Narrow crossbow with large power stroke
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1. A crossbow comprising:
- a main beam;
a bow assembly mounted to the main beam and comprising;
(a) a pair of bow limbs defining opposite ends of said bow assembly, each bow limb having a length L1, L1 being less than 14 inches;
(b) a bowstring adapted to propel an arrow and operatively connected to the bow assembly;
(c) first and second wheels at opposite ends of the bow assembly and adapted to operatively receive the bowstring;
(d) wherein said bow assembly has a draw weight greater than 87 pounds; and
,a trigger mechanism mounted to the main beam for use in holding the bowstring in a cocked position.
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Abstract
A crossbow may include a main beam; a compound bow assembly mounted to the main beam; and, a trigger mechanism mounted to the main beam for use in holding a bowstring in a cocked position. The crossbow may include wheels at opposite ends of the bow that operatively receive the bowstring. The wheels may be separated by a wheel distance (WD) when the crossbow is in an un-cocked position. The crossbow may also have a power stroke distance (PD) and the ratio WD/PD may be less than 2.0.
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1. A crossbow comprising:
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a main beam; a bow assembly mounted to the main beam and comprising; (a) a pair of bow limbs defining opposite ends of said bow assembly, each bow limb having a length L1, L1 being less than 14 inches; (b) a bowstring adapted to propel an arrow and operatively connected to the bow assembly; (c) first and second wheels at opposite ends of the bow assembly and adapted to operatively receive the bowstring; (d) wherein said bow assembly has a draw weight greater than 87 pounds; and
,a trigger mechanism mounted to the main beam for use in holding the bowstring in a cocked position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A crossbow comprising:
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a main beam; a bow assembly mounted to the main beam and comprising; (a) a pair of bow limbs defining opposite ends of said bow assembly, each bow limb having a length L1, L1 being less than 14 inches; (b) a bowstring adapted to propel an arrow and operatively connected to the bow assembly; (c) first and second wheels at opposite ends of the bow assembly and adapted to operatively receive the bowstring; (d) wherein said bow assembly stores at least 1200 inch-pounds of energy when in a cocked position; and
,a trigger mechanism mounted to the main beam for use in holding the bowstring in a cocked position. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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