# US 2014/0150763 A1 · Crossbow > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0150763 A1 - Document ID: US20140150763A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/174,345 - Filed: 2014-02-06 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-02-17 - Assignees: Eastman Outdoors, Inc. - Applicants: Eastman Outdoors, Inc. - Inventors: John J. Biafore, JR.; Jeffrey Allan Pestrue - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140150763A1 ## CPC - F41B 5/12: Crossbows - F41B 5/123: {Compound crossbows} - F41B 5/1403: {Details of bows; (camera's on bows F41B5/1492)} - F41B 5/1442: {Accessories for arc or bow shooting} - 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 A crossbow is provided which has forward and rearward ends, a firing assembly having a finger-pull mechanism, and a butt member having a rear end. The crossbow has a length of pull that is positioned forward of the rearward end of the crossbow, where the length of pull is defined as a distance between the finger-pull mechanism and the rear end of the butt member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A crossbow comprising: a forward end and a rearward end; a firing assembly having a finger-pull mechanism; and a butt member having a rear end, wherein a distance between the finger-pull mechanism and the rear end of the butt member defines a length of pull of the crossbow, and wherein the length of pull of the crossbow is positioned forward of the rearward end of the crossbow. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The crossbow as defined in claim 1, wherein the rear end of the butt member is configured to abut against a front of a shoulder of a user when the crossbow is aimed and fired. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The crossbow as defined in claim 2, wherein the rearward end of the crossbow is configured to be positioned rearward of the front of the shoulder of the user when the crossbow is aimed and fired. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The crossbow as defined in claim 1, wherein the finger-pull mechanism is positioned at, or forward of, a midway point between the forward and rearward ends of the crossbow. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The crossbow as defined in claim 1, further comprising a frame which defines the forward and rearward ends. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The crossbow as defined in claim 5, wherein the frame and the butt member are integrally formed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The crossbow as defined in claim 5, wherein the butt member is adjustably mounted to the frame to provide that the butt member is movable along the frame between a forward position and a rearward position. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The crossbow as defined in claim 5, wherein the frame has a rearward end portion extending forward from the rearward end, the rearward end portion of the frame configured to rest on the shoulder of the user. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The crossbow as defined in claim 5, further comprising first and second limbs secured to the frame, and a bowstring which extends between the first and second limbs, the bowstring configured to move between a forward rest position and a rearward cocked position. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The crossbow as defined in claim 9, further comprising a beam having a base and an extension, the base being secured to the frame forward of the forward rest position of the bowstring, the extension being connected to the base, the extension being configured to allow one or more accessories to be mounted thereon. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The crossbow as defined in claim 9, further comprising a beam which is secured to the frame, the beam being positioned to extend over the forward rest position of the bowstring, the beam being configured to allow one or more accessories to be mounted thereon. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The crossbow as defined in claim 9, wherein the firing assembly is operatively associated with the frame, and wherein the firing assembly has a string latch, the string latch being configured to retain the bowstring in the rearward cocked position. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The crossbow as defined in claim 12, wherein the rear end of the butt member is in alignment with, or forward of, the string latch. ### Claim 14 (depends on 5) The crossbow as defined in claim 5, wherein the frame includes a bull-pup stock. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The crossbow as defined in claim 14, wherein the bull-pup stock is an extreme bull-pup stock. ### Claim 16 A crossbow comprising: a frame having a forward end and a rearward end; a firing assembly operatively associated with the frame, the firing assembly having a finger-pull mechanism; first and second limbs secured to the frame; a bowstring which extends between the first and second limbs, the bowstring configured to move between a forward rest position and a rearward cocked position; and a butt member which is associated with the frame, the butt member having a rear end, wherein a distance between the finger-pull mechanism and the rear end of the butt member defines a length of pull of the crossbow, and wherein the length of pull of the crossbow is positioned forward of the rearward end of the frame. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The crossbow as defined in claim 16, wherein the finger-pull mechanism is positioned at, or forward of a mid-way point between the forward and rearward ends of the frame. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The crossbow as defined in claim 16, wherein the butt member is adjustably mounted to the frame to provide that the butt member is movable along the frame between a forward position and a rearward position. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The crossbow as defined in claim 16, further comprising a beam having a base and an extension, the base being secured to the frame forward of the forward rest position of the bowstring, the extension being connected to the base, the extension being configured to allow one or more accessories to be mounted thereon. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The crossbow as defined in claim 16, further comprising a beam which is secured to the frame, the beam being positioned to extend over the forward rest position of the bowstring, the beam configured to allow one or more accessories to be mounted therein.