ARROW FEEDING DEVICE FOR CROSSBOW
A crossbow includes a magazine mounted to the top of the barrel of the crossbow and located above the flight groove of the crossbow. A storage space is formed through the magazine so as to accommodate multiple arrows therein. A retainer is located in the storage space, and resiliently normally presses the arrows in the storage space so that the users shoots the arrows one by one. The retainer is a resilient and an elongate part, an elongate plate cooperated with a spring, or a block cooperated with multiple springs. The retainer can be pulled or pivoted upward to allow the arrows to be fed into the storage space.
This is a Continuation-In-Part application of applicant's former patent application with application Ser. No. 16/994,671, filed on Aug. 17, 2020.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Fields of the InventionThe conventional way to use the crossbow is to load an arrow into the flight groove on the barrel of the crossbow, and then cocking the arrow to pull the string. When pulling the trigger, the arrow is shot by the recovery force of the string. Then the user has to lower the crossbow and picks another arrow to load the arrow onto the crossbow as the steps mentioned previously. However, these repeated steps break the temple of the shooters and the crossbow has to be removed from the shooting position for reloading another arrow.
2. Descriptions of Related ArtU.S. Pat. No. 2,516,341 to Rffeis discloses a crossbow with a storage space formed in the body of the crossbow, and the arrows are stored in the storage space. The shortcoming is that the arrows can only be located one by one after the previous pack of arrows are used, and this loading process takes time.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,868,845 to Moore discloses a crossbow wherein the magazine is connected to the underside of the crossbow. Spacer balls are required to be placed between adjacent arrow shafts in the magazine.
The present invention intends to provide three embodiments for an arrow feeding device for a crossbow to feed the arrows one by one without repeatedly loading the arrows to the crossbow. The present invention effectively eliminate shortcomings mentioned above.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to a crossbow, and comprises a barrel, a bow assembly and a trigger assembly. The barrel includes a flight groove defined in the top of the barrel, and a magazine is mounted to the top of the barrel and located above the flight groove. A slot is formed between the magazine and the barrel. The bow assembly includes a bow and a string which is connected between two ends of the bow. The bow is fixed to the barrel, and the string extends through the slot. The trigger assembly is connected to the barrel and includes a case, a press member, a passive member, a trigger, a stop, a torsion spring and a first spring. The case includes a room, a first opening and a second opening formed to the case and communicating with the room. A block extends from the inside of the room, and a portion of the case protrudes from the barrel. The magazine includes a chamber which does not communicate with the storage space. The portion of the case protrudes from the barrel is accommodated in the chamber of the magazine so as to prevent foreign objects from entering to affect the operation of the press member and the passive member. The magazine includes a magazine mounted to a flight groove in the top of the crossbow. A storage space is defined through the magazine from the top of the magazine to the open bottom of the magazine. Multiple arrows are loaded in the storage space. Two first engaging members are formed to the bottom of the magazine, and the storage space is located between the two first engaging members. Two second engaging members are formed to the top of the barrel. The flight groove is located between the two second engaging members. Two retaining portions respectively extend inward from two inside walls of the storage space and contact the arrows in the storage space. When the magazine is mounted to the top of the barrel, the first engaging members are engaged with the second engaging members. A retainer includes a first end connected to the magazine and located in the storage space, and the second end of the retainer normally presses the arrows in the storage space. The arrows in the storage space are fed into the barrel of the crossbow in sequence.
The present invention also provide another embodiment of the crossbow, and comprises a barrel, a bow assembly and a trigger assembly. The barrel includes a flight groove defined in the top of the barrel, and a magazine is mounted to the top of the barrel and located above the flight groove. A slot is formed between the magazine and the barrel. The bow assembly includes a bow and a string which is connected between two ends of the bow. The bow is fixed to the barrel, and the string extends through the slot. The trigger assembly is connected to the barrel and includes a case, a press member, a passive member, a trigger, a stop, a torsion spring and a first spring. The case includes a room, a first opening and a second opening formed to the case and communicating with the room. A block extends from the inside of the room, and a portion of the case protrudes from the barrel. The magazine includes a chamber which does not communicate with the storage space. The portion of the case protrudes from the barrel is accommodated in the chamber of the magazine so as to prevent foreign objects from entering to affect the operation of the press member and the passive member. The magazine is mounted to the flight groove in the top of the crossbow. A storage space is defined through the magazine from the top of the magazine to the open bottom of the magazine. Multiple arrows are loaded in the storage space. Two first engaging members are formed to the bottom of the magazine, and the storage space is located between the two first engaging members. Two second engaging members are formed to the top of the barrel. The flight groove is located between the two second engaging members. Two retaining portions respectively extend inward from two inside walls of the storage space and contact the arrows in the storage space. When the magazine is mounted to the top of the barrel, the first engaging members are engaged with the second engaging members. A retainer is located in the storage space and resiliently and normally presses the arrows in the storage space. The arrows in the storage space are fed into the barrel of the crossbow in sequence.
The present invention provides yet another embodiment of the crossbow, and comprises a barrel, a bow assembly and a trigger assembly. The barrel includes a flight groove defined in the top of the barrel, and a magazine is mounted to the top of the barrel and located above the flight groove. A slot is formed between the magazine and the barrel. The bow assembly includes a bow and a string which is connected between two ends of the bow. The bow is fixed to the barrel, and the string extends through the slot. The trigger assembly is connected to the barrel and includes a case, a press member, a passive member, a trigger, a stop, a torsion spring and a first spring. The case includes a room, a first opening and a second opening formed to the case and communicating with the room. A block extends from the inside of the room, and a portion of the case protrudes from the barrel. The magazine includes a chamber which does not communicate with the storage space. The portion of the case protrudes from the barrel is accommodated in the chamber of the magazine so as to prevent foreign objects from entering to affect the operation of the press member and the passive member. The magazine is mounted to the flight groove in the top of the crossbow. A storage space is defined through the magazine from the top of the magazine to the open bottom of the magazine. Multiple arrows are loaded in the storage space. Two first engaging members are formed to the bottom of the magazine, and the storage space is located between the two first engaging members. Two second engaging members are formed to the top of the barrel. The flight groove is located between the two second engaging members. Two retaining portions respectively extend inward from two inside walls of the storage space and contact the arrows in the storage space. When the magazine is mounted to the top of the barrel, the first engaging members are engaged with the second engaging members. The storage space includes a chamber. A retainer is located in the chamber of the storage space, and resiliently and normally presses the arrows in the storage space. Multiple springs each have the first end connected to the retainer, and the second end thereof connected to the inner bottom of the storage space. The arrows are fed into the storage space when pulling the retainer to extend the multiple springs. When the retainer is released, the retainer resiliently presses the arrows in the storage space.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
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Two first engaging members 15 are formed to the bottom of the magazine 1. The storage space 11 is located between the two first engaging members 15. Two second engaging members 100 are formed to the top of the barrel. The flight groove 101 is located between the two second engaging members 100. In this embodiment, the two second engaging members 100 each are an L-shaped plate. As shown in
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The magazine 1 includes a chamber 12 which does not communicate with the storage space 11. The portion of the case 104A protruding from the barrel 102 is accommodated in the chamber 12 of the magazine 1 so as to prevent foreign objects from entering to affect the operation of the press member 104B and the passive member 104C.
The press member 104B is an inverted L-shaped member which includes a first portion and a second portion which extends from one end of the first portion. The first portion of the press member 104B is located between the block 109 and the inside of the room 106. The press member 104B includes a first notch 110 and a second notch 110A respectively facing the block 109. A ball 111 is biased by a first spring 112 which is located in the block 109. The ball 111 is selectively engaged with the first notch 110A or the second notch 110B.
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The trigger 104D has the first end thereof pivotably connected in the room 106, and the second end of the trigger 14 extends beyond the second opening 108 of the case 104A. The passive member 104C is pivotably located in the room 106, and located between the press member 109 and trigger 104D. The passive member 104C is located on the trigger 104D and contacts the press member 104B. The passive member 104C contacts the distal end of the second portion of the press member 104B. A second spring 104G is biased between the passive member 104C and the block 109. The stop 104 is pivotably connected to the case 104A by a first pin 113 and is located in the room 106. The first end of the stop 104E normally contacts the passive member 104C, and the second end of the stop 104E extends beyond the first opening 112. It is noted that the stop 104 includes a U-shaped opening which accommodates the torsion spring 104F and is used to avoid from touching the lowest arrow 20 to be lowered. A second pin 114 is located in the room 1106 and beside the first pin 113. The torsion spring 104F includes two ends which are respectively mounted to the first and second pins 113, 114. The torsion spring 104F provides a force to return the stop 104E to its initial position after the stop 104E is pivoted. The press member 104B includes two rods 115 respectively extending from two sides thereof. The two rods 115 extend beyond the case 104A and are movably located in the slot 105. When the two rods 115 are shifted to move the press member 104B, the ball 111 is moved to be engaged with one of the first and second notches 110, 110A.
When in use, the retainer 2 is pivoted upward from the storage space 11, and loading arrows 20 into the storage space 11. The retainer 2 is released to press the arrows 20. The string 103B is located close to the front end 102A and stops the arrow 20 to be lowered toward the barrel 102. The string 103B is then pulled in the slot 105 and toward the rear end 102B of the barrel 102. The string 103B then touches and pivots the stop 104E. After the string 103B moves over the stop 104E, the stop 104E returns to its initial position by the recovery force of the torsion spring 104F. The string 103B is restricted from shooting by the stop 104E. The lowest arrow 20 in the storage space 11 enters into the flight groove 101 of the barrel 102 because of the string 103B does not restricts the arrow 20 to be lowered. It is noted that the string 103B is restricted from shooting by the stop 104E because the ball 111 is engaged with the first notch 110, and the press member 104B and the passive member 104C contact and restrict each other. Therefore, the passive member 104C cannot pivot, and the passive member 104C restricts the stop 104E to pivot, so as to restrict the string 103B from shooting.
After the arrow 20 is located in the flight groove 101 of the barrel 102, the user push the rods 115 to move the press member 104B toward the front end 102A of the barrel 102 to remove the ball 111 from the first notch 110, and the ball 111 is shifted to be engaged with the second notch 110A. Therefore, the press member 104B is released, and the passive member 104C is pivotable. The user then aim the target and pulls the trigger 104D which pivots the passive member 104C. The pivotal movement of the passive member 104C releases the stop 104E so that the string 103B pivots the stop 104E. The string 103B then shoots the arrow 20. By repeating the steps mentioned above, the lowest arrow 20 enters into the flight groove 101 so that the user is able to shoot continuously.
The case 104A includes a first part 116 and a second part 117 which is mounted to the first part 116 to from the room 106. The first part 116 and the second part 117 each have an elongate hole 118, and the two rods 115 extend through the elongate holes 118 and are moveable in the slot 105 so that the users can conveniently operate the rods 115 as shown in
The present invention also provides the second embodiment and the third embodiment of the retainers 4, 6, and the main difference of the second embodiment and the third embodiment of the retainers 4, 6 from the first embodiment of the retainer 2 is the way to load the arrows 20. As shown in
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While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A crossbow comprising:
- a barrel, a bow assembly and a trigger assembly, the barrel including a flight groove defined in a top of the barrel, a magazine mounted to the top of the barrel and located above the flight groove, a slot formed between the magazine and the barrel, the bow assembly including a bow and a string which is connected between two ends of the bow, the bow fixed to the barrel, and the string extending through the slot, the trigger assembly connected to the barrel and including a case, a press member, a passive member, a trigger, a stop, a torsion spring and a first spring, the case including a room, a first opening and a second opening formed to the case and communicating with the room, a block extending from an inside of the room, a portion of the case protruding from the barrel, the magazine including a chamber which does not communicate with the storage space, the portion of the case protruding from the barrel accommodated in the chamber of the magazine so as to prevent foreign objects from entering to affect the operation of the press member and the passive member;
- the magazine including a storage space defined through the magazine from a top of the magazine to an open bottom of the magazine, multiple arrows loaded in the storage space, two first engaging members formed to the bottom of the magazine, the storage space located between the two first engaging members, two second engaging members formed to the top of the barrel, the flight groove located between the two second engaging members, two retaining portions respectively extending inward from two inside walls of the storage space and contacting the arrows in the storage space, when the magazine is mounted to the top of the barrel, the first engaging members are engaged with the second engaging members, and
- a retainer having a first end connected to the magazine and located in the storage space, a second end of the retainer normally pressing the arrows in the storage space, wherein the arrows in the storage space are fed into a barrel of the crossbow in sequence.
2. The crossbow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retainer includes a press end extending at an angle from the second end of the retainer, the press end presses the arrows into the storage space one by one.
3. The crossbow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retainer includes a press end, a fixed end and a body, the body is formed between the press end and the fixed end, a bolt extends through the fixed end so as to fix the fixed end to an inside of the storage space.
4. The crossbow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retainer is made of metal of flexibility.
5. The crossbow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the press member is an inverted L-shaped member which includes a first portion and a second portion which extends from one end of the first portion, the first portion of the press member is located between the block and the inside of the room, the press member includes a first notch and a second notch respectively facing the block, a ball is biased by a first spring which is located in the block, the ball is selectively engaged with the first notch or the second notch, the trigger has a first end thereof pivotably connected in the room, and a second end of the trigger extends beyond the second opening of the case, the passive member is pivotably located in the room, and located between the press member and trigger, the passive member is located on the trigger and contacts the press member, the passive member contacts a distal end of the second portion of the press member, a second spring is biased between the passive member and the block, the stop is pivotably connected to the case by a first pin and is located in the room, a first end of the stop normally contacts the passive member, and a second end of the stop extends beyond the first opening, the stop includes a U-shaped opening which accommodates the torsion spring so as to avoid from touching a lowest arrow to be lowered, a second pin is located in the room and beside the first pin, the torsion spring includes two ends which are respectively mounted to the first and second pins, the torsion spring provides a force to return the stop to its initial position after the stop is pivoted, the press member includes two rods respectively extending from two sides thereof, the two rods extend beyond the case and are movably located in the slot, when the two rods are shifted to move the press member, the ball is moved to be engaged with one of the first and second notches.
6. The crossbow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the magazine includes a front section and a rear section, the two first engaging members extend from the front section of the magazine and each have an engaging rail, the two second engaging members extend outward from the crossbow and are slid into the engaging rail of the two first engaging members.
7. The crossbow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the magazine includes a first hole defined transversely therethrough, the trigger assembly includes a second hole that is located corresponding to and communicates with the first hole, a connection pin removably extends through the first hole and the second hole, the connection pin includes a flange, and a shank that extends from the flange, the flange extends radially and outward from one end of the connection pin, the flange is located within the first hole and the shank extends beyond the second hole, the shank includes a keyway defined in a distal end thereof.
8. A crossbow comprising:
- a barrel, a bow assembly and a trigger assembly, the barrel including a flight groove defined in a top of the barrel, a magazine mounted to the top of the barrel and located above the flight groove, a slot formed between the magazine and the barrel, the bow assembly including a bow and a string which is connected between two ends of the bow, the bow fixed to the barrel, and the string extending through the slot, the trigger assembly connected to the barrel and including a case, a press member, a passive member, a trigger, a stop, a torsion spring and a first spring, the case including a room, a first opening and a second opening formed to the case and communicating with the room, a block extending from an inside of the room, a portion of the case protruding from the barrel, the magazine including a chamber which does not communicate with the storage space, the portion of the case protruding from the barrel accommodated in the chamber of the magazine so as to prevent foreign objects from entering to affect the operation of the press member and the passive member;
- the magazine mounted to a flight groove in a top of the crossbow, a storage space defined through the magazine from a top of the magazine to an open bottom of the magazine, multiple arrows loaded in the storage space, two first engaging members formed to the bottom of the magazine, the storage space located between the two first engaging members, two second engaging members formed to the top of the barrel, the flight groove located between the two second engaging members, two retaining portions respectively extending inward from two inside walls of the storage space and contacting the arrows in the storage space, when the magazine is mounted to the top of the barrel, the first engaging members are engaged with the second engaging members, and
- a retainer located in the storage space and resiliently and normally pressing the arrows in the storage space, wherein the arrows in the storage space are fed into a barrel of the crossbow in sequence.
9. The crossbow as claimed in claim 8, wherein the retainer includes plate and a spring, the plate has a first end thereof is pivotably connected to an inside of the storage space, a pin removably extends through the magazine and extends through a second end of the plate, the spring is connected to an underside of the plate and presses the arrows in the storage space.
10. The crossbow as claimed in claim 8, wherein the spring is a wave-shaped spring or a Z-shaped spring, and has flexibility.
11. The crossbow as claimed in claim 8, wherein the press member is an inverted L-shaped member which includes a first portion and a second portion which extends from one end of the first portion, the first portion of the press member is located between the block and the inside of the room, the press member includes a first notch and a second notch respectively facing the block, a ball is biased by a first spring which is located in the block, the ball is selectively engaged with the first notch or the second notch, the trigger has a first end thereof pivotably connected in the room, and a second end of the trigger extends beyond the second opening of the case, the passive member is pivotably located in the room, and located between the press member and trigger, the passive member is located on the trigger and contacts the press member, the passive member contacts a distal end of the second portion of the press member, a second spring is biased between the passive member and the block, the stop is pivotably connected to the case by a first pin and is located in the room, a first end of the stop normally contacts the passive member, and a second end of the stop extends beyond the first opening, the stop includes a U-shaped opening which accommodates the torsion spring so as to avoid from touching a lowest arrow to be lowered, a second pin is located in the room and beside the first pin, the torsion spring includes two ends which are respectively mounted to the first and second pins, the torsion spring provides a force to return the stop to its initial position after the stop is pivoted, the press member includes two rods respectively extending from two sides thereof, the two rods extend beyond the case and are movably located in the slot, when the two rods are shifted to move the press member, the ball is moved to be engaged with one of the first and second notches.
12. The crossbow as claimed in claim 8, wherein the magazine includes a front section and a rear section, the two first engaging members extend from the front section of the magazine and each have an engaging rail, the two second engaging members extend outward from the crossbow and are slid into the engaging rail of the two first engaging members.
13. The crossbow as claimed in claim 8, wherein the magazine includes a first hole defined transversely therethrough, the trigger assembly includes a second hole that is located corresponding to and communicates with the first hole, a connection pin removably extends through the first hole and the second hole, the connection pin includes a flange, and a shank that extends from the flange, the flange extends radially and outward from one end of the connection pin, the flange is located within the first hole and the shank extends beyond the second hole, the shank includes a keyway defined in a distal end thereof.
14. A crossbow comprising:
- a barrel, a bow assembly and a trigger assembly, the barrel including a flight groove defined in a top of the barrel, a magazine mounted to the top of the barrel and located above the flight groove, a slot formed between the magazine and the barrel, the bow assembly including a bow and a string which is connected between two ends of the bow, the bow fixed to the barrel, and the string extending through the slot, the trigger assembly connected to the barrel and including a case, a press member, a passive member, a trigger, a stop, a torsion spring and a first spring, the case including a room, a first opening and a second opening formed to the case and communicating with the room, a block extending from an inside of the room, a portion of the case protruding from the barrel, the magazine including a chamber which does not communicate with the storage space, the portion of the case protruding from the barrel accommodated in the chamber of the magazine so as to prevent foreign objects from entering to affect the operation of the press member and the passive member;
- the magazine mounted to a flight groove in a top of the crossbow, a storage space defined through the magazine from a top of the magazine to an open bottom of the magazine, multiple arrows loaded in the storage space, a chamber formed along two insides of the storage space, two first engaging members formed to the bottom of the magazine, the storage space located between the two first engaging members, two second engaging members formed to the top of the barrel, the flight groove located between the two second engaging members, two retaining portions respectively extending inward from two inside walls of the storage space and contacting the arrows in the storage space, when the magazine is mounted to the top of the barrel, the first engaging members are engaged with the second engaging members, and
- a retainer located in the chamber of the storage space, and resiliently and normally pressing the arrows in the storage space, multiple springs each having a first end connected to the retainer, a second end of each spring connected to an inner bottom of the storage space, when the retainer is pulled to extend the multiple springs, the retainer is lifted beyond the storage and the arrows are loaded into the storage space, when the retainer is released, the retainer resiliently presses the arrows in the storage space.
15. The arrow feeding device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the retainer includes a top board and a protrusion extending from an underside of the top board, two recessed areas are formed between the underside of the top board and the protrusion, the springs are respectively located in the two recessed areas, each spring is connected between the underside of the top board and an inner bottom of the storage space.
16. The crossbow as claimed in claim 14, wherein the press member is an inverted L-shaped member which includes a first portion and a second portion which extends from one end of the first portion, the first portion of the press member is located between the block and the inside of the room, the press member includes a first notch and a second notch respectively facing the block, a ball is biased by a first spring which is located in the block, the ball is selectively engaged with the first notch or the second notch, the trigger has a first end thereof pivotably connected in the room, and a second end of the trigger extends beyond the second opening of the case, the passive member is pivotably located in the room, and located between the press member and trigger, the passive member is located on the trigger and contacts the press member, the passive member contacts a distal end of the second portion of the press member, a second spring is biased between the passive member and the block, the stop is pivotably connected to the case by a first pin and is located in the room, a first end of the stop normally contacts the passive member, and a second end of the stop extends beyond the first opening, the stop includes a U-shaped opening which accommodates the torsion spring so as to avoid from touching a lowest arrow to be lowered, a second pin is located in the room and beside the first pin, the torsion spring includes two ends which are respectively mounted to the first and second pins, the torsion spring provides a force to return the stop to its initial position after the stop is pivoted, the press member includes two rods respectively extending from two sides thereof, the two rods extend beyond the case and are movably located in the slot, when the two rods are shifted to move the press member, the ball is moved to be engaged with one of the first and second notches.
17. The crossbow as claimed in claim 14, wherein the magazine includes a front section and a rear section, the two first engaging members extend from the front section of the magazine and each have an engaging rail, the two second engaging members extend outward from the crossbow and are slid into the engaging rail of the two first engaging members.
18. The crossbow as claimed in claim 14, wherein the magazine includes a first hole defined transversely therethrough, the trigger assembly includes a second hole that is located corresponding to and communicates with the first hole, a connection pin removably extends through the first hole and the second hole, the connection pin includes a flange, and a shank that extends from the flange, the flange extends radially and outward from one end of the connection pin, the flange is located within the first hole and the shank extends beyond the second hole, the shank includes a keyway defined in a distal end thereof.
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 4, 2022
Publication Date: Apr 28, 2022
Inventor: Chi-Chang Liu (Taichung City)
Application Number: 17/568,660