Patent 9599425 was granted and assigned to Barnett Outdoors, Llc on March, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A crossbow including a receptacle in a side of the crossbow's stock configured to receive a portion of a cocking device in a storage position, and a bore through a rear portion of the stock configured to receive a spool of the cocking device. A cover is pivotally connected to the rear portion of the stock. When closed, the cover blocks access to the bore. In a cocking position, the spool of the cocking device is rotatably disposed within the bore.