Crossbow device mount

• US 20080000463A1
• Filed: 06/30/2006
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Larry Holmberg
• Original Assignee: Larry Holmberg
• Inventors: Holmberg, Larry
• Granted Patent: US 7,506,643 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 124/25
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/12 Crossbows
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1492 with cameras; mounting of cameras on bows
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/467 for bows
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 11/003 Mountings with a dove tail element, e.g. "Picatinny rail systems"
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A device mount system is provided that is designed to mount a device used in hunting, such as a video camera, rangefinder, game caller or the like, to a crossbow. The mount system includes a device mount. The device mount has a support portion and a side portion. The support portion is adapted to be coupled to the device. The side portion is adapted to be coupled to a scope on the crossbow.

Claims

1. A crossbow device mount system, the mount system comprising:

a device mount having a support portion and a side portion, the support portion adapted to be coupled to a device, the side portion adapted to be coupled to a scope on a crossbow.

2. The mount system of claim 1, wherein the support portion has at least one mounting aperture passing there through.

3. The mount system of claim 2, further comprising:

a thumb screw adapted to pass through the at least one mounting aperture, wherein the thumb screw couples the device to the support portion via the at least one mounting aperture.

4. The mount system of claim 1, wherein the side portion has a first side positioned generally at a right angle to the support portion, the side portion further having a second side, the second side having a mounting portion adapted to be mounted to the scope.

5. The mount system of claim 4, wherein the mounting portion is a mounting rail.

6. The mount system of claim 5, further comprising:

a scope mount ring coupled to the scope, the scope mount ring further adapted to be selectively coupled to the mounting rail.

7. The mount system of claim 6, wherein the scope mount ring is a commercially available scope mount ring.

8. A crossbow device mount system, the mount system comprising:

a device mount having a support plate adapted to support a device resting thereon, the support plate having a plurality of apertures passing there through, the support plate further having a side plate, the side plate having a mounting rail extending there from; and

a scope mount ring adapted to engage the mounting rail, the scope mount ring further adapted to be coupled to a scope that is mounted on a crossbow.

9. The mount system of claim 8, further comprising:

a thumb screw adapted to pass through a selected one of the plurality of mounting apertures, wherein the thumb screw couples the device to the support portion via the selected mounting aperture.

10. The mount system of claim 8, wherein the scope mount ring is a commercially available scope mount ring.

11. The mount system of claim 8, wherein the device is at least one of a video camera, a range finder and a game caller.

12. A method of mounting a device on a crossbow, the method comprising:

attaching a device mount to a scope mounted on a crossbow; and

securing a device to the device mount.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein securing the device to the device mount further comprises:

aligning an internally threaded recess in the device with a select one of a plurality of apertures in a support portion of the of the device mount; and

engaging the internally threaded recess with external threads on a threaded attaching device positioned through the select aperture.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein securing the device to device mount further comprises:

securing at least one of a video camera, a rangefinder and a game caller to the device mount.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein attaching a device mount to a scope mounted on a crossbow further comprises:

attaching a scope mount ring to the scope on the crossbow; and

attaching the device mount to the scope mount ring

16. The method of claim 15, wherein coupling the scope mount to the scope on the cross bow further comprises:

positioning a circular bracket of the scope mount ring around a body of the scope; and

tightening the circular bracket.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein attaching the device mount to the scope mount ring further comprises:

positioning a mounting rail coupled to the device mount in a receiving track portion of the scope mount ring.