Cocking mechanism for crossbow
First Claim
1. A cocking mechanism for a crossbow, said crossbow including an elongated frame formed at one end with a stock containing a triggering mechanism including a trigger and a latch member and a barrel member at the other end, said barrel having a front part and a rear part, said barrel member including a slide to mount an arrow, and a bow and string combination disposed on said barrel at the front part thereof and associated with said slide, said cocking mechanism comprisinga sliding channel formed in said barrel, said sliding channel being rectangular and having a forward end and a rearward end, said rearward end extending to said triggering mechanism in open communication therewith,a string engaging member slidably disposed in said channel, said string engaging member comprises a U-shaped device having a flat bottom and upstanding side walls, each upstanding side wall formed with a hook near the upper end thereof facing said rearward end of said channel, said hook being engageable with said string, said rectangular channel having a depression formed therein at said forward end thereof so that when said U-shaped device is at the forward end of said rectangular channel it sits therein at a lower level than when it slides in said channel toward said triggeringmechanism, thereby preventing said U-shaped device including said hooks from obstructing said arrow upon release thereof,said slide is disposed in said channel, said U-shaped device is adapted to travel between the bottom of said channel and said slide, said slide comprising a pair of flanges at the forward end of said channel, said flanges terminating in upwardly inclined steps, an inclined ramp formed in said channel to connect said depression to the bottom of said channel so that when pulling said U-shaped device toward said triggering mechanism, said U-shaped device will rise by riding on said ramp and said hooks will rest against said flanges until reaching said upwardly inclined steps when they engage said string,
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Abstract
The crossbow has an elongated frame formed at one end with a stock containing a triggering mechanism including a trigger and a latch. The other end of the crossbow is a barrel which includes a slide to mount an arrow. A bow and string combination is disposed on the barrel at the front part thereof to be associated with the slide. The cocking mechanism comprises a sliding channel formed in the barrel, whose rearward end extends to the triggering mechanism and is in open communication therewith. A string engaging member is slidably disposed in the channel and has a hooking device thereon to engage the string. The string engaging member is arranged to engage the string while the latter is in released position and to slide in the channel with the string hooked thereto until the latter is in cocked position and becomes engaged by the latch. A spring or the like then retracts the string engaging member at the forward end of the channel. This cocking mechanism requires less strength to operate than other known devices and is much easier and cheaper to manufacture.
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1. A cocking mechanism for a crossbow, said crossbow including an elongated frame formed at one end with a stock containing a triggering mechanism including a trigger and a latch member and a barrel member at the other end, said barrel having a front part and a rear part, said barrel member including a slide to mount an arrow, and a bow and string combination disposed on said barrel at the front part thereof and associated with said slide, said cocking mechanism comprising
a sliding channel formed in said barrel, said sliding channel being rectangular and having a forward end and a rearward end, said rearward end extending to said triggering mechanism in open communication therewith, a string engaging member slidably disposed in said channel, said string engaging member comprises a U-shaped device having a flat bottom and upstanding side walls, each upstanding side wall formed with a hook near the upper end thereof facing said rearward end of said channel, said hook being engageable with said string, said rectangular channel having a depression formed therein at said forward end thereof so that when said U-shaped device is at the forward end of said rectangular channel it sits therein at a lower level than when it slides in said channel toward said triggeringmechanism, thereby preventing said U-shaped device including said hooks from obstructing said arrow upon release thereof, said slide is disposed in said channel, said U-shaped device is adapted to travel between the bottom of said channel and said slide, said slide comprising a pair of flanges at the forward end of said channel, said flanges terminating in upwardly inclined steps, an inclined ramp formed in said channel to connect said depression to the bottom of said channel so that when pulling said U-shaped device toward said triggering mechanism, said U-shaped device will rise by riding on said ramp and said hooks will rest against said flanges until reaching said upwardly inclined steps when they engage said string,
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