Crossbow Having A Rope-Cocker Rope Retention Device

Abstract

A rope-cocker rope retainment assembly for a crossbow that operably and selectively retains a rope with the crossbow frame, while cocking the crossbow.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A crossbow having a crossbow frame and a rope-cocker channel, comprising:
 a rope-cocker channel is sized to receive a rope from a rope cocker, the rope-cocker channel having an upper surface and a lower surface; and   a bore located adjacent the lower surface is sized to receive a ball and a spring, the ball and spring are retained within the bore, the ball is biased towards the upper surface of the rope-cocker channel creating a rope-retained position, the ball is movable from the rope-retained position to a rope-release position, the rope released position having the ball lower in the bore than the rope-retained position, wherein the rope-retained position retains the rope and the rope-release position does not retain the rope.   
     
     
         2 . The crossbow of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the rope is retained in the rope-cocker channel by compressing the ball into the bore, moving the rope over the ball and into the rope-cocker channel, the ball returns to the rope-retainment position.   
     
     
         3 . The crossbow of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the rope is removed from the rope-cocker channel by compressing the ball into the bore, moving the rope over the ball and away from the rope-cocker channel, the ball returns to the rope-retained position.   
     
     
         4 . A crossbow having a crossbow frame and a rope-cocker channel, comprising:
 a rope-cocker channel sized to receive a rope from a rope cocker, the rope-cocker channel having an upper surface and a lower surface; and   a rope retainment component is located adjacent the rope-cocker channel, the rope retainment component is movable from a rope-retained position to a rope-release position, the rope retainment component is biased towards the rope-retained position, and movable from the rope-retained position to the rope-release position.   
     
     
         5 . The crossbow of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the rope is retained in the rope-cocker channel by compressing the rope retainment component, moving the rope over the rope retainment component and into the rope-cocker channel, the rope retainment component returns to the rope-retained position.   
     
     
         6 . The crossbow of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the rope is removed from the rope-cocker channel by compressing the rope retainment component moving the rope over the rope retainment component and away from the rope-cocker channel, the rope retainment component returns to the rope-retained position.   
     
     
         7 . A rope-cocker rope retainment assembly, comprising:
 a rope-cocker channel is sized to receive a rope from a rope cocker, the rope-cocker channel having an upper surface and a lower surface; and   a bore located adjacent the lower surface is sized to receive a ball and a spring, the ball and spring are retained in the bore, the ball is biased towards the upper surface of the rope-cocker channel, which creates a rope-retained position, the ball is movable from the rope-retained position to a rope-release position, the rope-release position has the ball lower in the bore than the rope retained position, wherein the rope-retained position retains the rope and the rope-release position does not retain the rope.   
     
     
         8 . The rope-cocker rope retainment assembly of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the rope is retained in the rope-cocker channel by compressing the ball and spring into the bore, moving the rope over the ball and into the rope-cocker channel, the ball returns to the rope-retained position.   
     
     
         9 . The rope-cocker rope retainment assembly of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the rope is removed from the rope-cocker channel by compressing the ball and spring into the bore, moving the rope over the ball and away from the rope-cocker channel, the ball returns to the rope-retained position.   
     
     
         10 . A rope-cocker rope retainment assembly, comprising:
 a rope-cocker channel is sized to receive a rope from a rope cocker, the rope-cocker channel having an upper surface and a lower surface, a bore is located adjacent the rope-cocker channel, the bore is sized to receive a ball and a spring, the ball and spring are retained in the bore, the ball is biased away from the bore which creates a rope-retained position, moving the ball downward creates a rope-released position, the rope-release position includes the ball being lower in the bore than the rope-retained position, wherein the rope-retained position retains the rope in the rope cocker channel and the rope-release position does not retain the rope in the rope cocker channel.   
     
     
         11 . The rope-cocker rope retainment assembly of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the rope is retained in the rope-cocker channel by compressing the ball and spring into the bore, moving the rope over the ball and into the rope-cocker channel, the ball returns to the rope-retained position.   
     
     
         12 . The rope-cocker rope retainment assembly of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the rope is removed from the rope-cocker channel by compressing the ball and spring into the bore, moving the rope over the ball and away from the rope-cocker channel, the ball returns to the rope-retained position.   
     
     
         13 . A rope-cocker rope retainment assembly, comprising:
 a rope-cocker channel is sized to receive a rope from a rope cocker, the rope-cocker channel having an upper surface and a lower surface; and   a rope retainment component is located adjacent the rope-cocker channel, the rope retainment component moves from a rope-retained position to a rope-release position, the rope retainment component is biased towards the rope-retained position, and is movable to a rope-released position.   
     
     
         14 . The rope-cocker rope retainment assembly of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the rope is retained in the rope-cocker channel by compressing the rope retainment component, moving the rope over the rope retainment component and into the rope-cocker channel, the rope retainment component returns to the rope-retained position.   
     
     
         15 . The rope-cocker rope retainment assembly of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the rope is removed from the rope-cocker channel by compressing the rope retainment component, moving the rope over the rope retainment component and away from the rope-cocker channel, the rope retainment component returns to the rope-retained position.