String suppressor
AssigneeHunter's Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsKeith Bartels, Michael Shaffer
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Abstract
Provided is a string suppressor for a crossbow comprising a first suppressor axis; a first suppressor plane containing the first suppressor axis; an elastomeric pad elongated along the first suppressor axis to define a first pad end, and a second pad end opposite the first pad end along the first suppressor axis; wherein the first pad end has a feature adapted for engagement with a crossbow riser; and wherein the second pad end has a string groove formed therein, the string groove being coextensive with the first suppressor plane, and has a cam groove formed therein, the cam groove being coextensive with the first suppressor plane, the cam groove being wide enough to provide a clearance fit with an associated cam.
Claims12
A string suppressor for a crossbow comprising
- a first suppressor axis;
- a first suppressor plane containing the first suppressor axis;
- an elastomeric pad elongated along the first suppressor axis to define
- a first pad end, and
- a second pad end opposite the first pad end along the first suppressor axis;
- wherein the first pad end has a feature adapted for engagement with a crossbow riser;
- and
- wherein the second pad end
- has a string groove formed therein, the string groove being coextensive with the first suppressor plane, and
- has a cam groove formed therein,
- the cam groove being coextensive with the first suppressor plane,
- the cam groove being wide enough to provide a clearance fit with an associated cam.
A crossbow comprising
- a bow having
- a riser having
- a first riser side and
- a second riser side opposite the first riser side,
- a first limb set
- engaged to the first riser side, and
- defining a first limb axis;
- a second limb set,
- engaged to the second riser side, and
- defining a second limb axis parallel to the first limb axis;
- a first cam set having
- a first shaft defining and rotatable about a first cam axis, first shaft engaged with the first limb such that the first cam axis coincides with the first limb axis,
- a bowstring cam of the first cam set operationally engaged with the first shaft to be rotatable about the first cam axis;
- a second cam set having
- a second shaft defining and rotatable about a second cam axis, second shaft engaged with the second limb set such that the second cam axis coincides with the second limb axis;
- a bowstring cam of the second cam set operationally engaged with the second shaft to be rotatable about the second cam axis;
- an elongated bowstring
- having
- a first end of the elongated bowstring operationally engaged with the bowstring cam of the first cam set, and
- a second end of the elongated bowstring opposite the first end of the elongated bowstring operationally engaged with the bowstring cam of the second cam set,
- the bowstring being operable to be moved between
- a cocked bowstring position, and
- an uncocked bowstring position,
- wherein operative motion of the bowstring between the cocked bowstring position and the uncocked bowstring position sweeps out a bowstring operation plane;
- a first string suppressor engaged with the riser having
- a first suppressor axis;
- a first suppressor plane containing the first suppressor axis, the first suppressor plane being coincident with the bowstring operation plane;
- an elastomeric pad elongated along the first suppressor axis to define
- a first pad end, and
- a second pad end opposite the first pad end along the first suppressor axis;
- wherein the first pad end is operatively engaged with the crossbow riser;
- and
- wherein the second pad end
- has a string groove formed therein, the string groove being coextensive with the first suppressor plane, and
- has a cam groove formed therein,
- the cam groove being coextensive with the first suppressor plane,
- the cam groove being wide enough to provide a clearance fit with the bowstring cam of the first cam set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.