Silencer for a crossbow
First Claim
1. A crossbow comprising a barrel, a bow carried by said barrel and having spaced limb ends, a bowstring extending between said limb ends and being moveable from a position to cock the crossbow to an uncocked position when the crossbow is fired, at least one cable extending between said limb ends, and a tubular sheath positioned around said cable between each said limb end and said barrel, said sheaths engaging at least a portion of said cable to lessen the vibration of said cable when the crossbow is fired.
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Abstract
A crossbow (10) includes a barrel (11) which carries a bow (13) which includes limbs (15, 16) having outer ends (17, 18). A bowstring (22) is carried between the limb ends (17, 18) and is movable between a relaxed position and a cocked position. When so moving, the cables (23, 24), which are part of a compound rigging system (19), and which extend between the limb ends (17, 18), will want to vibrate causing an undesirable noise. But such is thwarted or otherwise minimized by tubular sheaths (27, 28) positioned around the cables (23, 24) to engage the cables (23, 24).
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14 Claims
- 1. A crossbow comprising a barrel, a bow carried by said barrel and having spaced limb ends, a bowstring extending between said limb ends and being moveable from a position to cock the crossbow to an uncocked position when the crossbow is fired, at least one cable extending between said limb ends, and a tubular sheath positioned around said cable between each said limb end and said barrel, said sheaths engaging at least a portion of said cable to lessen the vibration of said cable when the crossbow is fired.
- 9. A compound bow having spaced limb ends, a bowstring carried between said limb ends and being movable between a cocked position and a relaxed position, at least one cable extending between said limb ends and being capable of vibrating when said bowstring moves from the cocked position to the relaxed position, and a sheath surrounding said cable and reducing the vibration thereof when said bowstring moves from the cocked position to the relaxed position.
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