Crossbow with arrow retainer

• US 8,857,420 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2011
• Issued: 10/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tog-IP, LLC
• Original Assignee: Archery America, LLC
• Inventors: Grace, Johnny
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R
• Application Number:
  US13/278,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20130098343A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,089 Days
• Field of Search: 124/25, 124/86
• US Class Current: 124/25
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/12 Crossbows
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/123 Compound crossbows
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1469 Bow-string drawing or releasing devices F41B5/1473 takes precedence

Abstract

An archery crossbow having an arrow retainer provided by a yieldable member located within a bore located on a sight guide or a trigger housing of the bow and including an arrow contact portion that extends outwardly of the bore to contact the arrow.

Claims

1. An archery crossbow for shooting an arrow having a length axis having fins, the crossbow comprising:

a bowstring, limbs, a trigger assembly including a trigger, and a trigger housing having a bore in which is located an arrow retainer positioned within the bore and moveable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the length axis, the bore further comprising a first bore portion and a second bore portion adjacent to and different in diameter than the first bore portion, the arrow retainer comprising a yieldable member being substantially located within the bore having a first member portion positioned in and retained by the first bore portion and an arrow contact portion positioned in the second bore portion and extends outwardly of the bore to contact the arrow,

an urging member connected to the trigger;

a first jaw connected to the urging member and releasably engaged with the bowstring;

a second jaw connected to the urging member opposite the urging member and releasably engaged with the bowstring;

wherein the crossbow is operated by drawing the bowstring to be tensioned by the limbs, the tensioned bowstring being retained by the trigger assembly and the arrow being positioned with a nock thereof against the bowstring,

wherein the trigger is operated to release the bowstring and shoot the arrow and the arrow retainer functions to provide pressure against the arrow.

2. The crossbow of claim 1, wherein the yieldable member comprises a resilient plug.

3. The crossbow of claim 2, wherein the resilient plug comprises a rubber plug.

4. An archery crossbow for shooting an arrow having a length axis having fins, the crossbow comprising:

a bowstring, limbs, a trigger assembly including a trigger, a trigger housing, and a sight bridge located above the trigger housing, the sight bridge having a bore in which is located an arrow retainer positioned within the bore and moveable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the length axis, the arrow retainer comprising a yieldable member being substantially located within the bore having an arrow contact portion that extends outwardly of the bore to contact the arrow,

wherein the crossbow is operated by drawing the bowstring to be tensioned by the limbs, the tensioned bowstring being retained by the trigger assembly and the arrow being positioned with a nock thereof against the bowstring,

wherein the trigger is operated to release the bowstring and shoot the arrow and the arrow retainer functions to provide pressure against the arrow.

5. The crossbow of claim 4, wherein the retainer comprises a resilient plug.

6. The crossbow of claim 5, wherein the resilient plug comprises a rubber plug.

7. The crossbow of claim 4, wherein the retainer comprises a spring.

8. An archery crossbow for shooting an arrow having a length axis having fins, the crossbow comprising:

a bowstring, limbs, a trigger assembly including a trigger, a trigger housing, a bifurcated bore formed in the trigger housing, further comprising a first bore portion having a first diameter and a second bore portion having a second diameter, adjacent the first bore portion, the first diameter different than the second diameter, a shoulder separating the first bore portion and the second bore portion and an arrow retainer comprising a yieldable member having a first member portion positioned in the first bore portion and retained by the shoulder and an arrow contact portion for contacting the arrow, positioned in the second bore portion, the arrow contact portion urged towards the arrow in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the arrow by the yieldable member,

an urging member connected to the trigger;

a first jaw connected to the urging member and releasably engaged with the bowstring;

a second jaw connected to the urging member opposite the urging member and releasably engaged with the bowstring;

wherein the crossbow is operated by drawing the bowstring to be tensioned by the limbs, the tensioned bowstring being retained by the trigger assembly and the arrow being positioned with a nock thereof against the bowstring,

wherein the trigger is operated to release the bowstring and shoot the arrow and the arrow retainer functions to provide pressure against the arrow.

9. The crossbow of claim 8, wherein the retainer comprises a resilient plug.

10. The crossbow of claim 9, wherein the resilient plug comprises a rubber plug.