Sep 30, 2025

US12429301 - AR/VR crossbow system

An innovative augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) crossbow system that includes a bow frame assembly, a stock, a sight assembly, a cocking assembly, a resistance assembly and an electronic device assembly with a mobile device. These components are configured to structurally interact to provide the user with an experience of loading, aiming and firing a virtual crossbow arrow that closely simulates real-life archery and crossbow scenarios without firing an actual crossbow arrow. Due to its unique components and their layout, the AR/VR crossbow system is not configured to fire real arrows. An interactive crossbow application is loaded on the mobile device and simulate real life archery scenarios such as hunting scenarios or target competition scenarios. The mobile device also includes a gyroscope to analyze the orientation of the crossbow frame assembly and a microphone to determine when a simulated arrow is fired within the crossbow application.

Assignee: AccuBow LLC
Inventors: Matthew Allen-Tesch Pell
Filing date: 2024-10-25

The AR/VR crossbow system is designed to provide users with a realistic simulation of archery experiences without the use of actual arrows, incorporating various assemblies that interact with a mobile device. It features a trigger assembly that allows users to engage in virtual scenarios such as hunting or competitions by simulating the loading, aiming, and firing of a crossbow.

Claim 1

An AR/VR crossbow system that is incapable of firing real arrows but that simulates real-life crossbow scenarios that an archer may face during an archery competition or a hunt, the AR/VR crossbow system comprising: a crossbow frame assembly including: a central member with (i) a rail, (ii) a trigger assembly, (iii) a frontal frame assembly having opposed left and right limbs that extend outward from the frontal frame assembly, and (iv) a cocking assembly; a serving receiver; a resistance assembly operably connected to the left and right limbs, the resistance assembly including a resistance element with a serving segment, wherein an extent of the serving segment is received within the serving receiver in a cocked state of the crossbow system or a ready to fire state of the crossbow system; an electronic device assembly including a mobile device; and, wherein the trigger assembly is designed to allow the archer to: (i) release the resistance assembly from a drawn position, (ii) move the crossbow system from the ready to fire state to a fired state, and (iii) fire a simulated arrow on the mobile device. a crossbow frame assembly including: a central member with (i) a rail, (ii) a trigger assembly, (iii) a frontal frame assembly having opposed left and right limbs that extend outward from the frontal frame assembly, and (iv) a cocking assembly; a serving receiver; a resistance assembly operably connected to the left and right limbs, the resistance assembly including a resistance element with a serving segment, wherein an extent of the serving segment is received within the serving receiver in a cocked state of the crossbow system or a ready to fire state of the crossbow system; an electronic device assembly including a mobile device; and, wherein the trigger assembly is designed to allow the archer to: (i) release the resistance assembly from a drawn position, (ii) move the crossbow system from the ready to fire state to a fired state, and (iii) fire a simulated arrow on the mobile device.

Google Patents

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