Archery bow sight
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1. In an archery bow sight of the type in which a sight pin is included in a pin assembly, mounted within a slot in a bracket, as a mechanism structured and arranged such that an elevation of the sight pin is adjusted by turning elevation adjustment structure of the sight pin assembly either clockwise or counterclockwise, the improvement comprising:
- mounting a light gathering element in association with said sight pin assembly through linkage constructed and arranged to hold said element in a fixed rotational position without regard to rotation of said elevation adjustment structure;
whereby;
said light gathering element travels vertically with said sight pin proximate a sight plane;
wherein said elevation adjustment structure includes an element mounted to rotate within and interact with said slot.
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An improved sight for an archery bow providing a mechanism operable to convert a rotational input to a purely translational output. The mechanism may be adapted simultaneously and uniformly to adjust the windage of a plurality of sight pins. In another embodiment, the mechanism may be operable to adjust a vertical position of an individual sight pin carrying a fiber optic pickup.
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1. In an archery bow sight of the type in which a sight pin is included in a pin assembly, mounted within a slot in a bracket, as a mechanism structured and arranged such that an elevation of the sight pin is adjusted by turning elevation adjustment structure of the sight pin assembly either clockwise or counterclockwise, the improvement comprising:
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mounting a light gathering element in association with said sight pin assembly through linkage constructed and arranged to hold said element in a fixed rotational position without regard to rotation of said elevation adjustment structure;
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said light gathering element travels vertically with said sight pin proximate a sight plane;
wherein said elevation adjustment structure includes an element mounted to rotate within and interact with said slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
a plurality of sight pins disposed in association with said bracket; and
said bracket is configured and arranged in harmony with structure carried by a support arm for attachment of said bracket in a plurality of vertical positions with respect to said support arm, whereby moving said bracket between two such vertical positions simultaneously effects a corresponding uniform displacement on all said sight pins.
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4. The improvement according to claim 3, further comprising:
a windage adjustment mechanism including a peg extending from said bracket and reciprocally mounted within a housing carried by said support arm, said housing further containing a mechanism constructed and arranged to couple with said peg such that rotation of a knob associated with said housing effects linear extension or retraction of said peg with respect to said housing, depending upon a direction of rotation of said knob.
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5. In an archery bow sight of the type in which a plurality of sight pins are included in a plurality of pin assemblies mounted within a slot in a bracket by structure arranged such that the elevation of the sight pins are individually adjustable, the improvement comprising:
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mounting said bracket to an archery bow by means of a mounting assembly including a support arm having a distal end carrying a windage adjustment mechanism including a peg extending from said bracket and reciprocally mounted within a housing at said distal end, said housing further containing a mechanism constructed and arranged to couple with said peg such that rotation of a knob associated with said housing is translated to effect a linear extension or retraction of said peg with respect to said housing and thereby effect a corresponding horizontal movement of all said pins, depending upon a direction of rotation of said knob;
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effecting said extension or retraction of said peg with respect to said housing require a corresponding rotation of said knob. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An improved sight for an archery bow, the improvement comprising:
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a mechanism associated with said sight and operable to convert a rotational user input into a purely translational output, whereby to adjust a component of said sight, said mechanism comprising a windage adjustment mechanism operable simultaneously and uniformly to effect a horizontal adjustment of a plurality of sight pins;
said plurality of pins being carried on a base structure adapted for attachment, at a plurality of vertically disposed positions, to structure carried by a support arm of said sight, whereby to permit a simultaneous and uniform displacement of said pins in a vertical direction;
said mechanism comprises an elevation adjustment mechanism operable to effect a vertical adjustment of a sight pin; and
said elevation adjustment mechanism comprising a pinion engaging a rack. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
said elevation mechanism further comprises a lock adapted to resist changes in said vertical position of said pin, said lock being operated by a lock interface that is adapted to receive rotational locking and unlocking input from a user.
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10. The sight of claim 9, in combination with a wrench adapted on a first end to apply a rotational input to said driven interface, and adapted on a second end to apply a rotational input to said lock interface.
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11. The sight of claim 10, wherein:
said sight further comprises storage structure adapted to hold said wrench in a snap-fit engagement.
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12. The sight of claim 8, further comprising:
a light gathering element disposed in association with said sight pin for purely vertical translation between first and second elevations.
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13. The sight of claim 8, said mechanism comprising:
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a knob element adapted to receive rotational input from a user;
a slide member configured and arranged in harmony with holding structure to resist rotation of said slide member and to permit translational movement of said slide member with respect to said holding structure; and
linkage structure between said knob and said slide member, said linkage structure being operable to move said slide member responsive to rotation of said knob.
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14. In an archery bow sight of the type in which a plurality of sight pins are mounted within a bracket such that the elevation of the sight pins are individually adjustable, the improvement comprising:
mounting said bracket to an archery bow by means of a windage adjustment mechanism including a peg element reciprocally mounted within a housing such that turning of an adjustment knob associated with said housing effects non-rotational linear extension or retraction of said peg element with respect to said housing, depending upon the direction of rotation of said knob and effecting said extension or retraction of said peg with respect to said housing requires a corresponding rotation of said knob.
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Current AssigneeArcher Xtreme LLC
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Original AssigneeMarlow W. Larson
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InventorsLarson, Marlow W.
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Primary Examiner(s)Fulton, Christopher W.
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Application NumberUS10/191,047Publication NumberTime in Patent Office882 DaysField of Search332/65, 124/87US Class Current33/265CPC Class CodesF41G 1/467 for bows
