Barrel cable suppressor

摘要

A grip guard may be used with a crossbow that has a main beam including a stock and a barrel. The grip guard may have a first wall that is positioned between the stock and the barrel and a second wall that extends outwardly from the main beam. The first wall may have dampening properties to attenuate sounds and vibrations caused by firing the crossbow and the second wall may prevent a user's fingers from inadvertently extending from the handle toward the barrel.

主权项

1. A method comprising the steps of:
(A) providing a crossbow comprising: (1) a main beam having a stock member and a barrel member, wherein the barrel member comprises a cable slot; (2) a bow assembly comprising: (a) first and second limbs that extend transversely from a distal end of the main beam; (b) a bowstring that extends between the first and second limbs; and, (c) a first cable that extends between the first and second limbs and within the cable slot and, (3) a trigger mechanism that: (a) is mounted to the main beam; and, (b) selectively retains and releases the bowstring; (B) providing a barrel cable suppressor positioned substantially within the cable slot; (C) drawing the bowstring until it is retained by the trigger mechanism; (D) releasing the bowstring with the trigger mechanism and contacting the first cable to at least a portion of the barrel cable suppressor; and, (E) attenuating at least some vibrations and noise caused by the releasing of the bowstring with the first cable contacting the barrel cable suppressor.