Narrow crossbow with large power stroke
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1. A method of manufacturing a crossbow, comprising the steps of:
- mounting an open fronted riser on a main beam of said crossbow, wherein said open fronted riser comprises a riser opening disposed at a front of said riser, said riser opening defined by a first end of a first bow limb attached at a first side of said riser and a first end of a second bow limb attached at a second side of said riser, and wherein said riser opening is dimensioned to receive a portion of a user'"'"'s foot; and
operably engaging a foot stirrup to said main beam of said crossbow at a stirrup engagement location disposed rearward of said riser opening, wherein said foot stirrup extends forward of said riser opening.
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Abstract
One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for 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 method of manufacturing a crossbow, comprising the steps of:
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mounting an open fronted riser on a main beam of said crossbow, wherein said open fronted riser comprises a riser opening disposed at a front of said riser, said riser opening defined by a first end of a first bow limb attached at a first side of said riser and a first end of a second bow limb attached at a second side of said riser, and wherein said riser opening is dimensioned to receive a portion of a user'"'"'s foot; and operably engaging a foot stirrup to said main beam of said crossbow at a stirrup engagement location disposed rearward of said riser opening, wherein said foot stirrup extends forward of said riser opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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