Patents
US 12460894 B2: Crossbow with cocking mechanism
- Granted
- 2025-11-04
- Filed
- 2024-12-05 application 18970557
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A crossbow includes a draw string configured to move between a released position and a drawn position, a trigger box configured to selectively retain the draw string, and a cocking mechanism configured to move the trigger box and move the draw string between the released position and the drawn position. The cocking mechanism includes a tether a cord coupled with a front end of the trigger box, and a spool including a first recess configured to receive the tether and a second recess configured to receive the cord, the spool configured to rotate in a first direction to unwind the tether therefrom and wind the cord thereon and a second direction to wind the tether thereon and unwind the cord therefrom. During operation of the crossbow, as the spool rotates in the first direction, the cord pulls the trigger box in a direction towards a front end of the crossbow.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251104.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | YEHLE, CRAIG signed 2025-10-02 | RAVIN CROSSBOWS, LLC SUPERIOR, WI | 73025/261 | 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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