Crossbow with retractable support lever

摘要

A compound crossbow including a stock having a forward end and a rearward end. The crossbow includes a bow assembly mounted to the forward end of the stock and a retractable support lever operatively connected to the stock by a pivot point hinge. The retractable support lever is pivotable about the pivot point hinge between a retracted position, in which the retractable support lever is folded against the stock lower portion, and an extended position, in which the retractable support lever extends rearward from the pivot point hinge such that a distal end of the retractable support lever is positioned rearward of the rearward end of the stock. The crossbow may further include a guide configured to house and retain a knife within a receptacle of the stock lower portion.

主权项

1. A compound crossbow comprising:
a stock having a forward end and a rearward end, the rearward end of the stock terminating at a butt; a bow assembly mounted to the forward end of the stock; and a retractable support lever pivotally connected to a lower portion of the stock by a pivot point hinge and being pivotable about the pivot point hinge between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein in the retracted position the retractable support lever is folded against the stock, and wherein in the extended position the retractable support lever extends rearward from the pivot point hinge such that a distal end of the retractable support lever is positioned rearward of the rearward end of the stock; wherein the retractable support lever includes a curved contour dimensioned to engage an underarm of the user when the retractable support lever is in the extended position and to provide a counter-balance support of a weight of the crossbow when the crossbow is held in the shooting position; wherein in the extended position the retractable support lever is spatially oriented perpendicular to the butt of the rearward end of the crossbow stock; and wherein in the extended position the retractable support lever extends from a lower end of the butt of the stock such that the butt of the stock rests on a shoulder of a user and the retractable support lever simultaneously engages the underarm of the user when held in a shooting position.