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

Claim 14:
15. 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 pair of first cocking hooks and a pair of second cocking hooks 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 pair of second cocking hooks is disposed rearward of the pair of first cocking hooks;
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 pair of first cocking hooks 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 pair of second cocking hooks 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.