US Patent 11320231 Double crossbow

A double crossbow with a single trigger mechanism is provided. The double crossbow comprises a barrel, an upper bow, a lower bow, and a single trigger mechanism. The upper bow and the lower bow are positioned on top of each other at a distal end of the barrel. The single trigger mechanism positioned at a proximal end of the barrel is configured to shoot two arrows in succession without reloading an arrow between two shots. A first arrow is shot from the upper bow when a single trigger of the single trigger mechanism is squeezed completely a first time, and the second arrow is shot from the lower bow when the single trigger of the single trigger mechanism is squeezed completely a second time. The single trigger mechanism is configured to not shoot the first arrow and the second arrow simultaneously.