Patent attributes
A multi-stroke lever action crossbow has two sets of cocking hooks. The first cocking hooks are disposed on cocking links slidingly coupled to a crossbow body. The second cocking hooks are retractable. The second cocking hooks are disposed on a cocking arm, which is pivotally attached to a cocking lever. A retractable handover latch operatively engages the cocking arm. During the first stroke of the cocking lever, the first cocking hooks draw the bowstring past the handover latch, where the bowstring is retained in a partially drawn position. During the second stroke of the cocking lever, the second cocking hooks draw the bowstring past a trigger latch, where the bowstring is retained in a fully drawn position. When the cocking lever returns to its initial closed position, the second cocking hooks and the handover latch are retracted into the crossbow body.
