncocked position and a cocked position by a cocking operation;
- a receptacle extending through the stock from the first side of the stock to the second side of the stock;
- a first adapter plate adapted to be attached to the crossbow stock;
- and
- a cocking device that:
- (1) engages the first adapter plate;
- and (2) is operable to move the bowstring from the uncocked position to the cocked position when the first adapter plate is attached to the crossbow stock;
- wherein:
- (1) one of the receptacle and the first adapter plate has a first tab cavity;
- (2) the other of the receptacle and the first adapter plate has a first tab that engages the first tab cavity when the first adapter plate is attached to the crossbow stock;
- (3) one of the receptacle and the first adapter plate has a second tab cavity;
- and
- (4) the other of the receptacle and the first adapter plate has a second tab that engages the second tab cavity when the first adapter plate is attached to the crossbow stock.
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A crossbow cocking method comprising the steps of:
- (A) providing a crossbow including:
- (1) a crossbow stock having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
- (2) a bowstring supported to the crossbow stock and adapted to be moved between an uncocked position and a cocked position by a cocking operation;
- (3) a receptacle extending through the stock from the first side of the stock to the second side of the stock;
- (4) a first adapter plate;
- and (5) a cocking device;
- (B) providing one of the receptacle and the first adapter plate with a first tab cavity;
- (C) providing the other of the receptacle and the first adapter plate with a first tab;
- (D) providing the bowstring to be cockable using these steps:
- (1) engaging the first tab to the first tab cavity to attach the first adapter plate to the crossbow stock;
- (2) attaching the cocking device to the first adapter plate;
- and
- (3) operating the cocking device to move the bowstring from the uncocked position to the cocked position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.