566results about "Bows/crossbows" patented technology

A trigger device is described comprising a string hook, a trigger, a sear, and a flexible latch. The string hook is configured to retain a bowstring. The sear is coupled to the trigger and configured to release the string hook in response to actuation of the trigger. A flexible latch is coupled between the string hook and the sear. The flexible latch has a flexure design configured to flex in response to a holding weight applied by the bowstring, wherein flexure of the flexible latch reduces a pull weight of the trigger.

A crossbow may have a main beam, two bow limbs, a bow string and a trigger mechanism. First ends of the bow limbs may extend distally beyond the distal end of the main beam on respective sides of the main beam. The bow limb first ends may be separated from each other such that a minimum distance between them is at least as wide as a user's foot but not greater than about 5 inches.

A cranking mechanism preferably includes a planetary gear, a drive shaft, a one way bearing, a clutch assembly, and at least one drive unit. The clutch preferably includes a clutch pressure plate, a flywheel, friction surfaces and at least one friction plate. Each drive unit includes a carrier, a spool and a flywheel. The one way bearing and the clutch assembly are axial on the drive shaft. A pressure locking nut is threaded on to a threaded end of the crank shaft to exert pressure on the clutch assembly. The sun gear is fixed on the drive shaft. The at least one drive unit is axial with the drive shaft, and fixed with the carrier of the planetary gear set. The pressure locking nut is tightened against the clutch assembly to frictionally engage the drive shaft with the at least one drive unit.

In some embodiments, a crossbow comprises a stock, a first limb assembly arranged to support a first rotatable member and a second limb assembly arranged to support a second rotatable member. The first rotatable member comprises a first cable track and a second cable track, and the second rotatable member comprises a third cable track and a fourth cable track. A bowstring extends between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member. The bowstring defines a bowstring plane. A latch is attached to the stock and arranged to engage the bowstring. A trigger is arranged to release the latch. A first cable segment is oriented above the bowstring plane and engaged with the first cable track. A second cable segment is oriented below the bowstring plane and engaged with the second cable track. A third cable segment is oriented above the bowstring plane and engaged with the third cable track. A fourth cable segment is oriented below the bowstring plane and engaged with the fourth cable track.

A crossbow with a de-cocking crank mechanism having sprockets preferably includes a cranking mechanism, which utilizes a clutch sprocket and clutch assembly axial to a drive gear, and a one-way bearing axial to a bearing sprocket to cock a crossbow. The clutch assembly includes a clutch sprocket, a flywheel surface, a friction disc, and a pressure plate. The use of a one-way bearing may control the rotation of the drive unit used to wind (take-up) an elongated connecting device. Functional properties of a crank mechanism for the winding and unwinding of the elongated connecting device such as a rope, chord or the like device for pulling a secondary object from a first position to a second position are well known in the art.

A projectile launcher includes a frame, a grip, a hub mounted to the frame and configured to rotate about a central axis, the hub configured to wind a power cable about the central axis, and a flexible limb extending upwardly from the frame, the limb having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to the frame, the power cable coupled with the limb proximate the second end, with the grip mounted to the frame between the central axis and the first end of the limb.

A method of engaging an arrow with an anti-dry fire system on a crossbow and an arrow assembly for crossbow that engages the anti-dry fire system behind the draw string. Matched weight arrows having lighted and non-lighted nocks are also disclosed.

An archery bow is provided including opposing limbs and a riser. The riser can include a riser handle and one or more primary riser elongated elements extending away from the handle to respective limbs. The primary riser elongated elements can be straight, elongated round or other shaped tubes, rods or bars constructed optionally from a composite or other material. Vents can be included in ports of the riser to facilitate escape of air when riser elongated elements are installed in those ports. The riser can include one or more connector lugs disposed between tube portions to facilitate attachment of accessories to the elongated elements. The elongated elements can be bonded, adhered or otherwise fixed to the riser handle, struts, lugs and / or limb pockets, which can be constructed from a metal such as aluminum, titanium or an alloy, and which can handle significant moments and forces transferred via the elongated elements.

An equipment retention system is provided for selective hands-free retention of an object. In one example, the equipment retention system includes a receiver having a first component and a second component secured to the first component. The system may further include a mounting post having a first end and a second end. In one example, the mounting post selectively engages with the receiver via the first end and is fixedly secured to a piece of equipment via the second, opposite, end. In one example, the receiver defines a substantially Y-shaped opening configured to selectively receive the first end of the mounting post. In another example, upon insertion of the first end of the mounting post into the Y-shaped opening, the mounting post is locked within the Y-shaped opening via engagement between the mounting post and an angled protrusion extending away from the second component of the receiver.

An archery cam adjustment assembly for an archery bow includes an axle extending along an axis from a first end to an opposing second end and structured to traverse a limb of an archery bow. The axle further includes a central portion defining a plurality of threads. A cam support is structured to support a cam and to engage the central portion of the axle. A securing member is structured to be moved between a locked and an unlocked state. In the unlocked state, the axle is enabled to rotate freely relative to the cam support to move the cam support along the axis and displace the cam in a lateral direction with respect to the limb. In the locked state, the axle is inhibited from rotating relative to the cam support and the cam support is inhibited from moving along the axis.

A combination backpack and quiver apparatus includes a backpack, a quiver, a planar insert and first and second quiver mounting rods. The planar insert is received in an outer pocket of the backpack. The insert includes a plurality of elongated quiver mounting receptacles extending substantially parallel to an insert length, the quiver mounting receptacles being spaced apart across an insert width. The quiver includes a hood, first and second elongated quiver rails extending from the hood, and at least one resilient arrow holder mounted on the rails and including a plurality of laterally open arrow receiving recesses defined in the resilient arrow holder. The first and second quiver mounting rods are received in first and second ones of the quiver mounting receptacles and are attached to the at least one resilient arrow holder to mount the quiver on the backpack.

A crossbow includes a string, a trigger assembly, a safety and a string-unlocking apparatus. Only one hand is required to use a cocking device to operate the string-unlocking apparatus to move the safety to an unlocking position from a locking position and to pivot the trigger assembly to a releasing position from a hooking position.

In a compound bow, an axle, having threaded ends, is pushed through a hole in a cam. Cam spacers, having internal threads, are screwed onto the ends of the axle until the ends of the cam spacers abut the cam. The cam can rotate freely around the unthreaded middle portion of the axle. The ends of the cam spacers go into holes in limb brackets attached to the bow's resilient limb ends. In one embodiment, the ends of the cams are threaded, and a nut is tightened over the thread to shift the cam spacers and cam left or right relative to the limb brackets. In another embodiment, the cam spacers and limb brackets are threaded, and turning the cam spacer shifts the cam left or right. In both embodiments, the cam position is precisely adjusted and very stable.

A handle for an archery release includes a pair of sections which are joined to form a handle body having front, rear, top and bottom portions with side surfaces arranged therebetween. The top portion contains at least one concave recess defining a finger bed for supporting a finger of an archer when the handle is gripped. The side surfaces of the body contain tapered recesses extending from the concave recess toward the handle body bottom portion to define an ergonomic configuration for the handle which facilitates accurate grasping of the handle and improves the accuracy of a shot.

A rapid repeating device is provided. The rapid repeating device includes a main body including an arrow portion, a shooting portion with a bowstring component, and a trigger portion with a trigger unit. A control component is disposed in the arrow portion and partially located inside the main body and partially exposed outside the arrow portion. When the control component moves toward the shooting portion, the control component is away from the trigger unit, and when the control component moves away from the shooting portion, the control component movably abuts against the trigger unit. An arrow box is disposed on the top of the main body, and a plurality of arrows are disposed in the arrow box and one by one fall into the control component that is partially exposed outside the arrow portion.

An adjustable finger support for an archery release includes a handle having a longitudinal axis, top and bottom portions and interior and exterior side surfaces. A pair of finger beds are configured for pivotal connection with the handle. A drive assembly connects the finger beds with the handle and displaces the finger beds relative to the handle to a desired width. The drive assembly includes a pair of brackets pivotally connected with the handle. The angle of the finger beds is further adjustable relative to the brackets, so that the finger beds are adjustable in both width and to provide variable finger support and an optimal fit for the archer to better positions a head portion of the archery release toward a target.

A sight apparatus, a projectile launcher apparatus, and a method for launching a projectile are disclosed. The sight for a projectile launcher includes a housing having an upper portion, a lower portion, a front end and a back end, and defining an interior space therein, the lower portion including an open bottom extending between the front end and the back end. The sight for a projectile launcher further includes at least one sight pin having a tip arranged within the interior space of the housing. The sight for a projectile launcher also includes a connecting structure positioned on a first side of the housing, the connecting structure configured to adjustably attach the sight to the projectile launcher.

An arrow receptacle structure for detecting the absence of an arrow and preventing the bowstring from being pulled, which is used for mounting on a bow body with an arrow rest platform and a bowstring spanning the arrow rest platform, wherein the arrow receptacle structure for detecting missing arrows and preventing the bowstring from being pulled comprises the following: an arrow magazine with an arrow slot connected to the arrow platform of the bow body, the arrow slot being used to stack multiple arrows on top of each other; an elastic compression unit comprising a push button and an elastic element, wherein one end of the push button is rotatably mounted on the arrow housing, the other end of the push button is provided with a compression section, and the elastic element uses elasticity to cause the compression section of the push button to press downwards against the uppermost arrow body located in the arrow storage channel; and A string holder provided in the arrow rest platform, the string holder having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the string holder being pivotable on the arrow rest platform between the first end and the second end, the upper surface of the string holder being provided with a bearing section near the first end, and the second end of the string holder being provided with a stop section; the string holder being rotatably mounted on the platform between the stop section and the bearing section, and the bearing section being used to provide downward pressure on the printing section of the printer to raise the stop section of the string holder so that the stop section can block the drawing of the bowstring, thereby signaling that there is no longer an arrow in the fletching box.

A crossbow including pulleys rotatably attached to a center rail of the crossbow. Power cables of the crossbow connect the limbs of the crossbow to the pulleys. The draw string is enclosed in a safety cover. The crossbow includes a cocking system that translates a string carrier along the center rail to cock and de-cock the crossbow.

An archery bow is provided including opposing limbs and a riser. The riser can include a riser handle and one or more primary riser elongated elements extending away from the handle to respective limbs. The primary riser elongated elements can be straight, elongated round or other shaped tubes, rods or bars constructed optionally from a composite or other material. Vents can be included in ports of the riser to facilitate escape of air when riser elongated elements are installed in those ports. The riser can include one or more mounts to facilitate attachment of accessories to the elongated elements. The elongated elements can be bonded, adhered or otherwise fixed to the riser handle, struts, lugs and / or limb pockets, which can be constructed from a metal such as aluminum, titanium or an alloy, and which can handle significant moments and forces transferred via the elongated elements.

In some embodiments, an archery bow limb assembly comprises a first limb, a second limb and a spacer. The spacer contacts the first limb and the second limb. The first limb comprises a limb material. The spacer comprises a spacer material comprising a higher clastic modulus than the limb material. A width of the spacer is less than a width of the first limb.

An adjustable finger support for an archery release includes a handle portion having a longitudinal axis, top and bottom portions and interior and exterior side surfaces. A finger bed is pivotally connected with the handle portion for movement about a pivot axis at the top of the finger bed parallel to the longitudinal axis. Preferably, the finger bed is arranged in a recess in the handle portion exterior side surface for pivotal movement therein relative to the handle portion. The bottom portion of the finger bed is spaced from the handle portion at an angle desired by the archer and locked into place. Angular adjustment provides an optimal fit for the archer and better positions a head portion of the archery release toward a target.

A crossbow crank can comprise a drive shaft selectively coupled to a one-way bearing that allows rotation of the drive shaft and an associated spool in a first direction and impairs rotation of the drive shaft and the spool in a second direction. The drive shaft can be automatically locked and unlocked relative to the one-way bearing, allowing the bearing to control operation of the drive shaft, via an axially compressible brake. The crossbow crank can be in the form of a removeable and replaceable module that can be positioned on right or left sides of a crossbow for right or left sided operation. A related method of use is provided.

A crossbow de-cocking mechanism may include a trigger mechanism, a trigger latch and a winch assembly. A first input to the winch assembly may move the trigger latch to disengage the trigger mechanism. A second input to the trigger latch may move a crossbow bowstring from a cocked position to an un-cocked position.

A member for an archery bow having an axle, a limb, and a cam. The member contacts the axle to retain the cam at a location relative to the axle and the limb. In some examples, the member can have a shim portion positioning the cam a distance from the limb or from a first end of the axle. In some examples, the member can define a first surface facing the limb and a second surface facing the limb. In some examples, the member can have an engagement portion coupling the member to at least one of the first end of the axle or the limb. In some examples, the member can include a nesting feature receivable within a groove of the cam.

An archery bow includes a riser, a limb, an axle, and a cam assembly. The cam assembly can include a rotatable member and one or more bearings. The rotatable member can be laterally repositionable or laterally translatable to one of a plurality of positions relative to the one or more bearings. In some examples, the one or more bearings can be disposed within a bearing carriage assembly and the rotatable member can be laterally repositionable or laterally translatable to one of a plurality of positions relative to the bearing carriage assembly.

An arrow magazine replacing device disposed on an arrow portion of a bow unit is provided. The arrow magazine replacing device includes: a frame member, mounted on the arrow portion of the bow unit, the frame member includes a mounting part being hollow on one side toward the other side; and an arrow magazine unit, detachably assembled and disassembled in the mounting part. In which, the arrow magazine unit can be detachably assembled and disassembled on the frame member without extra tools.

A tree hanger includes a controllable motor disposed within a body of the tree hanger, a penetrating member operably coupled to the controllable motor and extending from a first end of the body, the penetrating member being configured to rotate and penetrate into a supporting surface to support the tree hanger, a hanger arm extending from the body at a second end of the body that is opposite the first end, the hanger arm being configured to support an item on a utility end of the hanger arm via a hanging member, wherein the hangar arm includes a pivoting element configured to change an angle of extension of the hanger arm from the body.

An adjustable finger support for an archery release includes a handle portion having a longitudinal axis, top and bottom portions and interior and exterior side surfaces. A finger bed is pivotally connected with the handle portion for movement about a pivot axis at the top of the finger bed parallel to the longitudinal axis. Preferably, the finger bed is arranged in a recess in the handle portion exterior side surface for pivotal movement therein relative to the handle portion. The bottom portion of the finger bed is spaced from the handle portion at an angle desired by the archer and locked into place. Angular adjustment provides an optimal fit for the archer and better positions a head portion of the archery release toward a target.