US 12,104,875 B2
Arrow gun with controlled retention force and barrel vibration damping
George Wallace Rodrigues Malheiros, Victor, NY (US); David C. Snyder, Macedon, NY (US); Anthony Thomas Cioppa, Rochester, NY (US); and Justin Heckert, Rochester, NY (US)
Assigned to Crosman Corporation, Bloomfield, NY (US)
Filed by Crosman Corporation, Bloomfield, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/372,233.
Application 18/372,233 is a continuation of application No. 17/829,992, filed on Jun. 1, 2022, granted, now 11,768,054.
Application 17/829,992 is a continuation of application No. 17/101,409, filed on Nov. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,378,353, issued on Jul. 5, 2022.
Application 17/101,409 is a continuation of application No. 16/565,211, filed on Sep. 9, 2019, granted, now 10,845,155, issued on Nov. 24, 2020.
Application 16/565,211 is a continuation of application No. 15/943,040, filed on Apr. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,408,564, issued on Sep. 10, 2019.
Application 15/943,040 is a continuation of application No. 14/801,047, filed on Jul. 16, 2015, granted, now 9,933,231, issued on Apr. 3, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0011733 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. F41B 11/83 (2013.01); F41B 11/62 (2013.01); F41B 11/723 (2013.01)
CPC F41B 11/83 (2013.01) [F41B 11/62 (2013.01); F41B 11/723 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of releasably engaging a hollow portion of an arrow with a barrel of a gun, the barrel extending along a longitudinal axis and having an outer diameter sized to be slideably received with the hollow portion of the arrow, the method comprising:
(a) disposing a length of the barrel within the hollow portion of the arrow and engaging a gripping surface of the gun with an outside surface of the arrow, wherein a damping coupling is located between an outside surface of the barrel and the gun, the damping coupling longitudinally intermediate the gripping surface and a fixed connection of the barrel and the gun.