US3787984A - Adjustable bow sight - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to an archery accessory and more particularly to an adjustable bow sight which may be readily attached to and removed from the stock of practically any type of archery bow.
- the present invention provides-an improved assembly for supporting a sight aperture in a two-way adjustably movable holder. It will be realized by those skilled in the art that the configuration and dimensions of bow backs vary from bow to bow.
- the present invention includes, generally, a base assembly with a mounting plate adapted to be attached to a bow back by means of appropriate fasteners, a vertical support bar adjustably mounted on the base assembly and a circular sight aperture movably positioned on the vertical support bar. The plane of the mounting plate relative to the bow string will vary between any two bows of different configuration.
- the vertical support bar would be adjusted so that the sight aperture would be axially aligned with the target and in making such an adjustment, the vertical support bar would not be parallel in a verticalplane to the bow string.
- the uniquemeans included to permit adjustment of the vertical support bar and sight aperture in both vertical and transverse planes with respect to the bow string comprises releasable fasteners adapted to be readily adjusted by means of a simple too] even while in the field.
- one of the primary objects of the present invention is to provide an improved bow sight including manually controlled means for providing both windage and elevation adjustment.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved adjustable bow sight including quickly manipulatable means to permit correct alignment of the sight aperture with the target in both vertical and transverse-planes.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved adjustable bow sight assembly having hand-manipulatable means for providing both windage and elevation adjustment and including an intermediate extension assembly adjustable to vary the distance of the sight aperture from the archers eye.
- FIG. 1 is a side elevation of the adjustable bow sight of the present invention as it appears when attached to the back side of a bow.
- FIG. 2 is a side elevation similar to FIG. 1, but including an intermediate adjustable extension assembly between the base assembly and forward sight assembly.
- FIG. 3 is a front elevation of the adjustable bow sight assembly of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a rear elevation of the bow sight assembly as it appears when removed from a bow.
- FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the adjustable bow sight assembly as shown in FIG. 2.
- the present invention will be seen to comprise a bow sight device adapted to be removably attached to the back surface 1 of an archery bow 2 in the area immediately above the arrow rest 3.
- the suggested manner of providing for this attachment will be discussed hereinafter.
- the bow sight includes three principal components, namely, a base assembly 4 immediately adjacent the bow back 1, an intermediate anvil assembly 5, and a forwardmost sight assembly 6.
- the base assembly 4 is rigidly affixed to the bow back l-by means of the manually controlled mounting screw 7.
- the forward sight assembly 6 is arranged to include appropriate means to fixedly support any suitable type I of sight aperture 8 such as the beaded post element shown in FIG. 3 of the drawings. However, it will be understood that any of numerous well known types of aperture elements may be substituted for that shown.
- the sight aperture 8 is contained within the aperture or sight mount 9 which is in turn attached for lateral movement by means of the keyway 10 to the vertically movable sight holder 11.
- the sight holder 1 l is adapted to be movably positioned atany point upon the vertical support bar 12.
- This support bar is preferably of an H- beam type of configuration and includes a symmetrical design providing on each side thereof a rear slide 13 and a front slide 14 which areseparated by means of the groove 15.
- the aforementioned sight holder 11 is attached juxtoposed the face of the vertical support bar 12 and is retained thereagainst by means of a pair of clamping shoes 16 which are shownmost clearly in FIG. 5 and will be seen to project behind the front slide 14 and extend into the grooves 15.
- These clamping shoes 16 are integral with the shaft of the lock screw 17 which passes forwardly through a smooth bore extending through the sight holder body and which includes on its forwardmost portion the knob 18.
- a suitable compression spring 19 is disposed between the outer face of the movable sight holder 11 and the rear face of the knob 18, such that constant tension is exerted on the lock screw shaft 17 in a forward direction in order to maintain posqtive clamping pressure upon the shoe 16.
- Such means includes a screw 20 disposed within a threaded bore extending throughout the transverse extent of the aperture mount 9 and having adjacent one end thereof an enlarged collar 21, as shown in FIG. 3.
- This collar will be seen to be spaced slightly inwardly of the windage adjustment knob 22 to provide a limited space therebetween.
- Disposed within this space is the lower forked portion of a plate retainer 23 which is rigidly attached to the side of the movable sight holder 11 by means of a screw 24.
- indicia I may be formed on either the aperture mount 9 as shown in FIG. 3 or the adjacent lower edge of the sight holder II which indiciatogether with a suitable reference mark on the other of the elements, would reflect the degree of windage adjustment set into the sight.
- means may be included to signify the degree of elevation adjustment being compensated for by a particular setting of the sight holder 11.
- a pointer P' is shown comprising an angular wire element movable within a vertical bore in the holder 11 and which is selectivelylocked by means of the screw P.
- suitable indicia may be formed in the face of the support bar 12 if desired.
- the anvil assembly 5 includes adjustable means providing for its attachment to the base assembly 4.
- the anvil assembly comprises a forwardmost vertical track 26 which engages the rear slide 13 of the vertical support bar 12, an inter mediate neck 27, and a rearwardly disposed attaching plate 28.
- This attaching plate in effect comprises, together with the neck, a Y-shaped element including a pair of arcuate arms which are adapted to abut one side of the arcuate support plate 29 of the base assembly 4.
- a significant portion of each side of the arcuate support plate 29 is occupied by an arcuate adjusting slot 30 such that, when appropriate releasable fasteners 31 are passed through the respective slots 30 and into the underlying arms of the'attaching plate 28, it will be seen that a wide angle of adjustment will be permitted between the vertical forward plane of the support bar 12 and the bow string (not shown).
- This structure permits the orientation of the plane of the support bar 12 in a forward or rearward direction with respect to the bow string and thus permits proper alignment of the device regardless of the size or curvature of the surface of the bow back to which the base assembly is secured.
- the arcuate support plate 29 of the base assembly 4 is attached to the mounting plate 25 by means of a pair of releasable screws 32 and 33.
- Theuppermost screw 32 provides a fixed point of connection between the mounting plate 25 and the foot 34 of the arcuate support plate 29, while the lowermost screw 33 provides an adjustable point of connection between the mounting plate and the other foot 34 of the arcuate support plate 29.
- a transversely extending slot 35 is included in the lower portion of the mounting plate 25 such that, upon loosening of the screw 33, the entire bow sight assembly may be tilted laterally about the axis of the upper screw 32 prior to tightening of the screw 33.
- an adjustable extension assembly 36 shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 whichassembly includes a longitudinal base element 37 releasably attached to the vertical track 26 of the anvil assembly and upon which is mounted the longitudinal slide element 38.
- the rear of the longitudinal base element 37 is provided with a rear slide 39 of a configuration identical to the rear slide 13 of the vertical support bar 12, whereby the same lock screw 40 that provides for vertically positioning the support bar 12 now serves to lock the rear slide 39 of the base element 37 in the selected vertical position within the vertical track 26.
- a recess 41 is provided on one side of the base element 37 and is of a vertical height selected to provide a close sliding fit of the slide element 38.
- the forwardmost portion of the slide element is provided with a vertical track 42 of a construction similar to the vertical track 26 of the anvil assembly and within which track the support bar 12 is now disposed and retained by means of the lock screw 43.
- the preferred method of attaching the bow sight of the present invention to the back of a bow insures a quick yet positive attachment of the device.
- the mounting screw 7 which freely turns through an opening in the mounting plate 25 of the base assembly 4 is utilized to firmly retain the base assembly against the back 1 of the bow 2 by its engagement within suitable nut means anchored within the bow stock such as the internally threaded bushing B.
- a pair of locator pins 47 project rearwardly from the base of the mounting plate 25 adjacent the top and bottom edges thereof and are adapted to be disposed within close fitting holes provided in the back of the bow whereby it will be seen that positive means are provided for accurately positioning the bow sight upon the bow even during repeated applications and removal therefrom.
- a relief area 48 is formed in the base of the mounting plate 25 and extends substantially the area intermediate the two locator pins 47, 47. This construction further insures a rigid anchoring of the base assembly 4 to the how 2, particularly in view of the irregular curvature present in this area of many bow stocks.
- a sighting device for attachment to an archery bow comprising, a base assembly having a vertical mounting plate engageable with the bow stock in a fixed position with respect thereto, said mounting plate provided with a laterally extending slot therethrough, an anvil assembly extending forwardly of said base assembly, said base assembly including a vertical support plate having a pair of vertically spaced-apart feet engaging said mounting plate, said anvil assembly having an attaching plate disposed adjacent said support plate, a vertically extending support bar disposed forwardly of said anvil assembly, a sight assembly carried by said support bar and including a sight aperture, means connected to said sight assembly permitting of both vertical and horizontal displacement of said sight aperture with respect to said support bar, anvil assembly and base assembly, releasable fastening means on said base assembly and anvil assembly angularly connecting said anvil and base assemblies to said mounting plate in selected positions adapted to align said support bar perpendicular to the archers line of sight, said fastening means including releasable elements connecting said attaching plate to said support plate to
- said support bar includes a slide and said sight assembly means includes a clamping shoe movable along said slide to permit said vertical displacement of said sight aperture. and support bar.
- said means connected to said sight assembly includes, finger operable screw means connected to said shoe to selectively release and secure said sight assembly upon said support bar.
- said support bar includes a second slide engageable with said anvil assembly.
- a sighting device wherein, the forward portion of said anvil assembly is provided with a vertical track mating with said second slide whereby said support bar may be vertically displaced with respect to said anvil assembly.
- said sight assembly includes a sight holder having a sight mount connected thereto for horizontal sliding movement, said holder attached to said support bar, said sight aperture'attachedto said mount, whereby said means connected to said sight assembly may be operated to cause relative displacement both between said holder and mount and between said mount and support bar.
- a sighting device including, a longitudinally adjustable extension assembly disposed between said anvil assembly and said support bar whereby the distance between the bow and said sight assembly may be varied.
- said extension assembly includes a base element having its rear end releasably attached to said anvil assembly, and a slide element overlying said base element and having its forward end releasably attached to said support bar.
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US4142298A (en) * | 1978-03-24 | 1979-03-06 | Killian Gerald I | Carriage and latch assembly for elevation adjustment for archery bow sights |
US4263718A (en) * | 1979-02-01 | 1981-04-28 | Smith Jimmie T | Archery attachment bracket |
US4457076A (en) * | 1982-09-29 | 1984-07-03 | Heck Albert E | Bow sight |
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US5414936A (en) * | 1993-09-27 | 1995-05-16 | Toxonics Manufacturing, Inc. | Adjustable archery sight |
US5644849A (en) * | 1995-11-16 | 1997-07-08 | Toxonigs Manufacturing, Inc. | Bow sight mount for absorbing the forces of shear |
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US5657740A (en) * | 1993-09-27 | 1997-08-19 | Toxonics Manufacturing, Inc. | Archery bow pin sight and mount |
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US4136461A (en) * | 1977-06-29 | 1979-01-30 | Max Gasser Agf Produktion | Sighting device for bow |
US4142298A (en) * | 1978-03-24 | 1979-03-06 | Killian Gerald I | Carriage and latch assembly for elevation adjustment for archery bow sights |
US4263718A (en) * | 1979-02-01 | 1981-04-28 | Smith Jimmie T | Archery attachment bracket |
US4519063A (en) * | 1980-07-01 | 1985-05-21 | Pioneer Electric Corporation | Phono pickup cartridge |
US4457076A (en) * | 1982-09-29 | 1984-07-03 | Heck Albert E | Bow sight |
US4567668A (en) * | 1985-01-25 | 1986-02-04 | Accra 300 | Archery bow sight |
US4584777A (en) * | 1985-02-19 | 1986-04-29 | Saunders Charles A | Bow sight |
US4625421A (en) * | 1985-11-06 | 1986-12-02 | Strauss Juergen M | Archery bow sighting device |
US4757614A (en) * | 1986-06-23 | 1988-07-19 | Kudlacek Donald S | Archery bow sight |
US4846141A (en) * | 1988-05-05 | 1989-07-11 | Jerry Johnson | Bow sight |
US4875290A (en) * | 1988-08-01 | 1989-10-24 | Accra Manufacturing Co. | Windage locking apparatus for an archery bow sight |
US5657740A (en) * | 1993-09-27 | 1997-08-19 | Toxonics Manufacturing, Inc. | Archery bow pin sight and mount |
US5414936A (en) * | 1993-09-27 | 1995-05-16 | Toxonics Manufacturing, Inc. | Adjustable archery sight |
US5644849A (en) * | 1995-11-16 | 1997-07-08 | Toxonigs Manufacturing, Inc. | Bow sight mount for absorbing the forces of shear |
US5651185A (en) * | 1996-02-13 | 1997-07-29 | Vanderheyden; Carl | Archery bow sight |
US5920996A (en) * | 1997-07-07 | 1999-07-13 | Hurckman Mechanical Industries, Inc. | Two-point sight for archery bow |
US6418632B1 (en) | 1997-11-04 | 2002-07-16 | Apik Enterprises, Ltd. | Projectile launcher sight |
US6026799A (en) * | 1998-01-08 | 2000-02-22 | Wiseby; Dennis | Device for a sight |
US6443142B1 (en) * | 1998-01-08 | 2002-09-03 | Detowis Ab | Device for a sight |
US7328515B2 (en) * | 2006-03-24 | 2008-02-12 | H-T Archery Products Llc | Archery bow sights and archery bows including same |
US20070220761A1 (en) * | 2006-03-24 | 2007-09-27 | H-T Archery Products, Llc | Archery bow sights and archery bows including same |
US20090000134A1 (en) * | 2007-06-28 | 2009-01-01 | Hoyt Archery, Inc. | Adjustable bow sight apparatus |
US7574811B2 (en) * | 2007-06-28 | 2009-08-18 | Hoyt Archery, Inc. | Adjustable bow sight apparatus |
US10088264B2 (en) | 2016-03-01 | 2018-10-02 | Daniel A. Summers | Arrow rest mount system having slide-based position control |
US10539390B2 (en) | 2016-03-01 | 2020-01-21 | Daniel A. Summers | Arrow rest mounting system enabling slide-based position adjustment |
US11105581B2 (en) | 2016-03-01 | 2021-08-31 | Daniel A. Summers | Arrow rest mounting system enabling slide-based position adjustment |
US11754364B2 (en) * | 2016-03-01 | 2023-09-12 | Daniel A. Summers | Arrow rest mounting system enabling slide-based position adjustment |
US20230021845A1 (en) * | 2019-12-04 | 2023-01-26 | Csg Investments Co., Ltd | Archery extension bar |
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