Patent ID: 8627811

Claim:
A crossbow that includes: a riser having projecting limbs, first and second pulleys mounted on said limbs for rotation around respective first and second axes, a barrel secured to and extending from said riser and having laterally opening through slots facing said pulleys and having a hollow interior therebetween with interior surfaces, a bowstring cable extending between said pulleys outside of said barrel for engaging a projectile, a pair of pulley rotation power cables extending between said pulleys through a slot in said barrel, and a spacer disposed adjacent to and in contact with said riser within said barrel for engagement by said pulley rotation power cables at an end of outward flexure of said limbs to fire the projectile, said spacer being carried in said hollow interior of said barrel in contact with said interior surfaces thereof, and extending across said hollow interior between said slots, to help support said barrel on said riser and to dampen vibration and help deaden noise transmitted from said riser when the crossbow is shot.