Double Crossbow

Abstract

The Double crossbow (the double bow) in the field of Mechanical engineering. The Double crossbow addresses the need to fire multiple arrows at targets without having to reload. The Double Crossbow is a hand held bow that can fire two arrows without reloading, from two separate bows where both arrows are held in place before firing by a spring and the string of each bow is held by two pawls in the trigger unit and released by the triggers after the automatic safety catch is removed. The aiming of the crossbow can be done by telescopic or open sights (optional) mounted on adjustable rails and where accessories can be fitted to the crossbow. It can be made of any or a combination of wood, metals, plastic, composite and fibreglass materials as deemed suitable and a variety of finishes will be applied to suit crossbow use and marketing design requirements. The principle use of the invention is for target shooting and animal hunting. A crossbow, which enables the firer to fire two arrows onto a target without having to reload between shots, using telescopic or iron (open) sights and capable of taking multiple accessories. Drawing part labels ( 1 ) Solid aluminium Bow block ( 2 ) Top and bottom rails on the main beam ( 3 ) Trigger unit and string claws ( 4 ) Safety catch ( 5 ) Foregrip ( 6 ) Aluminium fore fron

1 . A hand held crossbow that can fire two arrows. 
     
     
         2 . A hand held crossbow according to  claim 1 , in which the arrows are fired from two separate bows. 
     
     
         3 . A hand held crossbow according to  claim 1 , in which both arrows are held in place by a retaining spring for each arrow. 
     
     
         4 . A hand held crossbow according to  claim 1 , in which the bow strings are held in the body of the crossbow by two retaining pawls linked to the trigger via an automatic safety catch. 
     
     
         5 . A hand held crossbow according to  claim 1 , in which the aiming of the crossbow can be done by telescopic or open sights (optional) and where accessories can be fitted to the crossbow. 
     
     
         6 . A hand held crossbow according to any of the preceeding claims that is made of any or a combination of wood, metals, plastic, composite and fibreglass materials as deemed suitable and a variety of finishes will be applied to suit crossbow use and marketing design requirements.