Bow sight
OwnerGlenn Montgomeryinventor
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Abstract
A bow sight having an elongated arm supporting a front sight forward of the bow and a rear sight between the bow and the bow string is disclosed. The front sight has a plurality of fixed sight members which correspond to various target distances and which, in conjunction with the rear sight, provide the proper elevation of the bow to compensate for vertical drop at the various target distances. The elongated arm terminates forward of the bow string so that the bow string does not contact the arm. The arm has a rounded engagement surface and serves as a cable guard for holding the cable away from the plane of movement of the bow string.
Claims15
A bow sight for a compound bow having a sight window, a bow string, cables and an arrow rest, comprising:
- an elongated arm for attachment to the bow above and adjacent to the arrow rest on the side of the bow opposite the sight window, said elongated arm having an attachment portion for attaching said arm to the bow, a forwardly extending portion for extending outwardly from the front of the bow, and a rearwardly extending portion for extending outwardly from the rear of the bow and for being in a plane generally parallel to the plane of movement of the bow string, said rearwardly extending portion being laterally displaced toward the sight window from said attachment portion, said rearwardly extending portion having an engagement surface for contacting the cable and holding the cable away from the plane of the bow string, said rearwardly extending portion terminating at an end forward of the bow string;
- means for fastening said attachment portion to the bow;
- front sight means;
- a front sight support attached to said forwardly extending portion of said arm for supporting said front sight means;
- rear sight means;
- a rear sight support attached to said rearwardly extending portion of said arm between said bow and said end of said rearwardly extending portion, said rear sight support being spaced apart from said engagement surface, whereby said rear sight support does not interfere with the movement of the cables when the bow is in use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.