Patents
US 12188740 B2: Silent cocking system for a crossbow
- Granted
- 2025-01-07
- Filed
- 2018-06-28 application 16021475
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A cocking system for retracting a string carrier on a crossbow that is substantially silent during operation. The cocking system includes a string carrier with a catch that is moveable between a closed position that engages a draw string, and an open position that releases the draw string. The string carrier slides along a center rail between a released configuration and a retracted position that locates the draw string in a drawn configuration. A trigger is positioned to move the catch from the closed position to the open position to fire the crossbow when the string carrier is in the retracted position. The cocking system includes a retaining mechanism that retains the string carrier in the retracted position while permitting a draw string to disengage and fire an arrow.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250107.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravin Crossbows, LLC 71 patents | US company or organization | Superior, WI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Thomas Yehle | Winona, MN | 53 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F41B | Weapons for projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge; weapons not otherwise provided for | F41B5/123 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-19 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | RAVIN CROSSBOWS, LLC signed 2018-09-04 | COMPASS GROUP DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS LLC WESTPORT, CT | 51970/452 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-09-04 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | RAVIN CROSSBOWS, LLC signed 2018-09-04 | COMPASS GROUP DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS LLC WESTPORT, CT | 46776/457 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-06-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | YEHLE, CRIAG signed 2018-06-27 | RAVIN CROSSBOWS, LLC SUPERIOR, WI | 46450/467 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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