CROSSBOW COCKING DEVICE

• US 3,670,711 A
• Filed: 02/22/1971
• Issued: 06/20/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Max Firestone
• Original Assignee: Max Firestone
• Inventors: Firestone, Max
• Primary Examiner(s): Pinkham, Richard C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Browne, William R.
• Application Number:
  US05/117,228
• Time in Patent Office: 484 Days
• Field of Search: 124/25,24,23,35,40,41,27,28,26,13,14,15,3R
• US Class Current: 124/25
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/12 Crossbows

Abstract

A crossbow with a crossbow cocking device for cocking a bow string in which the cocking device includes a lever and link mechanism for moving the bow string to cocked position preparatory to shooting an arrow aligned on the stock of the crossbow, the lever being pivoted at one end to the stock of the crossbow and the link being pivoted at one end to the lever and having means at its other end for engaging the bow string. The lever when pivoted rearwardly may selectively engage and pivot the trigger and release the bowstring into engagement with the means on the other end of the link so that, if desired, the bowstring can be moved from a cocked position to an untensioned position without firing of an arrow.

Claims

1. A crossbow including a bowstring, a stock portion grooved for the reception of an arrow adapted for shooting with the bow string of the crossbow, a lever pivoted at one end to said stock portion, a link pivoted at one end thereof to said lever, first means on said stock portion for guiding said link, second means on said link engaging said first means for permitting said second means to be guided through a path described by said first means, third means on the other end of said link for releasably engaging said bow string, fourth means in said stock portion for releasably holding said bow string, whereby said fourth means being selectively operable by said link during a cocking action of said lever to release said bow string from said fourth means and into engagement with said third means whereby the bow string may be moved from a retracted position to an untensioned position without firing of an arrow.

2. The crossbow set forth in claim 1 and wherein said first means comprises a pair of outwardly facing channels secured to the sides of said stock portion.

3. The crossbow set forth in claim 1 and wherein said first means comprises a pair of outwardly facing channels secured to the sides of said stock forwardly and downwardly inclined portions formed in said channels whereby the third means and other end of said link may be moved to a position below the upper portion of said stock so as to be free of interference with said bow string.

4. The crossbow set forth in claim 1 and wherein the trigger mechanism includes a depending trigger, a movable pin positioned transversely of said trigger and means on said trigger for holding said pin in sidewardly extending position relative thereto and whereby the operation of said fourth means by said link to release the bowstring will occur when said link engages said sidewardly extending pin.

5. The crossbow set forth in claim 1 and wherein the lever is formed of two arms pivoted to the opposite sides of said stock and a latch mechanism is provided at the forward ends of said lever for engaging said stock to hold said lever inoperative and wherein the links comprise two arms pivoted to said lever.