Crossbow

• US 9,194,645 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2014
• Issued: 11/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: FeraDyne Outdoors, LLC
• Original Assignee: Eastman Outdoors Incorporated (FeraDyne Outdoors, LLC)
• Inventors: Biafore, John J. Jr., Pestrue, Jeffrey Allan
• Primary Examiner(s): RICCI, JOHN A
• Application Number:
  US14/180,865
• Publication Number:
  US 20140158104A1
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• Field of Search: 124/25, 124/88
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/12 Crossbows
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/123 Compound crossbows
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/14 Details of bows; Accessories for arc shooting sighting devices for bows F41G1/467
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1403 Details of bows; camera's on bows F41B5/1492
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1442 Accessories for arc or bow shooting

Abstract

A crossbow is provided which has a frame, a firing assembly, and a mounting rail. The frame has a lower surface. The firing assembly is associated with the frame and has a finger-pull mechanism. The mounting rail is associated with the lower surface of the frame rearward of the finger-pull mechanism, and the mounting rail is configured to allow one or more accessories to be mounted thereto. One accessory which can be mounted to the mounting rail is a butt member which has a rear end which is configured to abut a front of a user. The butt member can be adjustably mounted to the mounting rail to provide that the butt member is movable along the mounting rail between a forward position and a rearward position.

Claims

1. A crossbow comprising:

a frame having a lower surface and a rear end;

a firing assembly associated with the frame, the firing assembly having a finger-pull mechanism;

a mounting rail associated with the lower surface of the frame rearward of the finger-pull mechanism, the mounting rail being configured to allow one or more accessories to be mounted thereto;

a butt member having a rear end that is configured to abut a front of a user, wherein the rear end of the butt member is positioned forward of the rear end of the frame.

2. The crossbow as defined in claim 1, wherein the butt member is adjustably mounted to the mounting rail to provide that the butt member is movable along the mounting rail between a forward position and a rearward position.

3. The crossbow as defined in claim 2, wherein a maximum distance provided between the forward position and the rearward position of the butt member along the mounting rail is approximately two and one-half inches.

4. The crossbow as defined in claim 2, wherein the butt member is a telescoping butt member.

5. The crossbow as defined in claim 4, wherein a maximum distance provided between a forwardmost position of the rear end of the telescoping butt member and a rearwardmost position of the rear end of the telescoping butt member is approximately six and one-half inches.

6. The crossbow as defined in claim 4, wherein a length of pull of the crossbow is within a range of approximately thirteen inches to approximately nineteen and one-half inches, wherein a length of pull of the crossbow is defined as a distance from the finger-pull mechanism to the rear end of the butt member.

7. The crossbow as defined in claim 1, wherein the butt member is a telescoping butt member.

8. The crossbow as defined in claim 1, wherein the butt member is removable from the mounting rail.

9. The crossbow as defined in claim 1, wherein the frame has a bull-pup stock.

10. The crossbow as defined in claim 9, wherein the bull-pup stock is an extreme bull-pup stock.

11. The crossbow as defined in claim 1, wherein the mounting rail is a Picatinny mounting rail.

12. The crossbow as defined in claim 1, wherein the mounting rail is integrally formed with the frame.

13. The crossbow as defined in claim 1, further comprising a grip which is associated with the lower surface of the frame forward of the finger-pull mechanism.

14. A crossbow comprising:

a frame having a lower surface;

a firing assembly associated with the frame, the firing assembly having a finger-pull mechanism;

a mounting rail integrally formed with the lower surface of the frame rearward of the finger-pull mechanism; and

a butt member which is adjustably mounted to the mounting rail to provide that the butt member is movable along the mounting rail between a forward position and a rearward position, the butt member having a rear end which is configured to abut a front of a user.

15. The crossbow as defined in claim 14, wherein the butt member is removable from the mounting rail.

16. The crossbow as defined in claim 14, wherein the rear end of the butt member defines a rear end of the crossbow.

17. The crossbow as defined in claim 14, wherein the frame has a rear end, wherein the rear end of the butt member is positioned forward of the rear end of the frame.

18. The crossbow as defined in claim 14, wherein the frame further comprises a barrel and a riser, wherein the riser is connected to a forward end of the barrel.

19. The crossbow as defined in claim 18, further comprising a stock connected to a rear end of the barrel.

20. The crossbow as defined in claim 19, wherein the stock further comprises a shoulder provided between forward and rearward end portions of the stock and a slot positioned in the forward end portion of the stock, wherein the slot receives a portion of the barrel therein.