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US 12,487,057 B1Granted
Mounting rail assembly for a crossbow
AssigneeRavin Crossbows, LLC
InventorsNicholas C. Obteshka, Kevin Casey
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Abstract
A crossbow includes a stock, a riser, a barrel rail coupled between the stock and the riser and defining a projectile axis, a limb assembly coupled to the riser, and a mounting rail assembly. The mounting rail assembly includes a mounting rail defining a first axial end and a second axial end, a first mounting bar coupled to the barrel rail and the first axial end of the mounting rail, and a second mounting bar coupled to the barrel rail and the second axial end of the mounting rail.
Claims20
A crossbow, comprising:
- a stock;
- a riser;
- a barrel rail coupled to the stock and the riser and defining a projectile axis;
- a limb assembly coupled to the riser;
- and
- a mounting rail assembly including:
- a mounting rail defining a first axial end and a second axial end;
- a first mounting bar coupled to the barrel rail and the first axial end of the mounting rail;
- and
- a second mounting bar coupled to the barrel rail and the second axial end of the mounting rail.
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A mounting rail assembly for a crossbow, comprising:
- a mounting rail including a first axial end and a second axial end;
- a first mounting bar detachably coupled to the first axial end of the mounting rail, the first mounting bar including a first pair of leg portions having at least one notch arranged in a forward-facing orientation, the first pair of leg portions extending from the mounting rail;
- and
- a second mounting bar detachably coupled to the second axial end of the mounting rail, the second mounting bar including a second pair of leg portions having at least one notch arranged in a rearward-facing orientation, the second pair of leg portions extending from the mounting rail.
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A crossbow, comprising:
- a stock;
- a riser;
- a barrel rail coupled between the stock and the riser and defining a projectile axis;
- a first cam and a second cam;
- a drawstring engaged with the first cam and the second cam, the drawstring extending across the projectile axis and configured to move from an undrawn position and a drawn position during operation of the crossbow;
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- a mounting rail assembly including:
- a mounting rail defining a first axial end and a second axial end;
- a first mounting bar coupled to the barrel rail and the first axial end of the mounting rail;
- and
- a second mounting bar coupled to the barrel rail and the second axial end of the mounting rail,
- wherein the drawstring extends across the projectile axis at an axial position between the first mounting bar and the second mounting bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.