Patent ID: 9506715
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: F41A,F41B

Claim Text:
1. A trigger assembly attached to a crossbow with a bowstring cable, wherein said trigger assembly comprises: a housing attached to a stock of the crossbow; a trigger mechanism including a trigger, wherein said trigger mechanism is rotatably coupled to said housing; a pivot beam rotatably coupled to said housing, wherein said pivot beam is operatively engaged with said trigger mechanism so that rotation of said trigger mechanism by pulling said trigger urges said pivot beam to rotate; a cable catch rotatably coupled to said housing at a pivot point, wherein said cable catch is able to retain the bowstring cable of the crossbow, and wherein said cable catch is adapted to rotate about said pivot point between an uncocked position and a cocked position; a floating sear rotatably coupled to said cable catch at a sear pivot wherein said floating sear is adapted to translate with the rotation of said cable catch around said pivot point and wherein said floating sear is also adapted to rotate relative to said cable catch around said sear pivot; wherein when said cable catch is rotated from said uncocked position to said cocked position, said floating sear translates over said pivot beam and rotates so that said floating sear drops to a position forward of and abutting said pivot beam, thereafter holding said cable catch in said cocked position; and, wherein said pivot beam remains stationary when said cable catch is rotated between said uncocked position and said cocked position.