Crossbow safety system
View Patent ↗Provided is a crossbow safety system comprising a crossbow, a pressure sensor, and an interlock. The crossbow has a bowstring operable between a cocked and an uncocked position, a foregrip adapted for being grasped by an associated hand of an associated user, and a trigger assembly adapted to selectably retain the bowstring in the cocked position. The pressure sensor is on or in the foregrip, and is adapted to detect a pressure signature from the foregrip being grasped by an associated hand of an associated user, the associated hand having fingers. The interlock is operationally engaged with the pressure sensor and the trigger assembly, and is adapted to lock the trigger assembly from releasing the bowstring if the pressure sensor does not detect a first pressure signature sufficiently similar to a predetermined pressure signature.
1. A crossbow safety system comprising:
a crossbow having
a bowstring operable between a cocked and an uncocked position,
a foregrip adapted for being grasped by an associated hand of an associated user, and
a trigger assembly adapted to selectably retain the bowstring in the cocked position;
a pressure sensor on or in the foregrip, the pressure sensor being adapted to detect a pressure signature from the foregrip being grasped by an associated hand of an associated user, the associated hand having fingers; and
an interlock
operationally engaged with the pressure sensor and the trigger assembly, the interlock being adapted to lock the trigger assembly from releasing the bowstring if the pressure sensor does not detect a first pressure signature sufficiently similar to a predetermined pressure signature;
further comprising a computer operationally engaged with the pressure sensor;
wherein the computer is adapted to store a predetermined pressure signature and compare information about the detected pressure signature to the predetermined pressure signature; and
wherein the information about the detected pressure signature includes the number of fingers of the associated hand.
2. The crossbow safety system of claim 1 , wherein the information about the detected pressure signature includes:
a) a palm print or a finger print, and
b) a pressure distribution over the associated hand of the associated user.
3. A crossbow safety system comprising:
a crossbow having
a bowstring operable between a cocked and an uncocked position,
a foregrip adapted for being grasped by an associated hand of an associated user, and
a trigger assembly adapted to selectably retain the bowstring in the cocked position;
a pressure sensor on or in the foregrip, the pressure sensor being adapted to detect a pressure signature from the foregrip being grasped by an associated hand of an associated user, the associated hand having lingers;
an interlock
operationally engaged with the pressure sensor and the trigger assembly, the interlock being adapted to lock the trigger assembly from releasing the bowstring if the pressure sensor does not detect a first pressure signature sufficiently similar to a predetermined pressure signature; and
wherein the pressure sensor is a capacitive sensor.
4. The crossbow safety system of claim 2 , wherein the pressure sensor is a capacitive sensor.
5. The crossbow safety system of claim 4 , wherein the system comprises a communication device adapted to operationally interface with an associated cellular phone to transmit data to, and receive data from, the associated cellular phone.
6. A crossbow safety system comprising:
a crossbow having
a bowstring operable between a cocked and an uncocked position,
foregrip adapted for being grasped by an associated hand of an associated user, and
a trigger assembly adapted to selectably retain the bowstring in the cocked position;
a pressure sensor on or in the foregrip, the pressure sensor being a capacitive sensor adapted to detect a pressure signature from the foregrip being grasped by an associated hand of an associated user, the associated band having fingers;
a communication device adapted to operationally interface with an associated cellular phone to transmit data to, and receive data from, the associated cellular phone, whereby the associated cellular phone is operationally engaged with the pressure sensor, the associated cellular phone being
adapted to store a predetermined pressure signature, and
compare information about the detected pressure signature to the predetermined pressure signature, wherein the information about the detected pressure signature includes
the number of fingers of the associated band,
a palm print or a finger print, and
a pressure distribution over the associated hand of the associated user; and
an interlock
operationally engaged with the pressure sensor, the communication device, and the trigger assembly, the interlock being adapted to lock the trigger assembly from releasing the bowstring if the pressure sensor does not detect a first pressure signature.