US 7,040,027 B1Granted

Rear peep sight for mounting to a bow string, having interchangeable sight ports for accommodating user preferences

OwnerAlfred H. Shaffer, Richard D. Shafferinventors

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Abstract

A rear peep sight for mounting to a string of a bow and having interchangeable sight ports for accommodating different user preferences. A mounting member mounts to the string of the bow and a sighting member is interchangeably attached to the mounting member so as to accommodate different user preferences of sight ports. The mounting member has a channel that slidably receives the sighting member so as to provide a dove-tail joint that prevents the sighting member from vertical movement, yet allows for horizontal movement so as to allow the sighting member to slide sideways into the channel. The sighting member has an auxiliary through bore and a pimple that align with, and engage with, respectively, a pair of through bores in the mounting member. A screw extends freely through one through bore in the mounting member and threadably into the auxiliary through bore so as to maintain prevention of the sighting member from horizontal movement.

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Dependent claims

A rear peep sight for mounting to a string of a bow and having interchangeable sight ports for accommodating different user preferences, said sight comprising:

a) a mounting member;
and
b) a sighting member;
wherein said mounting member is for mounting to the string of the bow;
and
wherein said sighting member is attached to said mounting member, wherein said mounting member has a forward-facing surface;
wherein said mounting member has a rearward-facing surface;
and
wherein said mounting member has a pair of sideward-facing surfaces, wherein said mounting member has a sighting through bore;
wherein said sighting through bore in said mounting member extends substantially centrally through said mounting member;
and
wherein said sighting through bore in said mounting member extends from said forward-facing surface of said mounting member to said rearward-facing surface of said mounting member, wherein said rearward-facing surface of said mounting member has a channel;
wherein said channel extends transversely in said rearward-facing surface of said mounting member;
wherein said channel in said rearward-facing surface of said mounting member extends from one side surface of said pair of side surfaces of said mounting member to the other side surface of said pair of side surfaces of said mounting member;
wherein said channel in said rearward-facing surface of said mounting member opens into said one side surface of said pair of side surfaces of said mounting member;
wherein said channel in said rearward-facing surface of said mounting member opens into said other side surface of said pair of side surfaces of said mounting member;
and
wherein said channel in said rearward-facing surface of said mounting member communicates with said sighting through bore in said mounting member.

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