Crossbow cabling arrangement
In at least one embodiment, a crossbow comprises a stock, a first limb, a first rotatable member, a second limb and a second rotatable member. A bowstring, a first cable and a second cable each extend between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member. The crossbow defines a shooting axis. The first cable is offset from the shooting axis in a first direction and the second cable is offset from the shooting axis in a second direction different from the first direction.
1. A crossbow comprising:
a stock and a bow portion;
the bow portion comprising a first limb supporting a first rotatable member, a second limb supporting a second rotatable member, a first cable segment, a second cable segment, and a bowstring;
a first cable positioner contacting the stock and moveable with respect to the stock, the first cable positioner biasing the first cable segment away from the stock;
wherein the crossbow defines a shooting axis, the first cable segment is offset from the shooting axis in a first direction and the second cable segment is offset from the shooting axis in a second direction different from the first direction.
2. The crossbow of claim 1 , wherein the first cable segment is positioned above the shooting axis and the second cable segment is positioned below the shooting axis.
3. The crossbow of claim 1 , comprising a finger trigger, the finger trigger located below the shooting axis, the first cable positioner located above the shooting axis.
4. The crossbow of claim 1 , the first cable positioner comprising a channel, the first cable segment positioned in the channel.
5. The crossbow of claim 1 , wherein the first cable positioner comprises a guide member that is moveable along a guide member axis, the guide member axis being parallel to said shooting axis.
6. The crossbow of claim 1 , comprising a second cable positioner arranged to position the second cable segment.
7. The crossbow of claim 6 , wherein the second cable positioner comprises an aperture in the stock.
8. The crossbow of claim 6 , wherein the second cable positioner comprises a guide member arranged to move with respect to the stock.
9. The crossbow of claim 8 , the second cable positioner moveable along a second cable positioner axis, the second cable positioner axis being parallel to the shooting axis.
10. The crossbow of claim 6 , wherein said guide member comprises a channel, said second cable positioned in said channel.
11. The crossbow of claim 1 , wherein said first cable positioner comprises a body defining a tunnel, the shooting axis oriented in said tunnel.
12. A crossbow defining a shooting axis, the crossbow comprising:
a stock, a finger trigger, a first limb supporting a first rotatable member, a second limb supporting a second rotatable member, a first cable segment and a bowstring;
a first cable positioner arranged to bias the first cable segment away from the shooting axis, the first cable positioner comprising a channel, the first cable segment positioned in the channel;
wherein the finger trigger is located below the shooting axis and the first cable positioner is located above the shooting axis.
13. The crossbow of claim 12 , wherein the first cable positioner is moveable with respect to the stock.
14. The crossbow of claim 13 , wherein the first cable positioner is moveable along a first cable positioner axis, the first cable positioner axis being parallel to the shooting axis.
15. The crossbow of claim 12 , comprising a second cable segment located below the shooting axis.
16. The crossbow of claim 12 , comprising a second cable segment extending through the stock.
17. The crossbow of claim 16 , comprising a second cable positioner in contact with the second cable segment.
18. The crossbow of claim 17 , the second cable positioner moveable with respect to the stock.
19. The crossbow of claim 18 , wherein the second cable positioner is moveable along a second cable positioner axis, the second cable positioner axis being parallel to the shooting axis.