Crossbow comprising a composite material component
AssigneeHunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. d/b/a TenPoint Crossbow Technologies
InventorsRichard L. Bednar, Michael J. Shaffer, Derrick J. Miller, Jacob A. Hout, Dennis A. Schramm
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Abstract
A crossbow may include a crossbow barrel having reduced weight and increased strength and shock resistance to the crossbow. This invention may also aid in improving torsional resistance, improving specific stiffness, and increasing compresses strength. The invention may also reduce friction between a barrel and a bow string to increase bow string life. The invention may also reduce the friction between a barrel and a bow to allow added arrow distance. Additionally, the crossbow may decrease both vibration and sound.
Claims17
A crossbow barrel comprising about 90% to about 100% of a resin and at least one fiber of carbon fiber and glass fiber.
A crossbow comprising:
- a stock having a first stock end and a second stock end;
- a first limb and a second limb, wherein said first limb and said second limb are connected to said first stock end;
- a bowstring operatively connected between said first limb and said second limb;
- a riser, wherein said riser is connected to said first end of said stock;
- a trigger mechanism operatively connected to said stock;
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- a barrel, wherein said barrel comprises about 100% of an epoxy resin and a carbon fiber;
- wherein said barrel is configured to reduce weight, increase strength, increase a shock resistance, improve torsional resistance, improve specific stiffness, increase compressive strength, reduce friction between said crossbow barrel and a bowstring to increase a life of said bowstring, reduce friction between said crossbow barrel and an arrow to increase the distance of said arrow fired from said crossbow barrel, decrease vibration of said crossbow barrel, and decrease sound of said crossbow barrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.