Power cord adjustment

• US 10,473,418 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2018
• Issued: 11/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hunter's Manufacturing Company Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Hunter's Manufacturing Company Incorporated
• Inventors: Shaffer, Michael, Hout, Jacob, Mook, Dean, Smith, Gary, Bednar, Phil, Bednar, Steve
• Primary Examiner(s): Niconovich, Alexander R
• Application Number:
  US15/942,654
• Publication Number:
  US 20190025005A1
• Time in Patent Office: 589 Days
• Field of Search: 124 25
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/123 Compound crossbows

Abstract

Provided is a crossbow comprising a bow having a riser having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a first limb set engaged to the first side, a second limb set engaged to the second side, a first cam set engaged to the first limb set, a second cam set engaged to the second limb set; an adjustable pulley set having at least a first pulley and a second pulley, wherein the pulley set is operationally engaged with and selectably movable with respect to the first cam, or the second cam, or the riser; a first power cord set extending from the first cam set and at least partially around the first pulley; and a second power cord set extending from the second cam set and at least partially around the second pulley.

Claims

1. A crossbow comprising

a bow having

a riser having

an axis of bilateral symmetry,

a first side and

a second side opposite the first side,

wherein the second side is opposite the first side across the axis of bilateral symmetry of the riser,

a first limb set engaged to the first side,

a second limb set engaged to the second side,

a first cam set engaged to the first limb set,

a second cam set engaged to the second limb set;

an adjustable pulley set having

at least a first pulley pair and

a second pulley pair,

wherein the pulley set is operationally engaged with and selectably movable with respect to

the first cam, or

the second cam, or

the riser;

a first power cord set extending from the first cam set and at least partially around the first pulley pair;

a second power cord set extending from the second cam set and at least partially around the second pulley pair; and

wherein the first power cord set has

a top first side power cord above the riser, and

a bottom first side power cord below the riser;

wherein the second power cord set has

a top second side power cord above the riser, and

a bottom second side power cord below the riser;

wherein the first pulley pair has

a top first side pulley above the riser, and

a bottom first side pulley below the riser;

wherein the second pulley pair has

a top second side pulley above the riser, and

a bottom second side pulley below the riser;

wherein the crossbow is adapted to be cocked in a cocked configuration wherein the first pulley pair is subjected to a net force from the first power cord set toward the riser and the second pulley pair is subjected to a net force from the second power cord set toward the riser; and

wherein one end of each power cord is attached to the riser.

2. The crossbow of claim 1 wherein, the first limb set extends away from the axis of bilateral symmetry of the riser.

3. The crossbow of claim 2 wherein, the second limb set extends away from the axis of bilateral symmetry of the riser.

4. The crossbow of claim 3 wherein, the first pulley pair can be selectably positioned along a path parallel to the axis of bilateral symmetry.

5. The crossbow of claim 4 wherein, the second pulley pair can be selectably positioned along a path parallel to the axis of bilateral symmetry.

6. The crossbow of claim 5 wherein, the first power cord set extends from the first cam set, at least partially around the first pulley pair, and to the first side of the riser.

7. The crossbow of claim 6 wherein, the second power cord set extends from the second cam set, at least partially around the second pulley pair, and to the second side of the riser.

8. The crossbow of claim 7 wherein, the first pulley pair and the second pulley pair are selectably engageable by threaded fastener at any of a multitude of threaded receptacles on a track.

9. A method of using crossbow components comprising,

providing a bow having

a riser having

an axis of bilateral symmetry,

a first side, and

a second side opposite the first side,

wherein the second side is opposite the first side across the axis of bilateral symmetry of the riser,

a first limb set engaged to the first side,

a second limb set engaged to the second side,

a first cam set engaged to the first limb set,

a second cam set engaged to the second limb set;

providing an adjustable pulley set having

at least a first pulley pair, and

a second pulley pair,

wherein the pulley set is operationally engaged with and selectably movable with respect to

the first cam, or

the second cam, or

the riser;

providing a first power cord set;

providing a second power cord set;

operationally engaging the first power cord set such that it extends from the first cam set, and at least partially around the first pulley pair;

operationally engaging the second power cord set such that it extends from the second cam set, and at least partially around the second pulley pair; and

wherein the first power cord set has

a top first side power cord above the riser, and

a bottom first side power cord below the riser;

wherein the second power cord set has

a top second side power cord above the riser, and

a bottom second side power cord below the riser;

wherein the first pulley pair has

a top first side pulley above the riser, and

a bottom first side pulley below the riser;

wherein the second pulley pair has

a top second side pulley above the riser, and

a bottom second side pulley below the riser; and

further comprising cocking the crossbow wherein the resulting cocked crossbow configuration subjects the first pulley to a net force from the first power cord set toward the riser and subjects the second pulley to a net force from the second power cord set toward the riser; and

wherein one end of each power cord is attached to the riser.

10. The method of using crossbow components of claim 9 wherein, the first limb set extends away from the axis of bilateral symmetry of the riser.

11. The method of using crossbow components of claim 10 wherein, the second limb set extends away from the axis of bilateral symmetry of the riser.

12. The method of using crossbow components of claim 11 further comprising operationally engaging the first power cord set such that it extends from the first cam set, at least partially around the first pulley pair, and to the first side of the riser.

13. The method of using crossbow components of claim 12 further comprising operationally engaging the second power cord set such that it extends from the second cam set, at least partially around the second pulley pair, and to the second side of the riser.

14. The method of using crossbow components of claim 13 further comprising operationally engaging a bowstring between the first cam set and the second limb set.

15. A crossbow comprising

a bow having

a riser having

an axis of bilateral symmetry

a first side and

a second side opposite the first side across the axis of bilateral symmetry,

a first limb set engaged to the first side and extending away from the axis of bilateral symmetry,

a second limb set engaged to the second side and extending away from the axis of bilateral symmetry,

a first cam set engaged to the first limb set,

a second cam set engaged to the second limb set;

an adjustable pulley set having at least a first pulley and a second pulley, the pulley set being operationally engaged with and selectably movable with respect to

the first cam, or

the second cam, or

the riser;

a first power cord set extending

from the first cam set,

at least partially around the first pulley, and

to the first side of the riser;

a second power cord set extending

from the second cam set,

at least partially around the second pulley, and

to the second sider of the riser; and

wherein the crossbow is adapted to be cocked in a cocked configuration wherein

the first pulley is subjected to a net force from the first power cord set toward the riser, and

the second pulley is subjected to a net force from the second power cord set toward the riser; and

wherein one end of each power cord set is attached to the riser.