# US 12,222,182 B2 · Archery bow with pass through cabling > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,222,182 B2 - Document ID: US12222182B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/383,388 - Filed: 2023-10-24 - Published: 2024-02-22 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2017-02-09 - Assignees: Mcp IP, LLC - Applicants: Mcp IP, LLC - Inventors: Mathew A. McPherson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12222182B2 ## CPC - F41B 5/105: {Cams or pulleys for compound bows} - F41B 5/10: Compound bows {(compound crossbows F41B5/123)} - 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 first limb assembly arranged to support a first rotatable member and a second limb assembly arranged to support a second rotatable member. The first rotatable member comprises a first cable track and a second cable track, and the second rotatable member comprises a third cable track and a fourth cable track. A bowstring extends between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member. The bowstring defines a bowstring plane. A latch is attached to the stock and arranged to engage the bowstring. A trigger is arranged to release the latch. A first cable segment is oriented above the bowstring plane and engaged with the first cable track. A second cable segment is oriented below the bowstring plane and engaged with the second cable track. A third cable segment is oriented above the bowstring plane and engaged with the third cable track. A fourth cable segment is oriented below the bowstring plane and engaged with the fourth cable track. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A crossbow comprising: a stock; a first limb assembly arranged to support a first rotatable member, the first rotatable member comprising a first cable track and a second cable track; a second limb assembly arranged to support a second rotatable member, the second rotatable member comprising a third cable track and a fourth cable track; a bowstring extending between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member, the bowstring defining a bowstring plane; a latch attached to the stock, the latch arranged to engage the bowstring; a trigger arranged to release the latch; a first cable segment engaged with the first cable track, the first cable segment oriented above the bowstring plane; a second cable segment engaged with the second cable track, the second cable segment oriented below the bowstring plane, the second cable segment nonparallel to the first cable segment; a third cable segment engaged with the third cable track, the third cable segment oriented above the bowstring plane; and a fourth cable segment engaged with the fourth cable track, the fourth cable segment oriented below the bowstring plane. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The crossbow of claim 1, wherein the second cable segment is symmetrical with the first cable segment across the bowstring plane. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The crossbow of claim 2, wherein the third cable segment is symmetrical with the fourth cable segment across the bowstring plane. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The crossbow of claim 1, the first rotatable member comprising a first side and a second side, the first side comprising the first cable track, the second side comprising the second cable track. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The crossbow of claim 4, the second rotatable member comprising a first side and a second side, the first side comprising the third cable track, the second side comprising the fourth cable track. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The crossbow of claim 1, wherein the first cable segment is taken up by the first cable track and the second cable segment is taken up by the second cable track when the bowstring is drawn. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The crossbow of claim 1, the first cable segment attached to the second limb assembly. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The crossbow of claim 7, the second limb assembly comprising an upper limb segment and a lower limb segment, the first cable segment attached to the upper limb segment, the second cable segment attached to the lower limb segment. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The crossbow of claim 7, the third cable segment attached to the first limb assembly. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The crossbow of claim 9, the first limb assembly comprising an upper limb segment and a lower limb segment, the third cable segment attached to the upper limb segment, the fourth cable segment attached to the lower limb segment. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The crossbow of claim 1, comprising a first biasing mechanism arranged to bias the second cable segment and the fourth cable segment away from the bowstring plane. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The crossbow of claim 11, comprising a second biasing mechanism arranged to bias the first cable segment and the third cable segment away from the bowstring plane. ### Claim 13 A crossbow comprising: a frame; a first limb assembly arranged to support a first rotatable member, said first rotatable member comprising a first side, a second side and a bowstring track, the first side comprising a first cable track and the second side comprising a second cable track; a second limb assembly arranged to support a second rotatable member; a bowstring extending between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member; a stock attached to the frame; a latch attached to the stock, the latch arranged to engage the bowstring; a trigger arranged to release the latch; and a first cable segment engaged with the second limb assembly and the first rotatable member, a second cable segment engaged with the second limb assembly and the first rotatable member, the first cable segment oriented to the first side of the first rotatable member, the second cable segment oriented to the second side of the first rotatable member the second cable segment nonparallel to the first cable segment; wherein the first cable track takes up the first cable segment and the second cable track takes up the second cable segment as the bowstring is drawn. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The crossbow of claim 13, wherein the first cable track is parallel to the second cable track. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The crossbow of claim 13, the second limb assembly comprising an upper limb segment and a lower limb segment, the first cable segment attached to the upper limb segment, the second cable segment attached to the lower limb segment. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The crossbow of claim 13, comprising a third cable segment engaged with the first limb assembly and the second rotatable member, the third cable segment oriented to a first side of the second rotatable member. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The crossbow of claim 16, comprising a fourth cable segment engaged with the first limb assembly and the second rotatable member, the fourth cable segment oriented to a second side of the second rotatable member. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The crossbow of claim 17, the first limb assembly comprising an upper limb segment and a lower limb segment, the third cable segment attached to the upper limb segment, the fourth cable segment attached to the lower limb segment.