Crossbow setting device

• US 8,763,598 B1
• Filed: 01/13/2012
• Issued: 07/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Russell D. Macleod
• Original Assignee: Russell D. Macleod
• Inventors: MacLeod, Russell D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R
• Application Number:
  US13/350,317
• Time in Patent Office: 900 Days
• Field of Search: 124/1, 124/25, 124/86, 124/88, 124/90
• US Class Current: 124/86
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/12 Crossbows
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/14 Details of bows; Accessories for arc shooting sighting devices for bows F41G1/467
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1469 Bow-string drawing or releasing devices F41B5/1473 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1484 Bows with special adaptations or devices for special purposes

Abstract

A crossbow setting device which assists with efficiently setting a crossbow into an armed position. The crossbow setting device generally includes a platform which includes a receiver aperture leading to a pathway extending inwardly from its front end. A locking member is slidably positioned within the receiver aperture so that it may traverse the pathway. A receiver opening comprised of a pair of slots is formed in an upper surface of the platform tangentially with respect to the pathway. By retracting the locking member, positioning the stirrup of a crossbow through the receiver opening and re-inserting the locking member, the crossbow may be locked into an upright position for use on-the-fly or to aid in setting the crossbow into an armed position.

Claims

1. A crossbow setting device, comprising:

a platform, wherein said platform includes an upper surface and a front end;

a receiver aperture positioned in said front end of said platform;

a pathway extending into said platform from said receiver aperture;

a locking member slidably positioned within said pathway; and

a receiver opening positioned in said upper surface of said platform, wherein said receiver opening is adapted to removably receive a stirrup of a crossbow.

2. The crossbow setting device of claim 1, wherein said receiver opening is comprised of a first slot and a second slot.

3. The crossbow setting device of claim 2, wherein said second slot extends perpendicularly and tangentially with respect to said first slot.

4. The crossbow setting device of claim 3, further comprising a stopper positioned on an upper end of said locking member, wherein said stopper extends through said second slot.

5. The crossbow setting device of claim 1, wherein said platform is comprised of an octagonal shape.

6. The crossbow setting device of claim 1, wherein said receiver opening is tangential with respect to said pathway.

7. The crossbow setting device of claim 1, wherein said pathway is defined by a first side wall, a second side wall and an end wall.

8. The crossbow setting device of claim 1, wherein said locking member is comprised of a block structure.

9. The crossbow setting device of claim 1, wherein a rear end of said locking member extends out of said receiver aperture when said locking member is inserted into said pathway.

10. The crossbow setting device of claim 1, further comprising a lower slot formed in a lower surface of said platform.

18. The crossbow setting device of claim 1, further comprising a lower slot formed in a lower surface of said platform.

11. A crossbow setting device, comprising:

a platform, wherein said platform includes an upper surface and a lower surface;

a receiver aperture in said platform;

a pathway extending into said platform from said receiver aperture;

a locking member slidably positioned within said pathway; and

a receiver opening positioned in said upper surface of said platform, wherein said receiver opening is comprised of a first slot and a second slot extending tangentially with respect to said first slot, wherein said receiver opening is adapted to removably receive a stirrup of a crossbow.

12. The crossbow setting device of claim 11, wherein said second slot extends perpendicularly with respect to said first slot.

13. The crossbow setting device of claim 11, further comprising a stopper positioned on an upper end of said locking member, wherein said stopper extends through said second slot.

14. The crossbow setting device of claim 11, wherein said receiver opening is tangential with respect to said pathway.

15. The crossbow setting device of claim 11, wherein said pathway is defined by a first side wall, a second side wall and an end wall.

16. The crossbow setting device of claim 11, wherein said locking member is comprised of a block structure.

17. The crossbow setting device of claim 11, wherein a rear end of said locking member extends out of said receiver aperture when said locking member is inserted into said pathway.

19. A crossbow setting device, comprising:

a platform, wherein said platform includes an upper surface and a lower surface;

a receiver aperture formed in a front end of said platform;

a pathway extending into said platform from said receiver aperture, wherein said pathway is defined by a first side wall, a second side wall and an end wall;

a locking member slidably positioned within said pathway, wherein said locking member includes a stopper positioned on its upper end, wherein a rear end of said locking member extends out of said receiver aperture when said locking member is inserted into said pathway; and

a receiver opening positioned in said upper surface of said platform, wherein said receiver opening is tangential with respect to said pathway, wherein said receiver opening is comprised of a first slot and a second slot extending tangentially with respect to said first slot, wherein said first slot is adapted to removably receive a stirrup of a crossbow, wherein said stopper extends through said second slot.

20. The crossbow setting device of claim 19, further comprising a lower slot formed in a lower surface of said platform for receiving said stirrup.