Repeating toy crossbow
AssigneeBarnett Outdoors, LLC
InventorDavid A Barnett
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Abstract
A repeating crossbow having a pump-action reloading mechanism. The crossbow includes an elongated body with a shooting track and a holding chamber configured to house one or more projectiles. A hatch is coupled to the body and configured to move between a first position aligned with the shooting track and a second position at least partially aligned with the holding chamber. A palm rest is slidingly connected to the elongated body. Sliding the palm rest in a rearward direction causes the hatch to move from the first position into the second position. A biasing member within the holding chamber ejects a projectile onto the hatch. Sliding the palm rest in a forward direction to return to its default position causes the hatch to return to its first position, bringing the projectile into alignment with the shooting track.
Claims23
A repeating crossbow, comprising:
- an elongated body having a shooting track and a longitudinally extending holding chamber, wherein the longitudinally extending holding chamber is configured to house a plurality of darts horizontally positioned end-to-end within the longitudinally extending holding chamber, wherein the shooting track is positioned on a top surface of the elongated body and is configured to allow travel of one of the plurality of darts thereon when the repeating crossbow is fired;
- a biasing member disposed within the longitudinally extending holding chamber, wherein the biasing member is configured to bias the plurality of darts toward an opening of the longitudinally extending holding chamber;
- a hatch coupled to the elongated body, wherein the hatch is configured to transition between a first position in which a leading edge of the hatch is aligned with the shooting track and a second position in which the leading edge of the hatch is at least partially aligned with the opening of the longitudinally extending holding chamber to receive one of the plurality of darts;
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- a projectile retention assembly secured to the elongated body above the shooting track, the projectile retention assembly including a hood configured to retain one of the plurality of darts on the hatch when the hatch is in the first position.
A repeating crossbow, comprising:
- an elongated body having a shooting track and a longitudinally extending holding chamber, wherein the longitudinally extending holding chamber is configured to house a plurality of darts horizontally positioned end-to-end within the longitudinally extending holding chamber, wherein the shooting track is positioned on a top surface of the elongated body and is configured to allow travel of one of the plurality of darts thereon when the repeating crossbow is fired;
- a prod secured to the elongated body;
- a string secured to the prod;
- a biasing member disposed within the longitudinally extending holding chamber, wherein the biasing member is configured to bias the plurality of darts toward an opening of the longitudinally extending holding chamber;
- a palm rest slidingly coupled to the elongated body;
- a hatch coupled to the elongated body, wherein the hatch is configured to transition between a first position in which a leading edge of the hatch is aligned with the shooting track and a second position in which the leading edge of the hatch is at least partially aligned with the opening of the longitudinally extending holding chamber to receive one of the plurality of darts;
- a projectile retention assembly secured to the elongated body above the shooting track, the projectile retention assembly including a hood configured to retain one of the plurality of darts on the hatch when the hatch is in the first position;
- wherein sliding of the palm rest along the elongated body in a rearward direction causes the hatch to transition from the first position into the second position, and wherein the biasing member is configured to eject one of the projectiles plurality of darts from the opening of the longitudinally extending holding chamber onto the hatch when in the second position;
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- wherein sliding of the palm rest along the elongated body in a forward direction causes the hatch to transition from the second position into the first position, and wherein in the first position the hatch is configured to place one of the plurality of darts in alignment with the shooting track to allow travel of the one of the plurality of darts thereon when the repeating crossbow is fired.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.