US2814284A

US2814284A - Crossbow

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Publication number: US2814284A
Application number: US444537A
Authority: US
Inventors: Rocco M Sileo
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1954-07-20
Filing date: 1954-07-20
Publication date: 1957-11-26
Anticipated expiration: 1974-11-26

Description

26, 1957 R. M. SILEO 2,814;284

' CROSSBOW Filed Jul 20, 1954 INVENTOR R0000 M. SILEO ATTORNEYS United States Patent CROSSBOW Rocco M. Sileo, Stamford, Conn.

Application July 20, 1954, Serial No. 444,537

2 Claims. (Cl. 124-25) This invention relates generally to a bowgun. More specifically, my invention concerns a combination guide and sighting element adapted to be used with or without a barrel on a bowgun.

An object of my invention is to provide a bowgun which may be inexpensively manufactured and easily assembled.

Another object of my invention is to provide a combination barrel clamp and sighting element for a bow gun of inexpensive and simple construction.

A further object of my invention is to provide a combination arrow guide and sighting element to be used on a bowgun.

I accomplish these and other objects by providing a combination guide and sight for use in a bowgun, comprising a plate member having an intermediate, upwardly arched portion and horizontal members extending from said arched portion, and a sighting element secured to said arched portion and extending upwardly therefrom.

Further, I provide in a bowgun having a stock, a plate member positioned on the horizontal top side of said stock, said plate member having horizontally extending portions in the same plane and an intermediate upwardly arched portion, and a sighting element secured to the arched portion and extending upwardly therefrom.

I further provide a barrel adapted to be positioned along the horizontal top side of said bowgun and adapted to be held securely in place by said plate member.

In addition I provide a bowgun comprising a stock, said stock having a longitudinal groove along its top portion and a notch in its front portion, a barrel positioned in said groove, a plate member having an intermediate upwardly arched portion adapted to engage over said barrel to secure the barrel to the stock, a sighting element secured to said arched portion and projecting upwardly therefrom; a bow, including a bowstring, positioned in said notch, a clamping plate having an intermediate arched portion and horizontal flange portion adapted to engage over said bow to secure the bow to the stock, and a trigger mechanism adapted to be engageable with said bowstring.

The foregoing and further provisions will be seen in the attached drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the bowgun;

Fig. 2 is a partial perspective view of the bowgun Without a barrel;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the guide or barrel clamp and sighting element; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the bow-clamping plate.

The stock of the bowgun shown in Fig. 1 is designated as 10. Stock has a groove 12 running along its longitudinal top side or top portion 14.

Barrel 16 is positioned in groove 12 and held firmly in place by the combination barrel clamp and sighting element 18. One or more of these clamps 18 may be used as desired. Barrel 16 has a notched portion 17 for receiving the bowstring 20 when it is disengaged from the trigger mechanism 28.

The how 22 is positioned at its central portion in a notch 24 in the vertical end or front face 25 of stock 10.

Patented Nov. 26, 1957 The bow-clamping plate 26 as seen in Figs. 1 and 2 is adapted to engage over the bow to securely clamp the bow 22 to the stock 10.

The trigger mechanism 28 having trigger 30 is preferably like that shown in the U. S. Patent 785,050 to Saunders and forms no part of the present invention. Any type of bowgun trigger mechanism can be used satisfactorily.

In Fig. 2 of the drawing is shown a modification of my device. It will be seen that the barrel clamp 18 positioned over groove 12 now serves as an arrow guide. In the same manner as in the Fig. 1 showing, a plurality of arrow guides 32 may be used. In this modification the barrel member 16 is omitted.

Fig. 3 of the drawing shows an enlarged view of the combination barrel clamp or arrow guide and sighting element or plate broadly designated as 18. The element comprises an intermediate upwardly projecting arched portion 32 which may, of course, be of any desired crosssectional shape such as square, inverted U or V, but is preferably semi-circular. Flange portions 34 extend from said arched portion and have holes 36 therein for fastening the clamp 18 to the stock 10 with screws or other suitable fasteners. The sight 38 is either made integral with the clamp 18 or is welded or secured thereto by other suitable means.

The bow-clamping plate is shown in an enlarged view in Fig. 4 and designated broadly as 26. This clamping plate 26 has an intermediate upwardly arched portion 40 to fit the bow 22 and hold it firmly to stock 10. Flange portions 42 extend from the intermediate portion 40 and have holes 44 therein for fastening, as with nails or screws.

In the preferred construction, the stock, sights, and clamps are preferably integral and made in one piece of molded plastic. However, these parts may be made separately if desired, and of any suitable materials.

The preferred form of my invention as shown and described in the preceding specification is capable of obvious modification within the scope of my invention. Therefore, I claim:

1. A bowgun, comprising a generally flat stock, having parallel vertical sides and a vertical front face, said front face being provided with a horizontal recess, a bow seated in said recess, a clamp provided with an arched central portion, engageable over the bow and with terminal flanges adapted to be secured to said front face of the stock, the top edge of the stock being provided with a longitudinal arrow-receiving groove, a pair of horizontally spaced, inverted-U-shaped members secured to the top edge of the stock and bridging across said arrow-receiving groove and adapted to serve as guides for an arrow, each of said inverted-U-shaped members being provided with an upwardly extending sight, a bowstring carried by said bow, and a releasable trigger in the bow adjacent the rear end of said top groove of the stock.

2. The combination of claim 1, further including an arrow-receiving tube seated in said longitudinal groove in the top of the stock, said tube being held in place by said horizontally spaced, inverted-U-shaped members.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 334,575 Engle Jan. 19, 1886 586,713 Peters July 20, 1897 1,192,639 Hunholz July 25, 1916 1,600,952 Tripp Sept. 21, 1926 2,092,361 Shirn Sept. 7, 1937 2,496,217 Kearny Jan. 31, 1950 2,520,713 Diehr Aug. 29, 1950 2,699,768 Gladen Jan. 18, 1955