US006868845B1

United States Patent

Moore

PatentNo.: US 6,868,845 B1 ~ Dateof Patent: Ma~ 22, 2005

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Inventor: RMph ~ Moore,12227LyndaD~, Hou~o~TX (US) 77038 (*) Nm~e: Su~emm any dNdNme~ the mrm of this p~entN exmnded or a~u~edunder35 UN.C. 154(b) by 0 days.

5~4~641A * ~1996 Jenn ............................ 12~25 Waiser ........................ 12~25 5~96~76A * 1/1997 5~9&829A * ~1997 Bednar ........................ 12~25 c.ted by e~am~ Pdma~ Examiner--John A. R~d ~ Attomey, Agert,or Firm--T~ M~thews Firm ABSTRACT

An imwoved amom~ Ma~ng ~o~ow ~mpfiNng a mNn ~ame havingpivotally mourned im~chan~aNe bow ~mbs a~em m ~s ~om end. The bow Hmbs can be N~hed Int. CI. 7................................................... F41B 5/12 ina folding position, ~re~y~anspogation, inanextended U.S. CI .......................................................... 124/25 position forfiring, or c~be inte~hanged ~r ~ffemm bow Field of Search ............................................ 124/25 we~N~ The ~o~ow includesan arrow magaNnecontaiNng a plurality of ~mwsadap~d to be a~ached to the mNn ~ame. An improvedspring de~ amoma~N~~e& ~mw~ oneata time, into thefiring position inthemain U.S. PAT~T DO~ME~S ~ame ~ ~e bow string N cocked.An improved~W 3J39J65A * 6/1973 Moore ......................... 124/25 re~ase ~gg~N adaNed to be cocked by mo~ngthe bow 3~6&783A * 7/1976 Pfotenhauer ................. 124/25 strirg ~m ~g poNton and m be ~ed oMy when ~e ~W ~72~318A * 2/1988 Yankey ....................... 124/25 release and ~ggerare both ~m~e&The improved rel~ 4,827,894 A * 5/1989 Schallberger ................ 124/25 ~gg~further pin,des Nr a smomh ~m~ Hne firirg. 4,877,008 A * 10/1989 Troubridge .................. 124/25 ~11%797A * 6/1992 Anderson .................... 124/25 17 Claim~8 Drawing Sheets 5~43~56A * 9/1993 Luehring ..................... 124/86 Filed: Nov.7,2003

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AUTOMAT~ LOA~NG CRO~OW

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is ~c~p~aedhereinby m~mnce.As il~mdin FIGS. 1 and 2, an embo~mem of ~e ~o~ow C pmferab~ comprN~ a mNn flameF havinga pair of bow Hmbs B pNmally mourned on opposite Mdes of the mNn flame a~acem Rs flontend and a shoulder ~ece or stock S m~amab~ mourneda~acemthe rear end of such mNn flame E Apist~ ~ P ~ alsoaffixed m ~e ~w of ~e m~n flameon ~s lower~de and pmferab~ ~ ~a~ pan,fly enve~ng a firingmechaNsm 70, wNch N prodded~r h~ngthe bow string E tautwhenthe bowN cocked and ~r mkaNngsuch bow ~fing m ~hwge an wmw A when e ~o~ow ~ fi~d.It shcuMbe app~d~ed ~ ~e p~l grip canbecovered or encased byrubber, Nasti~ wood, or any o~ matefiM ~ N suitabk m pin,de~p~g ability aswell asaddutility oraesthetic value tothe grip orthe ~o~ bow. An a~ow d~ K comberg a p~fi~ of wmws N relea~b~ a~ached to themNn flame F ~r aummaticafly ~e~ng ~n wmw ~m ~e mNn flame ~r firing eachtime~e bow stringE N drawnback and ~mhedin the firing mechaNsm 70.R should be undemtood th~ the arrow d~ K canaNobe cafled a magaNne or mherwNe des~Ned such as to conveythe meaNngof one of ~s Nn~nNtha of slor.ng a p~fi~ of wmwsA. The plurdily of wmwsA, bring ~ored in theclipK (FIG. ~, canbe m~etwmwsor huntingwmws or a comNna~nof huntingand m~et wmws. Itwill beappreda~d bythose intheart that ~eclip K can accommodate a varie~ of hunting wmws ~dud~g, butnot HmRed~, those ha~ngtwo,~ree, or ~ur bhde wmwheads 17 ~sposed abo~~e flo~of the wmw.R will also be appended ~ w~en u~g ~e hunting wmw~ thebNdes, of~e wmwhead 17,wiflmm~ncontNned in the d~ K or in the firing chamb~of the crossbow thus mdudng therisk of accidental cu~flomtheblades when ~ansporting orhandling thecross bow. HG. 3 Nut,ms~e flameF ~ preferab~ compfiNng a pair of ~mrafly space~ ~ngitud~ally exmnding siderads 11,12 wNchwe dNposed sub~am~fly pwalld to eachother and arepm~rab~ connoted mge~a the flora end by the flont~ansv~memb~13 and at the rear by the rear ~ansverse memb~ 14. ProgeNy a cen~afly ~spo~ Mn~md~d~ ex~nd~g open~g 15 ~ pmv~ed ~ ~e m~n flameF b~ween ~e ~de ~ils 11, 12 m perm~wmws A m bemoved flomthearrow d~ K in to thefir~g posR~n in e firingchamb~~ ~e mNn flamememb~E As bestseenin FIGS. 3 and 4, thecengal opeNng 15 ~c~desa ~n~m~nafly exmnd~gMot ~r receiving ~e shaft orbody 16ofthe arrows A with anenlarged orrelieved portion 15a ~r accommodating tke wmwhead 17 ~sposed about the~rwwd endoftheshaft 16,andanoffier eNwged orrelieved portion 15bm accommodale thevane, ~a~h~ or rear stabilizers 18affixed a~acem therear end ofthe arrow shaft 116. With therelieved port~ns 15a, 15bin thecen~ally ~sposed opening or p~s~ge 15,~ willbe appmd~ed th~thearrows A maybe moved verticafly floma ~omge position intheclip K into position inthe main flame F ~r firingw~h the Mn~md~daxN of the wmws A bring ma~m~ed sub~am~fly pwallel~ ~e Mngitud~ axN of themainflame E A pairof ~ngRud~afly exten~ng jawsor g~e memb~s 2~21 areslidaNy mourned on mp of theNderNN11,12. The g~e memb~s 20, 21 we pm~b~ co~ed w~h a TEFLON 0e~afluome~ene fluorocarbon poems-TEFLON N a m~ed ~ademwk of DuPont du Nemoum. E.I.& CoO,po~e~ene, or ~milw resilient andsubstantially ~ff~bfic~ed demem. TNs coating willpreferab~ decrease the resNtance or fiction of the g~e memb~s agNn~ the a~owshaft 16 and ~ah~s 18 whenthe appa-

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 5 FMdof theInvention The present invention relates to a newandimproved cro~ow con~ru~n and pa~ulw~ to an automatic ~ading ~oss-bow having a clipcr magaNne for~ofing a plurality of wrows or projectiles, an improved internal guiding mack for~ster andmoreaccurate firing, andan s0 improved outeruppersur~ce of the gui~ng ~ack for s~dably poNtion~g vw~us NgNsor scopes. The~oss-bow ofthepresent invention also includes animproved trigger mechaNsmand a sa~ m~ase which pre~blyprevems uninmntionN or acddent~ dNchwge as weflas prov~ing a 25 smooth andaccurate intentional dischwge. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 ~ a Ndedevation part~ insection andpartly in phantom il~s~g ~e improved au~maticcross-bow ~ appwams w~hthe arrow d~ in position. FIG.2 N amp viewof the ~o~ow illts~g theupper guide andw~hthebowEmbsintheextended position. FIG. 3 N a b~mm ~iew of the cross-bow w~h ~e bow ~ ~mbs folded back ina re~acted position. FIG.4 N a section~ vkwillustr~g anwrow~ ~e firing position in thecross-bow andthebowstring bNngdrawn across thetrigger mechanism. FIG. g N a sectionA vkw il~ting the a~ow~eding30 mechaNsm anda cross section of ~e upp~ gu~eandinserL FIG.6 N a vkwillts~gthe mounting of ~e bow~mbs on themNn flame of thecrossbow. FIG.6Ais a Ndeview of FIG. 6 il~ting fu~her details of themounting of thebowEmbson themNnflame of the35
crossbow.

FIG.7 is a sectional viewil~ting thearrow clip. FIG. 8 N a ~ansv~se sem~nN vkw il~ting addition~ details ofthearrow d~. 40 FIG.9 N a ~iewillustr~g an embodimem w~ha rifle stock. FIG. 1~ is a view il~ting the bow string release mechaNsm. FIG.11 ~ a Nde~evation part~ in section il~ting ~e 45 bowstring re~ase appwa~s w~hthetrigger inthecocked position. FIG.12N a Nde~evation partly insection il~ting ~e bowstring release appwa~s w~hthetrigger in thefiring 50 position. FIG.13 N amp viewil~ting ~e spring plate and ~e bowsprig usedin thed~. FIG.13Aside viewofFIG.13. FIG.14 N a Ndedevation partly in section il~ting ~e 55 m~actab~ shoulder stock in an extended position wRhthe Nming ~ght elevated foruse. FIG.15 ~ a flont v~wil~ting ~ ddR~nN gemils of ~e s~dab~ baseof the dev~ed Nght. FIG.15AN a ~deviewil~ting addRional details of 6o the s~dab~ baseof thedev~ed ~gN. FIG. 15B N amp v~w il~ting ~ ddR~nN gemils of ~e s~dab~ baseof the dev~ed Nght. DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 65 An exemplary ~peof ~oss~ow N shown in U.S.P~.No. 3~3%765, Nsued Jun.19, 1973, to RMphJ. Moore, which

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ratus isfired; thus preferably provi~ng a ~ster andmore ~gNsor scopes on themp ~deof theupper guide 4~ ~ee accurate shot.The g~e members can aNo be po~shed, generafly FIGS. ~, 14,1~,18Aand18B). ~ N fomseeab~, coate~ ano~ze~ or oM~wise treated m forma surface wRh andM~efom should dsobe appmd~ed by those skilled in ~mRed ~tionNm~ancewhen the a~ow A N tim& Such the a~,th~ the lower depend~g Ndes44a,44b can be s~dabk g~e members2~, 21 pm~mb~ inc~deforw~d 5 sim~configured m theupper e~end~g Ndes42u,43uin reEeved portions 2~a, 21aforreceiving the~rowhead 17 order toretain any configuration ofanupper guide ~se~ 4~. andrearreEeved port~ns 2~N21bforp~mRting Me ~aher The~ackor channel 41cforms a sub~antiafly ~ngRud~ 18 ~ passthemthrough wRhout damage whenthe~rows A channel tha ex~nds sub,aNally the ~ngthof the m~n ~e moved ~omstooge ~ Me c~pK ~m Me firing position ~ame E Two cem~fly depending projections 44a, 44b above Me jaws 2~,21. ~0 exmnd ~ngRud~afly Nongthebase41 andare poNtioned The sli~ng jaws2~ 21 am provided w~h MngRud~afly above andbmween Me inclined guide surfaces 2~;21f(FIG. spaced diagonM guides 2~c,21c which pmferab~ ex~nd ~).ThetwoceNmfly depen~ng projections 44a,44b pm~ ~w~dly and forw~Ny restive to the cen~AopeNng 1~. e~bly havesub~antiafly "L" shaped mkro>image crossGuidep~s or ~gs 2~ 21d ex~nd through Me guideMo~ sections. An upper guide inse~ 4~,having a sub~antiafly 2~G21candareaffixed to theupper sur~ce of themain~5 "T"shaped cross section andwhich extends ~ngitud~ally frame E Actuating pins2~ 21eproject upw~dly ~ lhem~ ~ongthe base41, N a~ached w~hinthe two cen~afly endof thesli~ng jaws 2~,21an~as ~lus~ated inFIG. 4, depend~g projections 44~44b. It should beunderwood th~ areengaged by Me bowstring E whenR N drawn backand theupper gu~e canbea~ached in a l~gevarie~ of mmhods N~hed in Me fir~g mechanism 7~.As illustra~d, wkenMe inc~ding, butnotlimi~d ~,screws, glue~g/bonding, dovebow string E N movedm~w~Ny as indicted by the a~ow20 ~ or other groove configurations. It should fu~her be 3~ in FIG.4, R engages theup~an~ng pins2~e,21eand undemtood th~thecross se~ion ofMe upper gu~e inse~ 4~ moves thesliding jaws 2~ 21 marward~ andalso outw~dly could vary ~omthe"T"cross section particularly ifthe due the d~gonafly ~sposed guide~o~ 2~G 21c acting m~hod of ~chment differs or ff theconfiguration of the aga~Me guide pins2~ 21d to thereby spread the jaws lower depend~g ~des44a,44b varyas desc~bed herein 2~,21 la~N~ ap~tto allow theuppermo~ arrow A in the 25above. Itshould also benoted that ifthe arrow head 17is mNn ~ame F m be movedupw~dly bmweenlhe g~es 2~, comprNed of a four~de head, the upper guide inse~ 4~ 21 andin~thefir~g posit~n Moptheg~es2~,21 aswill should beshor~ned such th~theinse~ 4~does notextend be des~Ned~ de~ heroinbdow. forw~d so as to cover the recesses 64, 6~ which are Asillustrated inFIG. ~,Meg~es 2~21 ~eprovided with provided near theforw~d endof the~row d~ K s~ewafls upw~Nyand outw~d~rounded ~n~ edges2~; 21fwhich 30 8 81 ~ee FIG. 8 and the desc~pt~n hereinbdow). exmnd a~ally of the a~owshaft 16 for supporting and Th~efom, theupper guide inse~ 4~ could dsobe a twoa~gn~g Me shaft 16 ~ position for firing. As ~md in p~ce inse~ suchas to ~dfi~ theability to uncover the FIG.4, eachof theg~es2~ 21 N pm~rab~ provided with above des~Ned recesses 6~ 6~,as wall as uncover previa spring 2~ 21gwhich N pm~rab~ ca~kd in therecesses ouMydesc~bed relieved portion 18awhenev~ a four~Nde 2~h, 21hdNposed ~ Me g~es 2~21.Theforward endof the35 ~row N used or ffsome other ~rowhead 17configuration N springs 2~g,21g ~e connec~d m p~s2~, 2~ mourned on used which would be obtruded by a one-piece fufl~ngth theupper ~deof theman~ameF andtherear endof the upper gu~einse~ 4~.The upper gu~e~se~4~ pmferab~ sprigs 2~ 21gam connecmd ~ suitable opeNngs 2~ 21k engages the shaft16 of the a~ow A m~g ~ on such ~ Meg~es 2~,21a~acem therear of the recesses 2~h, 2lb. sur~ces when~ N bergfired or moved th~e~ong by the The springs 2~g,21gmoveMe g~es2~ 21 ~omthe open 4o bowstring E. Pre~bly theupper guide inse~ 4~ is of a position whenMe bow string E N NMwed m moveforward m~er~l thatpossesses selflubricaing qualit~s suchas aga~ Me latcNng member~ the firing mechaNsm 7~. UHMW, TEFLON 0e~afluoroethylene fluorocarbon N a m~ed ~ademarkof DuPontdu Referring now~ HGS.2 and~, an upper guide member polymer--TEFLON NemourN E.I. & CoO, ~h~ po~mercompound~ ~h~ ~gid 4~ wNchNsoexmnds a~M~of Me shaft 16,N provided for guiding the a~owA wh~h moves whenfired. Theupper~ mam~d~ or Me like wherebysuch m~er~l pmferab~ the~tion between theupp~ guide insert andthe guide 4~, in one embo~ment, comprNes an inve~ed sub- decreases ~rowsheft 16.~hNdecrease in ~tion pm~rab~ provides ~am~fly U~haped member havinga base 41, a pairof andmoreaccu~m movement of the~row shaft lower depending ~des42,43 ex~nding dong theopposite fora faster the cro~bow b~ml or firingchamb~ thus edges ofMebase 41 anda pair ofupp~ extend~g Ndes 42u, 16 through 43u. As be~ ~md in FIG. ~, in one embodiment, the 50 pm~b~provi~ng for a fa~erand more accu~m ~row A after berglaunched ~omlhe~ossbow C. It twoupper extend~g Ndes42u,43uarepreferably angled or pr~ectile should be appmd~ed tha the upper guide inse~4~ w~l suchtha theyform a gackor channel 41c capable of aflow foranincreased vdocity ofthearrow A upon firing mtNNng ~abkdements such as skNsor scopes 6ee FIG. dueto thereduction of ~tion b~ween thea~owshaft 16 14).It should be undem~od th~theconfiguration of the upper portion of theupper guide 4~ canvaryexmnNve~ 55 andtheguide inse~ 4~.Theaddition~ coating of theg~e members 2~ 2L which serve asa bottom guide forthe~row w~hout depa~g ~om the spirit of thN invention. For fu~her reduce theoverafl ~tion~ fomes m preserve exampk, but notEmbed ~, theupper ex~n~ng Ndes42u, A,will lhe~cmased veMcity andfiring accurac> ~ shcuM fu~her 43u can be configured to forma channel 41c wh~hN beappmd~ed thatsince thepresent app~atus ful~envesub~am~fly dmuN~ square or m~angular, thesides of the Me~rowA in thefiring chambe~ i~.theupper guide channel 41ccanform a double groove or mult~k grooves, 6o Mpes 4~ andthecMsed gain membem 2~,21,thecross bow R can be configured ~m~ to the lower depending Mdes ~se~ can be accum~ fired ~ sub~antid~ ev~yposR~n inc~d44a,44Nor ~ canevenbe configured such th~some~pe of dove~ groove N on theou~ide of the upper exten~ng ~g upNdedown. ~des 42u,43u. One of Me primly improx ememsmg~ng As be~seenin FIG.~, there arep~alld ~ngRud~afly theupper guide 4~ N to re~in a guide inse~ 4~ on the 65e~end~g recesses 46,47formed between thecentral pro44a,44b andthe depen~ng ~des42, 43 which undemide ofMe upp~ gu~e 4~ (see generally FIG.~)while jections forminga mmhod cf slidab~mm~g demems such as provige an unobstruc~d passageway for Me upp~ ~h~s

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18 on Me ~mw A ~ R N moved Nong the ~rf~ 2~ 2~ m~eriNs couldinclude, but am not Hm~edm, phstic, S~fl> the lower ~h~ we~ passes ~ough the polymer, methyl acryl~e, crrubb~ r.Itshould beappmdaed s~t or ~n~ ~g ~ be~n Me g~es 2~ 21 and ~ ~e th~ thebah75can~sobea variety ofshapes including but mMn ~ame E not fimRed m a pill, a bo~ a plug, any tapered pins orplugs, ~ fllu~r~ed inFIG. 4,therear endofthe~mwshaft 16 5 and the~ke.Theb~l75 m~nt~ns a sub~antiMly vertic~ space between the~rows Abdng smmdin thed~ K. When N p~ p~d ~h a p~ ~ p~ ~s 1~, 16b thearrow A isbring loaded ~omthed~ K into thefiring which ~e ~ceNed in a su~able ~deslot gg ~GS.7 and as N descrNed herd~ the bMl 75 N preferably ~ to orient the ~mw A w~h two of the ~h~s18 ~gned chambe~ expelled through a ho~6 wHchpm~rably passes through ~ Me opeMn~ 4~ 47 ~d w~h Me ~kd ~h~ 18 ~ed the upper ~ack 40 (see FIG. 2) and the upper guide inse~ inthecentral opeMng lg. 10 5). ~ fllus~ated ~ FIGS. 7 and 8, thed~ K wNchcomMns ~eeFIG. Re~rring agNnto HG.& thed~ K N preferably secured a p~M~y of ~mws A comprN~ a case h~ng hmra~y tothemNn~ame F bytheinsertion ofthetongue 5 into a spaced apa~ sides g0, ~1 p~ jo~d mge~ at the groove in theforward portion of themNn ~rw~d endby a ~ont~ansverse member g2 and~ therear corresponding ~lu~ra~d in FIG.1. Fu~he~ end by a rear ~ memb~ g3 w~h an ~w~Ny and ~5 ~ameF as to someextent bu~on h~hes 57,locked to therear oftheclip K (FIG. 8) ~d~ ~d b~m g4. A vertica~y ~ed groove engage the mNn ~ame E Thu~ the clip K N preferably gg N p~b~ proddedin the rear end po~on g3 ~r ~ceN~g the ~b~tiM~ p~el ~ces 16a, 16b on the snapped intoplace andsecurably a~ached to themNn~ame F until manually remove& ~ should be apparent to those arrowshaft16 ~ee FIG. ~ and to serveas a ~de ~r in the a~ th~thN~chment canbe varied wRhout orienting such ~mws A ~h ~ ~p~ ~h~s 18 ~gned 2o skiHed w~h the ~aces 46, 47 ~rmed b~w~n the ~M p~ departing ~omthespir~ of theinvention by u~ngother av~lab~ ravening means such as pin~grooves or notches tions 44a, 44bandthedeporting Mdes 42,43~eeFIG.~, in the~ame, quick connem~ andthe~ke. and Me ~wer ~h~ 18 ~gned M~ Me ~NM ~g 1~ As illus~ated inFIGS. 10-12, an improved firing mech> ~ fl~r~e~the ~aced ~a~ wMN g0, ~1 pin,de a 25 nNm70 hasa sub~antiaHy "U"shaped cavity in the~ont end.The mechanism 70 pm~rably hasthreedosed ~des cen~al ~ ~ ~G. ~ ~r ~M~ the arrow shafts 16. wRhthe~ont, top, andbottom sides open. Thetwolateral Recesses 61,62 ~e pmv~ed neartherearofthewMNg0, sides 71,72 pm~rably havea pairof pins73 inse~ed ~1 m accommod~e the ~h~s 18 on Me ~mw shaft16 so su~able holes 73ainthetwolateral sides 71, 72. as to enable such~mwsto be stored in the~p K w~ho~ through 73preferably actas a string release ~oppinto the~h~s18 bNngbernor crushed andto alsoface,ate 3o Thepins prevent damage or overtravd of theh~h77.h should be movemem of the ~mws A ve~y as ~ey are ~ha~ed appmd~ed thatthe~oppins 73 canbea ~ngle pinor two ~om the d~ K as will be described hereinafte~ Mso, pins asdescrNed heroin, h should fu~her be appmd~ed th~ recesses 64, 65 ~ we~ Wo~d ~ Me ~d ~d them~erhl ofthepins canaNovary andN notintended to of thewalls 50,51 to No.de sp~e ~r the~mwheads 17. ~ best seen inFIG. 7,a su~able s~ng 66issecured tothe 35 be fimRed to a m~fic m~erhl. Thefiring mechanism 70 slidably fit~ atleast pa~hH~ into thepistol grip bmmm 54, of the d~ ~ ~r ~ng the ~mws A v~tica~y pm~rably R This a~ows forgreamr ease in handfing lhecross bowfor so as to movethem~omthe d~ K intothe main~ame~ firing. Thesfidable fit of the firing mechanism wRhin the The ~pm~d ~ri~ 66 ~ p~Ny a~ached ~ the ~ring pistol gripprovides forfa~inhalation andassembly or p~e 67. The me~odof a~NngMe @r~g 66 m Me @ring p~e 67 N pm~mb~ by ~mws ~. How~ R ~M be 4o dNassembly. Thesfidable fitcanbe accompfished through the use of groove~ dove-tai~ or ~mHar channds and N appmd~ed tha any v~y ~ ~chmem m~hods such as pm~rably provided w~h a quickMck feature such as we~, rock or @m weM~N rive~, bo~ and ~g Nu~n~ m~actab~ pins, screw~ thumb screw~ l~che~ buttons, or ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. ~ @fi~ p~ 67 N We~ ~ the like. a ~~ "~ ~d ~m~n ~ a bow ~p 69 @o~ M~~ or ~~ pm~l m ~ ~w 45 A bow~ring latch 77 N poNtioned between thetwolateral shaft 16 Mongthe ~per~de of the "~shaped ~nfig~> Ndes 71,72 andN pivom~y mounted ona pin77aexmnding through suRab~ openings inthetwo lateral sides 7L72.The tion ~ FIGS. 13 and ~. ~e bow ~ 69 N ~ ti~yrestrained whenmorethanone arrow A is in the bows~ing l~ch 77,which N ~lu~ra~d in FIGS. 10and11, mag~e K. WMn Me ~d ~owAN m~y ~ Ma~ng ~m pm~rably comprises a body having a pakof l~erMly spaced the ~ng chambe~ the bow ~p 69 we~mNy becom~ 50 up~anding projections 81,82 w~h a groove 83 therebeunrestrained and is ~md to @ring upw~Nywith a tween forreceiving thebowstring E.When thestring EN s~am~Hy ~ex s~ ~ pu~g on Me ~mw ~aft m~ased by pivoting theh~h77forwardly, string E engages 16. This ~w~Ny convex ~r~ce urges the finalarrow A therearendofthea~owshaft 16 anddrives such shaft into the ~g ~am~ ~ ~d ~ FIG. & ~ 66a ~e forw~d to fire R. h should be appmd~ed thatinorder to pm~mb~ ~e~d ~ Me d~ K m pm~m Me @~g ~ 55 pm~rably have predse andaccurate firing of thearrow A, 67, and thusthe s~ng66, ~om berginadve~enfly dNtheup~anding protrus~ns 81,82 of theh~h77 should be Md~d ~om Me ~p ~ p~ti~fly w~n d~ K N emp~ sub~antially smooth. Preferabl> thesmooth surface will and N removed ~r Moa~. h should be @pmd~ th~ sub~antially remNn incontact w~hthestring asthestring the @ringmm~g ~ns 66a can be any t~e of r~ention N released and moves in a sub~antiMly longitudin~ and dev~e such as bu~ons,bu~on ~ ~mped edge~ and 6o ~ontw~d d~ection. Pre~rably, thNcontact will prevent the thel~e. string ~omjumping or moving in a nonqongitudin~ dimc~onwhich could prevent a ~uecenter fine firing. ~ N~r H~d ~ ~G. 7, Me ~h~s 18 ~e N~her pmm~ed ~om damage, such a c~@~ or ~mme~ As Hlusgated in FIGS. 11 and12,thebottom 80of the e@ed~y d~ ~e pm~Ny ~ Me ~c~Non of a bow~ring lach 77 N provided witha concave camsurface spacerb~l 75 ~n each of the a~ow shafts16. The 65 90which ~ ofsub~antiMly thesame radius asthe cyfindrispacer b~l 75 N pm~ m~Ec but can be any ma~hl cally shaped camsurface 91 on thecylindric~ trigger wh~h can re~ de~rm~nby the a~ow shaft 16. Such suppo~ 92.A return spring 94 connec~ thebottom of the

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bowstring latch body 77 wiMa pinor rod95th~N ca~d me~aNsm70 N p~r~ bh~d m ~mm Me haft cyfinder in the rear of two hmr~ Mdes 71 and 72 and exmnds 115 to the po~onH~r~ed in FIG.11. ~ansv~se~ thereb~ween. HG. M ~s ~ ~pro~d ~ m~ ~ ~p~ The trigger100 is ~d in FIGS.11 and 12. The S of the ~o~ow C in exmnded po~on ~r ~ng. The ~g~ 100 ~ p~mb~ imegrM wiM Me c~dr~ ~ger 5 shoulder suppo~ or shoulder ~o& S comprNes a p~ of suppo~ 92. h mu~ be appended th~ thetrigger 100and Nmrafly ~aced arms 120 which are pre~y ~d~ the cyfindric~ trigger suppo~ 92 canbe sep~e p~ces mourned ~ Me m~ of Me mNn flame E The s~am~ a~ached by a su~ab~ mean~ The trigger 100~ rot~ably Mn~md~M ex~nNon of the arms 120 can pm~r~ be mouNed on a ~ansve~dy exmnding p~ or rod 104 th~ N m~ a~u~ed ~ a m~fim& ~ p~ proving a ~somounted in su~ab~ opeNngs ~ thetwolateral sides 71 ~0 v~e~ of ~n~hs bmw~n a sub~anfiafly M~ ex~nded and72.ThefloNportion of thecyl~dr~M trigg~ suppo~ po~on and a sub~anfiafly M~ rmramed ~. The 92 N prov~ed wiM a ~ansve~dy exmnding groove deMg- ~mrme~e MngRu~n~ p~R~ ~n be M~b~ fi~d n~edgen~afly 105M~hasa base 106anda pair of p~alM ~ougha p~ of a~u~mem s~ews122,~ougha series of ~des 107 and 108. A spring 96 N preferably a~ached nm~ ~ ~oov~ ~ed ~ong Me ~n~h of Me ~ms 120 b~ween a ho~85 in oneof thep~alld faces 107of the ~5 and c~m~on~ng m~ notches or grooves at the rear groove 105in thecyfindric~ trigger suppo~ 92 andthe of Me mNn flame E, ~ ~M an a~u~g ~m pre~blycm s~g ~ase ~op p~ 97 ~ prov~e for ~turn~g Me trigger s~~ the ~n~h of the arms 120. The outerends of 100 and thecyfindr~M trigger suppo~ 92 ~ ~s origin~ thearms120 arepm~mb~ fixeNy a~ached by thepad or p~-fir~g position. It should beappreN~ed the~tachment shoulderre~ 126. ~ should be ~pred~ tha ~h a of thespring 96 in a ho~ 85 N a prefer~d embodimeN; 2o v~e~ of ~tachmem mmhods are ~, the pm~ed howeve~ a varied phceof ~mchment to the cyfindric~ m~hodof ~chme~N s~ews or oMer ~enem M~ can be trigg~ suppo~ 92 N ~H1w~Nnthe spir~ of the present m~fivdy ea~ de~ched ~r d~n~ compare ~ and improvemeN. ~anspo~ation of theapp~am~ The c~dric~ trigger suppo~ 92 N pre~mbly refieved In ~r em~me~ a riflestock10 can be a~ached to on theopposite Mdeflomthegroove 105.Thecylind~ N 25 the rearof themain flame F ~G. ~. In thisembo~mem, cutaway or refieved so asto p~mit thebowstring h~h77 e e~eMNk ~o& S c~ NM~ be mm~ or R ~n mmNn ~ pNot forw~dand ~ase the bow stringE when the in its retracted ~. As i~a~d,the rifle sto& is trigg~ suppo~ cylind~ 92is rotated in thedirection of a~ow 78 flom the position ~m~d in FIG. 11 to the a~ached ~ ~ace of the pNol ~ R position H~m~d in FIG.12 of the drawings. 3O ~ a~u~able peep ~gN 140 ~GS. 14, 15, 15~ and Asillus~ated inFIGS. 10-12, theimproved firing mech~ 15~ N pre~mbly prodded on the ~o~ bow C. The peep nism 70 N pre~blymo~ effiNent and sm~ The compactfiring mechanism 70 p~bly aflows c~ser pro~m~y ~gN 140 pm~ includesa sub base 130 wh~h N "~ m prmemMe peep skN 140 when R N ~ Me Mw~ed b~ween thestring E and the arrowA thuspreferably shaped proving a mcrepositNe ~rike amen, whenlhestring E N 35 or dosed ~. The peep ~gN 140 N~r comprN~ a basepo~on 132 wh~hN mourned on a ~vot~n 134,and rdeased. The firingmechaNsm 70 N p~mb~r~Nnedin Me mNnflame F by thehous~g mounting p~ 109.h should ~c~d~ a p~ ~ up~an~ng ~ms 136, 137 wNch ~e be app~d~ed th~Me fir~g mechanism 70 canbe retained pm~b~ spaced~mraflyapa~ and a~achedmgmh~ at theklower ends~ the base132 andthe~~perendsby ~ Me mNn flameK ~ any su~ab~mann~inc~d~g, but ~ansverse member 138. A ~b~y Mn~u~n~y notrimmed, ~ scows, sets~ew~ bo~s, various p~s, andthe Mot 139 N thus ~rmedb~w~n the up~an~ng fike. h should fu~her be appended th~Me firing mech~ e~end~g ~ms 136 and 137 ~r m~ a movable NgN memb~ nNm 70 could be more p~maneN~ a~achedw~hin the mNnflame F ff desked. Thefir~g mechaNsm 70preferably 145. The movable ~gN memb~ 145 may be moved ~ or ~~ on ~ ~~ ~ ~6, ~7. ~c~desa ~g~ sa~ latch112 whichN connected to a ~ The ~pr~ a~u~abk peep NgN ~b ba~ 130 N shaft 110carried in thetwolat~ Ndes 7L 72.Thesafety bmw~nthe upperex~nding Ndes ~u, latch 112inc~des a half cylinder 115which is rot~ably ~dablya~ached mouNed between thetwolateral sides 71,72on theshaft 43u. Thu~ ~o~ng ~r Me a~u~k p~p ~gN ~mb~ ~ be moved MngRu~nafly Mong the ~per ~de memb~ 110.ThehMfcyfinder 115hasa convex curved sur~ce 116 40 ~ough the channd 41c ~rmed ~n the upper which mrm~es in a plane surface 117.The safety 112 sides 42u,43u.It should be @pmd~ thatthe locks thetrigg~ suppo~ c~d~92 agNn~ rotation in the 50 e~end~g peep NgN can be removed when uNng a dkection of ~row78 as ~ngas theconvex curved sur~ce rear a~u~able 116engages theplane surface 93ontheback ofMe trigger scope, describedN~Mr herein beM% or can mmNn a~achedto the upper gNde 40 but in ~s Mw~d ~. suppo~ cylinder 92.Astheshaft 110~ rotated, thehMf c~d~115preferably turns flomMepoNtion illustramd in When the rear a~u~abk peep ~gN 140 N use~ pm~> FIG. 11totheposition Hlus~ated inFIG. 12,andMecurved 55 ably Mck ~mws149 ~e mourned in the ~b base130 on sur~ce 116on thehalfcylinder sa~block 115N moved ~poNm N&s of Me ~p~ ~mn~ ~&s ~u, ~u m ~ m outofconta~ w~htheplane sur~ce 93on theback of the engagethe base block 132 and lo& ~ in a &~ ~. ~g~ suppo~ cylind~ 92, th~eby p~m~ting suchtrigger h should be @pmd~ th~ the lock ~mws 149 are to be rotated ~w~d~as in,card by the ~row79. Such posR~ned such ~ m pro~dea~ernae poNtions ~ a~ng movement cf thetrigger p~mbly rotates thetrigger sup- 6o the rearpeepNgN 140.A pre~md m~hod of ~ch a~achpo~cylinder in thedirection of arrow 78 andtheconvex men N ~r Me M& ~mws 150 m ~e~ N~ Me s~ cam91 N moved outof engagement withthe concave cam base blo& 130 into the ~ntid~ MngRud~Mchannel 90 on thebase of thebowstring rdease block 77,fleNng ~c. ~e ~chmem m~ho& c~ ~c~d~ b~ ~e not suchb~ck~ rotate or pNotforw~dly ~ the~by ~aseMe EmRed m, ha~ng a s~amhfly MngRud~ Mot in the bowstring E so as m fire~e ~rowA flomMe cro~ow C. 65upper ex~n~ng ~des42u,43u,several threaded holes on A spri~ g 86 p~mb~ cornered b~ween lhe h~lfcylinder eachof theupper e~end~g s~ ~u,~u,or various other safety block 115 anda pin 111 ontherear Mde ofthe firing m~hodsof a~u~abk p~R~Nng. A @ringN conne~ed to

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thepivotally mounted base block 132~r swin~ng thearms The connectingblo& or ~vot blo& 163 N pm~ 136, 137 ~ a ~e~N~ uprigN position ~ i~d ~ p~ ~ a ~~ ~ ~ ~d ~ ~ FIGS. 14,15,and15A.Thelockscrews 149maythenbe 191 which ~rm a wedge-fike ~on ~ N adoredto be tigNened ~ hoM~epeep MgN~ its ere~ position forfiring. mc~ved bmween ~e hm~y pr~em~gp~es 160a, 160b When itis desired toretract thepeep Mght, the~ck~mws 5 of the pNotblocks 160.~ opeNng 167 N pmv~ed in the 149 may be loosenedand the peep MgN ~w~ed and w~Mwd ~on ~ ~ ~e~ bM& ~ pNm bM& thereafter thelockscrews 149mayagNnbetighmned to 163 and exmnds ~oughto the incfined ~ff~190, 191 lockthe peepMgN ~ ~s m~ac~d pos~n. The ~ck screws and N Wo~&d ~r m~M~ the ends of the lacNng ~ns ~e alsopmferab~ usedm a~ust ~e windage fromrigNm 165 thatare ~dab~ mourned ~ thehmra~y spaced open~fiand vice versa. ~0 ~gs 175, 176 on ~e ~des of the h~r~ p~e~ The improved upp~ gNde memb~40 Mso pro~des ~r p~es 160a,160~ the~mchmem of a scope 147.Thescope 147 cancompri~ If d~ked ~e bow blocks 160 may be s~ng ~ ~ a quick~cNngscope mournw~h a comN~dy a~u~aNe andthe wedge shaped surfaces 190and 191~1 ~g~the eye reHe As i~r~ed in FIG. 1{ the scope 147 N mmovab~ a~ached to a base144. As w~h the improved p~s 165 to ~rce them hmrN~ ~aa and pe~ the bow blo~or pNot a~u~ab~ rearpeeps~N 14~ ~e scope base144 N ~Mab~ ~5 blo~ 160 to be pNomdoverthe conne~g blo~ 163. When the p~s 165 become ~gned w~h the mouNed w~Nn upperexmn~ng ~des 42u,43u. The scope opeNngs 167 ~ ~e ~e ~ p~n ~ ~ connecting bases 144 are pm~b~ a~achedin the mann~ d~Ned ~r ~e m~ peepMgNsubbase130desc~bed herein above. or ~vot blo~ 163, the p~s 165 wil move hmra~yto A front peepMgN8 (FIG. D N ~mi~mouNed ~ the front engage theopeNngs 167andthuslo~or hmhtheendsof poNtion ~chas N ilus~ated in FIG. of the upperguide40 and N Mso mmovaNe and sHdab~e0 the bow~ ~e ~mn~d along thechannel 41c ~rmed on themp of ~e upp~gNde 2. 40.As pmv~usly desc~bed herein above, thevarious conIn order to release the ~cNng memb~sand pe~ the figur~ns ofthechannel 41ccanbeadapmd to a varify of bow blo~160 to be ~ng backto the retracted po~on fro~ MgNs. Th~e~m, i shoed be appre~ed ~ ~e such as i~r~edin FIG. 3, the thumblatch 180 N e5 depraved cau~ng thep~s 165to w~hd~w fromtheopen~gs 167~ the pN~ b~cks 163.W~n ~e bowfimbsB and appmN~ed th~ any MgNs,scope~and the fike can be ~tached w~h a quick ~cking mechanNm to faci~am qu~k e bow b~ 160 ~e ~mp~y m~a~e~ ~ey will be h~d ~ ~e m~a~ed p~n ~e~y ~ a sm~l b~l h~h ~tachmemand mmovM. or bu~onh~h 192.It should be appmda~d ~ ~e N~tion The bow fimbs B am pre~mbly pivotally ~ounted ne~ 3o of ~cha bahl~chor bu~on l~ch192N to mem~keepthe e ~rw~d endof ~e mNn frame F m perm~ ~e bow fimbs bow Embs B from e~end~g wNk ~e ~s bow N bNng B to be pNo~d fromthe retracted position as i~m~d in FIG.3 of thedrawing o~w~d~ intotheexmnded position ~@o~ed ~ h~e& Howeve~ pm~mb~ ~y l~ch wNch thebow HmbsB in theretracted po~on mustbe i~mmdin FIG.2 ~r firing. The string E N preferab~ retains ~tached such ~Whes nub~aN~Hy ex~nds in itnh~h~amC~Cked psitip nNne th~ p~s ~mugt h he string E 35 ~e~iY ov~m,~ eo~on ~G. ~w~n_ mo~ng ~ebow Embs imo ~efiring It wil be @wed~e~ by those in the a~ that the q~ thecenter ofthebowfimbs B when ~eyareintheextended position; suchp~neN sub~anfiM~ p~alld to the main connectt~e of hmNng mechanNmNo~d w~h the ~ns 165 a~ng agNn~ the incEned~ff~ 190 and 191 wil frameE ~ s~g~g the bows or bow Embs B as ~ wil be As i~mmd~ HGS. 2, 6, and 6A, ~e bow fimbsB ~e a~ached to mounting blocks 160 wNchare pNmally con- necessaryto oNy ~m~y po~on the p~s 165 oppoN~ the hoks 167 to ~k ~e @ring ~ p~s 165 to be nected by pNotp~s 162 to the conne~g blocks or the movedl~aHy into ~ch opeNn~167 and ~emby ~cMng pNot Necks 163 ~ ~e iNegrM~~rmed ne~ ~e ~rw~d the bow Embs B in thdr open ~ ~d ~ ~k end of the mNn frameE It N underwood th~ the pNot ~r ~. blocks 163 can~so be sep~e fromthemNn frame F and In another embo~mem, bow blocks 160 are adaNed to a~ached tothemNnframe F by screws (notshow~ or o~er a~achab~ receive a bow Emb adaptor pl~e 184.This su~ab~~en~s.SpringloadedlatcNngNns 165 are carried on ~ebowNocks 160and~e adapmd tobe inserted adaptor p~e 184, is pm~ fixeNy a~ached to an ~t of bow Emb~ In tNs manne~v~ wNgNs intotheopeNngs 167in thepN~b~cks 163whenaligned a~emative ~emw~h. 5o of bow Embs can be im~changed to pin,de a gm~ v~e~ of ~~ and ~ Thu~ ~w~ wNgN bow As ilustrated inFIGS. 6 and6A,thebowblock 160is pm~mb~ prodded wi~ a pair cf I~M~ pr~ecting plates Ambs can be a~ached to the ~pm~d ~ow C when su~dem pow~ N ~t ~k m ~ a ~ng a~ached to 160a,160b. The plates 160a,160b~rm an opeNng 168 heavkr wNgN bow Embs or w~n ~mm wekN Em~ ~e b~ween ~em andcanbe p~a~el m eachother although in a preferred embo~mem theyarepmferab~ angled inw~dly 55 deMred ~r ~mm ~p~ of shooting such~ t~g~shooting mw~deachothe~The anted opeNng preferab~ compri~s or hum~g.Thus, the ~pm~d bow Nnge h~h mechaNsm is more e~dem in that the bow Nocks160 are pm~ incfined sur~c~ 170,171prodded on opposite Mdesof a base 173 ~sposed~ the b~m or back of the opeNng. able to receives~amhHyany ~o@~e tak down bow theutiEzation of theadaptor N~e184. Su~ab~ opeNngs 175,176 ~e prodded through theplates ~ough 160a, 160N~r receiving thelatcNng p~s165.Preferab~ 6o ~e~ as i~m~d in FIGS. 1 and 3, a ~k them w~l be ~ ~a~ one l~ch~g ~n 165 pas~ng through and ~vm~k ~mp 200 N prodded to be mk~aNy and eachof theopeNngs 175,176on eachof thebowblocks pN~ ~d ~ e~her the ~rw~d end or the ma~d 160.Eachof the~ns165N connemed to a spring loaded end of the main frame E The ~ can faci~atec~ng thumb~mh 180 wh~h can be depraved cauMngthe p~s the ~o~ bow C, ~d~e ~a~ng or cocMng ~e bo% and 165 to ~ngage. Springs 188 u~e the thumb ~mh 180 to 65 s~n~ng ~e bow ~ng E. Ne~r~ ~e ~mp 200 N push thel~ching p~s165through theopeNngs 175, 176in a~ached to them~w~d endof themainframe F when~ N the I~M~projecting NMes 160a,160k de,red m s~ng ~e bow EmbsB ~m ~e exmnded portion.

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In ~N pcsR~n, the amh~may ph(eonefo~ ~ ~e stirrup opening 1~andinto thefiring chambe~ bowstr~ 69(FIGS. 200to ~cilRam fom~g the bowfimbs B in poNtion ~ ~ek 13and 13A) will urge thefin~ arrow A into firing chamber. mspe~Ne bow hingel~chmechanNms to ~emby~ring~e Theforegoing disc~sures anddescript~ns of theappabcwB. h will beappmd~ed th~theends of thebowstr~gs ratus disclosed herein areillu~rative and exphn~ory E will be affixed to theopposite ends ofthebow~mbs B 5 thereoL andv~uschanges in theNze,shape, andm~eriNs prior to ~e pivotM~ mouNed bow ~mb h~ges bdngswung as w~las in thedetails oftheillus~ated cons~u~n may into theopen or extended position todrawsuch bows~gs be made without departing ~om the spirit of the invention. taut. Whatis dNmed is: Preferabl> when cocking thecro~ bowC,thestirrup 200 1. An autom~ ~ading cressbowcomprising: N a~achedto the forwardend of the mNn ~ame ~ a mMn ~ame having a ~ont end anda rearend; Pre~rably, ~eamber maythen place onefoot in ~estirrup ~ ~st two bow Hmbs mounted on s~d m~n ~ame for 200 ~ ~e ~oN end of the m~n ~ameand ~eby ~ee both firing arrows there~om Nong a firing axis; hands foruseindrawing thebowstring E taut andlatcNng R inthetrigg~ mechanism 70forfiring. a d~ releasably ~mched to sa~dmNn~ame for~oring a In eRker theforward or marw~d posR~n, ~e stirrup 200 plurality of~ro~s therein; N mourned on a pNm p~ 201 wNch e~ends ~ansv~se~ of a sprkg plate disposed insaid clip for discharging arrows the~ont andrear ends ofthem~n~ame E With thestirrup thereo~ 200a~ached ~ dther the~ont endortherear end, thebow a pair of hmraHy spaced jawsslidably mounted onsaid may be c~riedby ~mp~ manuM~ gr~p~gthe ~oss p~ce mNn~amewherNn saidjawsopenwhenthecross bow of thestirrup 200. Pre~rably, thebow~mbs B arein the2o N cocked topermit an ~row tobeurged bysaid spring collapsed position, as il~r~ed in FIG. 3 when thedevice pl~e ~omstorage insMdclip into a firing position, in N ca~d by the stirrup. It shouldbe appred~ed th~ which said arrow is supposed by said spaced jaws; although ~e embodiment gescribes an int~changeab~ ~irfir~ ~asably a~ached stirrup; and rup200, theimproved cross bowcanbe provided wRhtwo a ~actab~ ~ock slidably a~ached intotherearendof stirrup~ one~ eachthe forw~d endand themarw~d end saidmain~ame. w~h one or b~h ~krups 200 m~asably ~ched or w~h one 2. Thecross bowof claim 1, wherNn saidplurality of or both~krups 200morepermanently a~ached. agows further comprNes ~ ka~ onehunting agowhaving In use the bow Hmbs B may be securedin su~ab~ atleast two blades. openings 160c~ thebowblocks 160and~ebowstring E 3. Thecross bowof claim 1, wherdn saidplurality of s(cmed ~ lheopposite ends ofsuchbowlimbs. Thmeafter, ~0 arrows fu~her comprises at least onehunting arrow wRh e bow ~mbsB maybe pN~ed ~om the m~a~ed position more than twoblades. illumed in FIG.3 to the ex~nded position illumed in 4.Thecross bowof claim 1, wherdn saidplurality of FIG.2 to ~ebydrawthebowstring E taut andphcethe a~ows fu~her comprises hunting ~rows and~rget arrows. bow~mbsB in theposition forfiring of a ~o~ow C. It ~. Thecross bowof d~m1, wherdn atlea~onespacer willbe fu~her appmd~ed th~ whenthe bow blocks 160 ~s ~ inse~ed between each of thesaid plurality of~rows. havebeenmoved to the ex~nded position ~e Mcking p~s 6. The cross bow of claim ~, wherdn said at least one 16~ ca~dtherdn willbe ~dged ~ ~e openings 167of ~e spacer is a mmdEc. connecting or pivmbMcks 163to thereby secure~ ~ck~e 7.Thecross bowofclaim ~,wherdn said at least one bowlimbs B intheir extended position. spacer is a non-mm~Ec. Withthed~ K latched in position in themain ~ameF 4o 8. Thecross bow of claim ~, wherdn saidat least one and the ~rows A Mored in thed~ K ~ posR~n under the spacer is ~e~ed through an upper guide whensaidcross jaws 2~ 21,thecros>bow N ready forMa~ng andcocking. bow~ being cocked. When the bow stringE N drawnback pa~ the firing 9.Thecross bowindMm1, wherdn thesaid spaCed jaws mechaNsm 70, the bow string E pmferab~ engages and areco~ed w~ha nonda~omeric coating. pushes back theup~an~ng p~s20~21eto spread apart the 4s 10.Thecross bowofclaim 1, wherdn said first stirrup ~ gaesor jaws2~ 21 to th~eby perm~ ~e uppermo~ ~row mkasably and pivo~bly a~ached to the ~ontend of sMd A, ~ ~e d~ K ~ be urged upwardly by ~e spring 66 until mMn~ameanda seCond stirrup ~ mkasably andpivotably the a~owengages theupper gu~einse~ 4~ ~ N dNposed a~ached to therear endof said mMn~ame. abovethe cen~Mopening 1~ through wh~h such a~ow 11.Thecross bowof claim 1,fu~her compr~ing a pistol passes. When~e bowstring E N setaga~~e h~h77,~e so gripsub~antidly encompas~ng a trigger mechanism, said jaws 2~ 21will be dosed by springs 20g, 21gand~e upper pistol gr~ depending downw~d ~om s~d mMn ~ame. rounded surfaces will ~ereaft~ support thea~owshaft 16 12.Thecross-bow ofclaim 11,wherdn saidpistol gr~ inthe firing chamber inposition for firing. Aft~ the safety further compr~es a rubber co~ing forgripping. release 112has been moved toposition for firing, ~etrigger 13.Thecross bowofdMm1, wherein said cross bowcan 100canbeac~ed to fire thea~ow, andafter firing the ssberotated toany position when firing said arrows. ~row A, lhe ~o~owN then readyfor ~e mMad~g cf ~e 14.A cross bowcomprising: nextarrow in thed~K. Whenthebowstring E is pulled an upper guide ~ackhaving an ou~ide andan in,de; backto cockthebow and N drawn backpa~ the firing said upper guide track having a top side onsaid out,de; mechaNsm 70 andengages andpushes backtheup~an~ng a sEdably mounted rear peep ~ght; and p~s20e,21eto spread apart ~eg~es or jaws 20,21,and releasab~ mounted on theh~h77,the g~es20,21 will a sEdably mounted scope. ag~nbe opened to perm~ ~e nextuppermo~ ~rowA to be 1~.Thecross bowof d~m14,wherdn saidupper guide moved upw~dly through the opening 1~ in them~n ~ame ~ack fu~her compr~es a ~ack inse~ a~ached tosaid inside. F andtopreferably position a~ow A in thefiring chamber 16.Thecross bowof claim 1~,wherdn said track insert for firing. Thereafter, firing may betapered until ~esupply 6s ~ of a non-dastomer~ and non-m~Mlfc m~erifland of ~rows in the d~ K has beendepend. Whenthe last wherdn sdd~ackinse~ guides said~rowwhensaidarrow a~ow A N readyto be movedthrough the mNn ~ame F is fired.

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17.An improved automatic ~o~ bowcompris~g: a mNn~ameha~ng a ~ontend anda rearend; an exmndab~ stock~a~ab~ ~mched m said rearend; ~ ~t two bow fimbs mournedon sNd mNn ~ame ~r firing~mws ~e~om~ong a firingaxN,wh~n sNd ~ ~t two bow fimbs~e cf a speNfied bow wean and wh~nsaidat least two bowlimbs are interchangeable with bow limbs ofa different specified bow we~; 10 an upperg~de ~ack having an ou~ideand an ~de, wh~n s~d upper g~de ha~ng a ~p ~de on s~d o~e and wh~n a ~mow b~ ~a~y moun~d ~ peep ~g~ ~ slida~y a~ached on s~d ~p ~de, and

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N~h~ wh~e~a ~movaNeslidaNymourned ~ope N slid~mourned on sNd mp ~de; and a d~ rel~s~ ~mched m ~ mNn ~ame ~r ~oring a p~y of ~mws ~e~in, wh~n a ~ring plate N ~ed ~ s~d d~ ~r ~h~g~g ~mws ~ ~d wh~Nn a pair of I~M~ ~ed jaws slid~ mourned on ~ mNn ~ame open when the ~o~ bow N cockedm p~mitone of sNd p~fi~~ ~mws m ke ~ged by s~d sprig ~e ~om ~omge ~ sa~ d~ ~m a firing pos~ wh~Nn s~d ~row N supposedby said ~aced jaws.