Crossbow with stock overlap
In some embodiments, a crossbow comprises a stock, a fire control assembly and a bow portion. In some embodiments, the bow portion comprises a prod, a first limb, a second limb, a first rotatable member and a second rotatable member. The crossbow comprises a drawn orientation wherein the first rotatable member overlaps with the stock. In some embodiments, a reference line oriented orthogonal to a shooting axis intersects the stock and the first rotatable member. In some embodiments, the reference line is parallel to a rotation axis of the first rotatable member.
1. A crossbow comprising:
a stock comprising a structural portion;
a fire control assembly attached to the stock;
a bow portion attached to the stock, the bow portion comprising a prod, a first limb, a second limb, a first rotatable member arranged on the first limb to rotate about a rotation axis, a second rotatable member on the second limb and a bowstring extending between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member;
the crossbow comprising a drawn orientation wherein the first rotatable member overlaps with the stock such that a reference line oriented parallel to the rotation axis intersects the first rotatable member and the structural portion.
2. The crossbow of claim 1 , wherein the reference line is oriented orthogonal to a shooting axis.
3. The crossbow of claim 1 , wherein the second rotatable member overlaps with the stock.
4. The crossbow of claim 3 , wherein a distance between the first rotatable member and the second rotatable member in the drawn condition is less than a width of the stock.
5. The crossbow of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the first rotatable member passes through a sidewall of the stock.
6. The crossbow of claim 5 , the sidewall comprising an aperture, a portion of the first rotatable member oriented in the aperture.
7. The crossbow of claim 1 , comprising a non-drawn orientation wherein the first rotatable member does not overlap with the stock.
8. The crossbow of claim 1 , the stock comprising a single piece of material.
9. The crossbow of claim 1 , the stock comprising a structural component of the crossbow that receives applied forces from the bow portion at a first location and a second location.
10. The crossbow of claim 9 , the first location comprising an attachment between the prod and the stock.
11. The crossbow of claim 10 , the second location comprising an attachment between the first control assembly and the stock.
12. A crossbow comprising:
a stock comprising a structural portion,
a bow portion comprising a rotatable member arranged on a first limb to rotate about a rotation axis and a bowstring segment arranged to unspool from the rotatable member as the crossbow is drawn;
wherein a reference line oriented parallel to the rotation axis intersects the rotatable member and the structural portion.
13. The crossbow of claim 12 , wherein a side of the stock defines a plane, and a portion of the rotatable member is oriented in the plane.
14. The crossbow of claim 12 , wherein a side of the stock comprises an aperture, and a portion of the rotatable member is oriented in the aperture.
15. The crossbow of claim 12 , wherein a side of the stock comprises a cavity, and a portion of the rotatable member is oriented in the cavity.
16. The crossbow of claim 12 , wherein the reference line is oriented orthogonal to a shooting axis of the crossbow.
17. The crossbow of claim 12 , the stock comprising a single piece of material.