Crossbow vibration damping device

A crossbow having a vibration damping mechanism, comprising,

• a stock member including a barrel at a forward portion thereof, said barrel supporting an arrow for firing of said crossbow,
• a riser block assembly mounted at a forward end of said barrel, said riser block assembly including first and second limb sockets for supporting first and second bow limbs extending outward from said riser block assembly, said first and second bow limbs carrying a bowstring between the outward tips thereof,
• vibration damping means disposed between said first and second limb sockets and said riser block assembly, such that vibrations transmitted to said first and second limb sockets from said first and second bow limbs upon firing of the crossbow are damped to minimize vibrations transmitted through said riser block assembly.

A vibration damping mechanism for a crossbow having a pair of bow limbs carrying a bowstring therebetween, a limb mounting member for supporting the bow limbs, and a stock portion held by the user for firing of the crossbow, the vibration damping mechanism comprising,

• at least one bushing member mounted in association with said limb mounting member in at least one location between said bow limbs and said stock portion to damp vibrations generated by said bow limbs upon firing of said crossbow,
• said at least one bushing member being made of a compressible material and forming an interface at said at least one location between said bow limbs and said stock portion.