Patent ID: 9714807
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: F41B

Claim:
1. A vibration damping crossbow comprising: a body including a longitudinal axis; a single pair of oppositely extending limbs affixed on a distal end of the body, the pair of limbs being adapted to move between a distal position and a proximal position for accumulating energy; a single string mounted on respective sides of the single pair of limbs in a substantially transversal direction with respect to the body for tensing the pair of limbs when proximally longitudinally pulled away from the distal end of the body, for blocking the pair of limbs in the position, and for longitudinally propelling an arrow along an arrow trajectory in a longitudinal and distal direction when the string is released to return the pair of limbs to the distal position; and a vibration damping stirrup disposed on the distal end of the body, distally from the pair of limbs, the stirrup including a crossbow receiving portion including at least two cooperating angled planes contacting the body, one plane being normal to the longitudinal axis, a support longitudinally extending in cantilever distally from the at least two cooperating angled planes, and a pair of foot-receiving portions fixedly connected, in cantilever, to a distal end of the support, distally from the single pair of limbs and respectively located on opposed sides of the arrow trajectory, down from the body, for securing the distal end of the body to the ground with at least a foot applying pressure on the stirrup toward the ground when cocking the string of the crossbow, the foot-receiving portions including a plurality of juxtaposed grooved sections along the foot-receiving portions; wherein the pair of cantilevered foot-receiving portions of the stirrup damps vibrations created by the return of the pair of limbs from the proximal position to the distal position, the vibrations being transmitted through the body, distally transmitted through the cantilevered support and orthogonally transmitted in the pair of cantilevered foot-receiving portions, at least partially through the plurality of juxtaposed grooved sections, toward distal ends of the cantilevered foot-receiving portions; wherein the foot-receiving portions include a vibration absorber receiver; and wherein a vibration absorber is secured to the vibration absorber receiver to further absorb vibrations.