Patent ID: 11874085
Assignee: BARNETT OUTDOORS, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A crossbow comprising:
a crossbow body having a flight track;
a bowstring extending across the crossbow body;
a trigger latch block slidingly connected to the crossbow body, wherein the trigger latch block is configured to draw the bowstring in a rearward direction along the flight track;
a first cocking hook and a second cocking hook each slidingly connected to the crossbow body and each configured to draw the trigger latch block in the rearward direction along the flight track, wherein the second cocking hook is disposed rearward of the first cocking hook;
a cocking lever pivotally connected to the crossbow body, wherein the cocking lever is configured to draw the trigger latch block in a rearward direction from an initial position to an intermediate position along the crossbow body with the first cocking hook upon a first rotation of the cocking lever, and wherein the cocking lever is configured to draw the trigger latch block in the rearward direction from the intermediate position to a cocked position along the crossbow body with the second cocking hook upon a second rotation of the cocking lever;
a one-way retention mechanism configured to immobilize the trigger latch block against linear movement in a forward direction along the flight track; and
a trigger configured to engage the trigger latch block in the cocked position, wherein the trigger is configured to selectively cause the trigger latch block to release the bowstring.