US 11,946,720 B1
String-loading apparatus for a crossbow
Chu-Wei Chang, Taichung (TW)
Assigned to Combis Sport Enterprise Co., Ltd., Taichung (TW)
Filed by Combis Sport Enterprise Co., Ltd., Taichung (TW)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/151,638.
Int. Cl. F41B 5/12 (2006.01); F41B 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC F41B 5/1469 (2013.01) [F41B 5/12 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A string-loading apparatus for a crossbow comprising:
a reel for winding a string of the crossbow, wherein the reel comprises a centric bore, an eccentric bore and a fin extending around the centric bore;
a crank comprising an axial aperture and a cavity;
a locking rod comprising a radial protuberance, wherein the locking rod is rotationally inserted in the axial aperture of the handle, and the locking rod is insertable in the centric bore of the reel;
a pin comprising a first section fitted in the cavity of the crank and a second section insertable in the eccentric bore of the reel; and
a handle connected to the locking rod to allow operation of the handle to rotate the locking rod between a locking position where the protuberance is overlapped with the fin and an unlocking position where the protuberance is biased from the fin.