Double Crossbow

Description

I identified the benefits of bow hunting and a need to have more than shot available without reloading, as it allowed a greater chance of not being detected by deer and other animals, which, were called in to the hunter's firing range or encountered in the normal parameters of hunting, considering the high deer population in the United States of America where bow hunting is a popular way of controlling animal numbers.

The Double Crossbow is a hand held bow that can fire two arrows without reloading, from two separate bows where both arrows are held in place before firing by a spring and the string of each bow is held by two pawls in the trigger unit and released by the triggers after the automatic safety catch is removed.

The drawings show a side view and a top view of the Doublebow.

• • 1. The Double crossbow, (the double bow), in the field of Mechanical engineering, addresses the need to fire multiple arrows at targets without having to reload between shots.
  • 2. It is work bench assembled and tested by trained mechanics and or Technicians from pre-manufactured components using hand and work shop tools and equipment as required. It can be made of any or any combination of wood, metals, plastic, composite and fibreglass materials as deemed suitable, and a variety of finishes will be applied.
  • 3. The principle use of the invention is for target shooting and animal hunting.
  • 4. The Double Crossbow bows are cocked using a cocking rope, which, is attached to each bow string in turn by the hooks and secured in the cocking rope securing slot in the front of the stock behind the pistol grip. The bow is held securely so as to prevent injury and the cocking rope handles are pulled back to introduce the string into the trigger mechanism pawls and the safety catch is also automatically applied in this process. Once cocked the cocking rope is removed and the arrows can be loaded into the top and bottom rails and are secured there by the arrow retaining clips or springs.
  • 5. The Double crossbow can now be held by the foregrip and the stock pistol grip and secured on the firers shoulder by the buttstock to achieve a stable firing position. The firer aligns the target and the aiming marks on the Double bow, removes the safety catch by pushing with their thumbs and squeeses the trigger to release the corresponding arrow.
    1. A hand held crossbow that can fire two arrows.
    2. A hand held crossbow according to claim 1, in which the arrows are fired from two separate bows.
    3. A hand held crossbow according to claim 1, in which both arrows are held in place by a retaining spring for each arrow.
    4. A hand held crossbow according to claim 1, in which the bow strings are held in the body of the crossbow by two retaining pawls linked to the trigger via an automatic safety catch.
    5. A hand held crossbow according to claim 1, in which the aiming of the crossbow can be done by telescopic or open sights (optional) and where accessories can be fitted to the crossbow.
    6. A hand held crossbow according to any of the preceeding claims that is made of any or a combination of wood, metals, plastic, composite and fibreglass materials as deemed suitable and a variety of finishes will be applied to suit crossbow use and marketing design requirements.

The Double crossbow (the double bow) in the field of Mechanical engineering.

The Double crossbow addresses the need to fire multiple arrows at targets without having to reload.

The Double Crossbow is a hand held bow that can fire two arrows without reloading, from two separate bows where both arrows are held in place before firing by a spring and the string of each bow is held by two pawls in the trigger unit and released by the triggers after the automatic safety catch is removed. The aiming of the crossbow can be done by telescopic or open sights (optional) mounted on adjustable rails and where accessories can be fitted to the crossbow. It can be made of any or a combination of wood, metals, plastic, composite and fibreglass materials as deemed suitable and a variety of finishes will be applied to suit crossbow use and marketing design requirements. The principle use of the invention is for target shooting and animal hunting.

A crossbow, which enables the firer to fire two arrows onto a target without having to reload between shots, using telescopic or iron (open) sights and capable of taking multiple accessories.

• (1) Solid aluminium Bow block
• (2) Top and bottom rails on the main beam
• (3) Trigger unit and string claws
• (4) Safety catch
• (5) Foregrip
• (6) Aluminium fore fron