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Pistol type crossbow

  • US 4,294,222 A
  • Filed: 12/31/1979
  • Issued: 10/13/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A crossbow comprising:

  • an elongated stock having a pistol grip integrally formed on one end thereof;

    a flexible bow carried on the opposite end of said stock from its end having said pistol grip;

    hinge means interconnecting said bow at its mid-section to said stock so that said bow has a storage position lying parallel to the longitudinal axis of said stock and an operable position lying laterally across the longitudinal axis of said stock;

    latch means releasably connecting said bow to said stock adapted to secure said bow to said stock in said operable position;

    said bow having a string extending between the opposite ends of said bow;

    a cocking mechanism carried on said stock operable to draw said string into a taut condition;

    a trigger means operably carried on said stock for releasing said bow string;

    said cocking mechanism includes a rotatable rod with respect to said stock having a catch selectively engagable with said bow string for drawing said bow string taut;

    said cocking mechanism further includes said stock having a longitudinal slot rotatably carrying said rod;

    a finger grip carried on the rear end of said rod with said catch carried on the opposite end thereof; and

    a recess formed in said stock coextensive with said slot adapted to receive said catch when said rod is rotated so as to not interfere with said bow string during release of said bow string by said trigger mechanism.

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