Assault rifle style mainframe barrel for a crossbow

• US 9,291,421 B1
• Filed: 11/26/2014
• Issued: 03/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: James J. Kempf
• Original Assignee: James J. Kempf
• Inventors: Kempf, James J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Niconovich, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US14/554,290
• Time in Patent Office: 482 Days
• Field of Search: 124/25, 124/86, 124/88, 42/73
• 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: F41C 23/14 Adjustable stock or stock parts, i.e. adaptable to personal requirements, e.g. length, pitch, cast or drop

Abstract

A shooting crossbow includes two cams, two pulleys, a bow string, two cables, a string latch housing, a bow riser, a mainframe barrel and two limbs. The bow riser is enjoined with the barrel. The first and second limbs extend from the bow riser. First and second cams are pivotally retained on first and second limbs. The first and second cams retain a bowstring. The cams and pulleys retain first and second cables. The two pulleys are retained on the barrel. The mainframe barrel combines elements of an AR style butt stock mounting tube, and flight deck elements of a crossbow barrel extrusion.

Claims

1. A cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock, comprising:

a barrel having a first distal end, a second opposite distal end and an elongated length extending from said first distal end to said second opposite distal end;

a cross section of said barrel includes a partially round outer surface, a substantially horizontal flight deck is formed on a top of said barrel, an arrow vane channel is formed through said substantially horizontal flight deck into said barrel; and

a pair of guide rails extend from a bottom of said barrel, each one of said pair of guide rails includes two opposing exterior side surfaces, said pair of guide rails extend at least a portion of said elongated length, starting at said first distal end of said barrel, wherein said first distal end of said barrel is retained in a tube cavity of a butt stock of an assault rifle, a central lengthwise axis of the tube cavity of the butt stock is located on a lengthwise axis of said barrel; and

wherein the cross section of the barrel is constant along substantially the entire elongated length.

2. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 1, wherein:

a riser flat surface is machined in the bottom of said barrel at substantially a middle of said elongated length to receive a riser.

3. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 1, wherein:

a plurality of pin cavities are formed in the bottom of said barrel at said first distal end to receive a locking pin of the assault rifle butt stock.

4. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 1, wherein:

a latch housing slot is formed through said barrel to receive a string latch housing.

5. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 1, further comprising:

a pistol grip is attached to the bottom of said barrel.

6. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 1, wherein:

a hub flat surface is formed in the bottom of said barrel at substantially said second distal end to receive a cable hub, the cable hub includes a pair of opposed pulleys.

7. A cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock, comprising:

a barrel having a first distal end, a second opposite distal end and an elongated length extending from said first distal end to said second opposite distal end;

a cross section of said barrel includes a partially round outer surface, a substantially horizontal flight deck is formed on a top of said barrel, an arrow vane channel is formed through said substantially horizontal flight deck into said barrel, at least one first chamber is formed on a first side of said arrow vane chamber, at least one second chamber is formed on a second side of said arrow vane chamber; and

a pair of guide rails extend from a bottom of said barrel, each one of said pair of guide rails includes two opposing exterior side surfaces, said pair of guide rails extend at least a portion of said elongated length, starting at said first distal end of said barrel, wherein said first distal end of said barrel is retained in a tube cavity of a butt stock of an assault rifle, a central lengthwise axis of the tube cavity of the butt stock is located on a lengthwise axis of said barrel; and

wherein the cross section of the barrel is constant along substantially the entire elongated length.

8. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 7, wherein:

two first chambers are formed on said first side of said arrow vane chamber, two second chambers are formed on said second side of said arrow vane chamber.

9. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 7, wherein:

a riser flat surface is machined in the bottom of said barrel at substantially a middle of said elongated length to receive a riser.

10. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 7, wherein:

a plurality of pin cavities are formed in the bottom of said barrel at said first distal end to receive a locking pin of the assault rifle butt stock.

11. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 7, wherein:

a latch housing slot is formed through said barrel to receive a string latch housing.

12. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 7, further comprising:

a pistol grip is attached to the bottom of said barrel.

13. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 7, wherein:

a hub flat surface is formed in the bottom of said barrel at substantially said second distal end to receive a cable hub, the cable hub includes a pair of opposed pulleys.

14. A cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock, comprising:

a barrel having a first distal end, a second opposite distal end and an elongated length extending from said first distal end to said second opposite distal end;

a cross section of said barrel includes a partially round outer surface, a substantially horizontal flight deck is formed on a top of said barrel, an arrow vane channel is formed through said substantially horizontal flight deck into said barrel;

a pair of guide rails extend from a bottom of said barrel, each one of said pair of guide rails includes two opposing exterior side surfaces, said pair of guide rails extend at least a portion of said elongated length, starting at said first distal end of said barrel, wherein said first distal end of said barrel is retained in a tube cavity of a butt stock of an assault rifle, a central lengthwise axis of the tube cavity of the butt stock is located on a lengthwise axis of said barrel; and

a riser flat surface is machined in the bottom of said barrel at substantially a middle thereof to receive a riser; and

wherein the cross section of the barrel is constant along substantially the entire elongated length.

15. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 14, further comprising:

a plurality bolts are used to attach the riser to said barrel.

16. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 14, wherein:

a plurality of pin cavities are formed in the bottom of said barrel at said first distal end to receive a locking pin of the assault rifle butt stock.

17. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 14, wherein:

a latch housing slot is formed through said barrel to receive a string latch housing.

18. The cross bow barrel adapted to be received by an assault rifle style butt stock of claim 14, wherein:

a hub flat surface is formed in the bottom of said barrel at substantially said second distal end receive a cable hub, the cable hub includes a pair of opposed pulleys.