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US 11,306,994 B2Granted
Reset mechanism for a crossbow
AssigneeHunter's Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsMichael Shaffer, Richard Bednar, Steven Bednar, Phillip Bednar, Eric VanKeulen, Gary Smith, Jr., Robert Seymour, Keith Bartels
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Abstract
A crossbow reset mechanism may be used to reset a safety activator and a de-cock activator. The reset mechanism may reset the safety and de-cock activators simultaneously.
Claims20
A crossbow comprising:
- a longitudinally extending main beam;
- a bow mechanism including:
- (1) a pair of outwardly extending bow limbs extending transversely from opposite lateral sides of the main beam;
- and (2) a bowstring operatively engaged to the outwardly extending bow limbs and movable from:
- (a) an un-cocked position;
- to (b) a cocked position;
- a string latch that selectively holds the bowstring in the cocked position and that is movable into:
- (1) a first string latch position;
- (2) a second string latch position distinct from the first string latch position;
- and (3) a third string latch position distinct from the first and second string latch positions;
- a first activator selectively movable from:
- (1) a first position that prevents the string latch from being moved into the second string latch position;
- into (2) a second position that permits the string latch to be moved into the second string latch position;
- a second activator selectively movable from:
- (1) a first position that prevents the string latch from being moved into the third string latch position;
- into (2) a second position that permits the string latch to be moved into the third string latch position;
- and
- a third activator selectively movable from:
- (1) a first position;
- into (2) a second position to simultaneously:
- (a) move the first activator from its second position to its first position;
- and (b) move the second activator from its second position to its first position.
19 more elements
A crossbow method comprising the steps of:
- A) providing a crossbow including:
- a longitudinally extending main beam;
- a bow mechanism including:
- (1) a pair of outwardly extending bow limbs extending transversely from opposite lateral sides of the main beam;
- and (2) a bowstring operatively engaged to the outwardly extending bow limbs and movable from:
- (a) an un-cocked position;
- to (b) a cocked position;
- and
- a string latch that selectively holds the bowstring in the cocked position and that is movable into:
- (1) a first string latch position;
- (2) a second string latch position distinct from the first string latch position;
- and (3) a third string latch position distinct from the first and second string latch positions;
- B) providing a first activator that is selectively movable from:
- (1) a first position that prevents the string latch from being moved into the second string latch position;
- into (2) a second position that permits the string latch to be moved into the second string latch position;
- C) providing a second activator that is selectively movable from:
- (1) a first position that prevents the string latch from being moved into the third string latch position;
- into (2) a second position that permits the string latch to be moved into the third string latch position;
- and
- D) providing a third activator that is selectively movable from:
- (1) a first position;
- into (2) a second position to simultaneously:
- (a) move the first activator from its second position to its first position;
- and (b) move the second activator from its second position to its first position.
21 more elements
A crossbow assembly for use with an associated crossbow including a longitudinally extending main beam;
- a bow mechanism including:
- (1) a pair of outwardly extending bow limbs extending transversely from opposite lateral sides of the main beam;
- and (2) a bowstring operatively engaged to the outwardly extending bow limbs and movable from:
- (a) an un-cocked position;
- to (b) a cocked position;
- and a string latch that selectively holds the bowstring in the cocked position and that is movable into:
- (1) a first string latch position;
- (2) a second string latch position distinct from the first string latch position;
- and (3) a third string latch position distinct from the first and second string latch positions;
- the crossbow assembly comprising:
- a first activator selectively movable from:
- (1) a first position that prevents the string latch from being moved into the second string latch position;
- into (2) a second position that permits the string latch to be moved into the second string latch position;
- a second activator selectively movable from:
- (1) a first position that prevents the string latch from being moved into the third string latch position;
- into (2) a second position that permits the string latch to be moved into the third string latch position;
- and
- a third activator selectively movable from:
- (1) a first position;
- into (2) a second position to simultaneously:
- (a) move the first activator from its second position to its first position;
- and (b) move the second activator from its second position to its first position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.