Crossbow cabling arrangement

• US 9,476,665 B2
• Filed: 02/08/2016
• Issued: 10/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MCP IP, LLC
• Original Assignee: MCP IP, LLC
• Inventors: McPherson, Mathew A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Niconovich, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US15/018,683
• Publication Number:
  US 20160153740A1
• Time in Patent Office: 260 Days
• Field of Search: 124/25, 124/86, 124/88, 124/89
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/105 Cams or pulleys for compound bows
• 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

Abstract

In at least one embodiment, a crossbow comprises a stock, a first limb, a first rotatable member, a second limb and a second rotatable member. A bowstring, a first cable and a second cable each extend between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member. The crossbow defines a shooting axis. The first cable is offset from the shooting axis in a first direction and the second cable is offset from the shooting axis in a second direction different from the first direction.

Claims

1. A crossbow comprising:

a stock and a bow portion;

the bow portion comprising a first limb supporting a first rotatable member, a second limb supporting a second rotatable member, a first cable segment, a second cable segment, and a bowstring;

a first cable positioner contacting the stock and moveable with respect to the stock, the first cable positioner biasing the first cable segment away from the stock;

wherein the crossbow defines a shooting axis, the first cable segment is offset from the shooting axis in a first direction and the second cable segment is offset from the shooting axis in a second direction different from the first direction.

2. The crossbow of claim 1, wherein the first cable segment is positioned above the shooting axis and the second cable segment is positioned below the shooting axis.

3. The crossbow of claim 1, comprising a finger trigger, the finger trigger located below the shooting axis, the first cable positioner located above the shooting axis.

4. The crossbow of claim 1, the first cable positioner comprising a channel, the first cable segment positioned in the channel.

5. The crossbow of claim 1, wherein the first cable positioner comprises a guide member that is moveable along a guide member axis, the guide member axis being parallel to said shooting axis.

6. The crossbow of claim 1, comprising a second cable positioner arranged to position the second cable segment.

7. The crossbow of claim 6, wherein the second cable positioner comprises an aperture in the stock.

8. The crossbow of claim 6, wherein the second cable positioner comprises a guide member arranged to move with respect to the stock.

9. The crossbow of claim 8, the second cable positioner moveable along a second cable positioner axis, the second cable positioner axis being parallel to the shooting axis.

10. The crossbow of claim 6, wherein said guide member comprises a channel, said second cable positioned in said channel.

11. The crossbow of claim 1, wherein said first cable positioner comprises a body defining a tunnel, the shooting axis oriented in said tunnel.

12. A crossbow defining a shooting axis, the crossbow comprising:

a stock, a finger trigger, a first limb supporting a first rotatable member, a second limb supporting a second rotatable member, a first cable segment and a bowstring;

a first cable positioner arranged to bias the first cable segment away from the shooting axis, the first cable positioner comprising a channel, the first cable segment positioned in the channel;

wherein the finger trigger is located below the shooting axis and the first cable positioner is located above the shooting axis.

13. The crossbow of claim 12, wherein the first cable positioner is moveable with respect to the stock.

14. The crossbow of claim 13, wherein the first cable positioner is moveable along a first cable positioner axis, the first cable positioner axis being parallel to the shooting axis.

15. The crossbow of claim 12, comprising a second cable segment located below the shooting axis.

16. The crossbow of claim 12, comprising a second cable segment extending through the stock.

17. The crossbow of claim 16, comprising a second cable positioner in contact with the second cable segment.

18. The crossbow of claim 17, the second cable positioner moveable with respect to the stock.

19. The crossbow of claim 18, wherein the second cable positioner is moveable along a second cable positioner axis, the second cable positioner axis being parallel to the shooting axis.