U.S. patent application number 13/014760 was filed with the patent office on 2011-08-04 for archery sight.
This patent application is currently assigned to EP HUNTING LLC. Invention is credited to Douglas A. VandeWater.
Application Number | 20110186028 13/014760 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44340509 |
Filed Date | 2011-08-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110186028 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
VandeWater; Douglas A. |
August 4, 2011 |
ARCHERY SIGHT
Abstract
A sighting element for use with an archery bow includes a body
having a tapered passageway established therethrough. The tapered
passageway has a narrower end opening at a first end of the body
and a wider end opening at a second end of the body, with the
second end being opposite the first end. The body is configured to
attach at an archery bow such that, when the sighting element is
attached at the archery bow, the narrower end of the tapered
passageway is nearer to an eye of the archer than the wider end of
the tapered passageway.
Inventors: |
VandeWater; Douglas A.;
(Byron Center, MI) |
Assignee: |
EP HUNTING LLC
Byron Center
MI
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Family ID: |
44340509 |
Appl. No.: |
13/014760 |
Filed: |
January 27, 2011 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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61300199 |
Feb 1, 2010 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
124/87 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41G 1/467 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
124/87 |
International
Class: |
F41G 1/467 20060101
F41G001/467 |
Claims
1. A sighting element for use with an archery bow, said sighting
element comprising: a body having a tapered passageway established
therethrough, said tapered passageway having a narrower end opening
at a first end of said body and a wider end opening at a second end
of said body, said second end being opposite said first end; and
wherein said body is configured to attach at an archery bow such
that, when said sighting element is attached at the archery bow,
said narrower end of said tapered passageway is nearer to an eye of
the archer than said wider end of said tapered passageway.
2. The sighting element of claim 1, wherein said body has a pair of
angled channels established along an outer surface thereof and at
generally opposite regions of said body for at least partially
receiving a portion of a bow string of the archery bow to position
and attach said sighting element at the bow string.
3. The sighting element of claim 1, wherein said body has an inner
wall that defines said tapered passageway.
4. The sighting element of claim 3, wherein said inner wall
comprises an inner conical-shaped wall.
5. The sighting element of claim 3, wherein at least a portion of
said inner wall is longitudinally curved.
6. The sighting element of claim 3, wherein said inner wall
comprises a light reflecting surface to enhance reflection of light
incident thereon.
7. The sighting element of claim 3, wherein said inner wall
comprises a light absorbing or diffusing surface to reduce
reflection of light incident thereon.
8. A sighting element for use with an archery bow, said sighting
element comprising: a body having a tapered passageway established
therethrough, said tapered passageway having a narrower end opening
at a first end of said body and a wider end opening at a second end
of said body, said second end being opposite said first end, and
wherein said body has generally conical-shaped inner wall that
defines said tapered passageway; wherein said body is configured to
attach at an archery bow and wherein said body has a pair of angled
channels established along an outer surface thereof and at
generally opposite regions of said body for at least partially
receiving a portion of a bow string of the archery bow to position
and attach said sighting element at the bow string; and wherein,
when said sighting element is attached at the bow string of the
archery bow, said narrower end of said tapered passageway is nearer
to an eye of the archer than said wider end of said tapered
passageway.
9. The sighting element of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of
said inner wall is longitudinally curved.
10. The sighting element of claim 8, wherein said inner wall
comprises a light reflecting surface to enhance reflection of light
incident thereon.
11. The sighting element of claim 8, wherein said inner wall
comprises a light absorbing or diffusing surface to reduce
reflection of light incident thereon.
12. A method of aiming an archery arrow at a target, said method
comprising: providing a sighting element comprising a body having a
tapered passageway established therethrough, wherein said tapered
passageway has a narrower end opening at a first end of said body
and a wider end opening at a second end of said body, said second
end being opposite said first end; attaching said sighting element
at a bow string of an archery bow such that, when said sighting
element is attached at the archery bow, said narrower end of said
tapered passageway is nearer to an eye of the archer than said
wider end of said tapered passageway; and aiming the archery arrow
by the archer viewing the target through said tapered passageway of
said sighting element at the bow string of the archery bow.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein attaching said sighting element
at a bow string comprises positioning said sighting element at a
bow string of an archery bow such that a pair of angled channels
established along an outer surface of said body of said sighting
element and at generally opposite regions of said body at least
partially receive a portion of the bow string to position and
attach said sighting element at the bow string.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein said body has an inner wall
that defines said tapered passageway.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein said inner wall comprises an
inner conical-shaped wall.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein at least a portion of said
inner wall is longitudinally curved.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein said inner wall comprises a
light reflecting surface to enhance reflection of light incident
thereon.
18. The method of claim 14, wherein said inner wall comprises a
light absorbing or diffusing surface to reduce reflection of light
incident thereon.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims benefit of U.S. provisional
application Ser. No. 61/300,199, filed Feb. 1, 2010, which is
hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to archery sights
for aiding an archer in aiming an arrow at a target and, more
particularly, to a string-mounted archery sight for aiding an
archer when aiming or lining the archer's sight with the target
when the bow string is drawn back to fire an arrow.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] It is known to provide peep sights for use at a bow string
of an archery bow to assist the archer in lining up his or her shot
at a target. Such peep sights typically comprise generally
cylindrical shaped sighting elements having a cylindrical
passageway therethrough.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The present invention provides a string-mounted sight or
sighting element that attaches to or mounts to the bow string of an
archery bow and that has a passageway therethrough that provides a
line of sight toward the target when the archer draws the bow
string back to fire an arrow. The passageway of the sight is
tapered and has a narrowed or narrower opening at the end closest
to the archer's eye when the sight is attached to the bow string
and a wider or larger opening at the opposite end away from the
archer's eye when the sight is attached to the bow string. Thus,
the sight provides a larger field of view for the archer when
viewing through the sight and the tapered passageway directs more
light to the archer's eye to enhance viewing of the target or
target area through the sight by the archer when the archer draws
back the bow string to fire an arrow at and toward a target.
[0005] According to an aspect of the present invention, a method of
aiming an archery arrow at a target includes providing a sighting
element comprising a body having a tapered passageway established
therethrough, wherein the tapered passageway has a narrower end
opening at a first end of the body and a wider end opening at a
second or opposite end of the body. The sighting element is
attached (such as by an archer preparing to aim an arrow at a
target) at a bow string of an archery bow such that, when the
sighting element is attached at the archery bow, the narrower end
of said tapered passageway is nearer to an eye of the archer than
the wider end of the tapered passageway. The archer then may aim
the archery arrow by viewing the target through the tapered
passageway of the sighting element at the bow string of the archery
bow. The archer, when drawing the bow string back (with an arrow
nocked at the bow string) may view the target through the tapered
passageway of the sighting element, and may release the bow string
to fire the arrow at the target when the target is generally
centered in the archer's field of view through the tapered
passageway of the sighting element.
[0006] These and other objects, advantages, purposes and features
of the present invention will become apparent upon review of the
following specification in conjunction with the drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 is a side elevation of a sighting element in
accordance with the present invention;
[0008] FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the sighting element of FIG.
1;
[0009] FIG. 3 is an end view of the sighting element of FIG. 1, as
viewed at the end that is closest to the archer's eye when the
sighting element is normally attached to a bow string; and
[0010] FIG. 4 is an end view of the sighting element as viewed at
the opposite end of the sighting element from the end shown in FIG.
3.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0011] Referring now to the drawings and the illustrative
embodiments depicted therein, a sight or sighting element 10 for an
archer comprises a generally cylindrical body portion 11 having a
tapered passageway 12 established therethrough. As best shown in
FIG. 2, tapered passageway 12 has a first or narrowed or narrower
end 12a that has a first of narrower or smaller diameter opening at
an end 11a of body 11, and a second or opposite or wider end 12b
that has a second or wider or larger diameter opening at an
opposite end 11b of body, where the wider opening at end 12b is
larger than the first or narrower opening at end 12a. The tapered
passageway 12 provides enhanced viewing through the sighting
element 10, as discussed below.
[0012] In the illustrated embodiment, and as shown in FIGS. 1, 3
and 4, sighting element 10 comprises a string-mounted sighting
element and includes angled grooves or notches 14 established along
the outer surface 11c of body 11 of the sighting element 10 for
receiving a portion of the bow string 16 (FIG. 1) at both sides of
the sighting element 10, so as to retain sighting element 10 at the
bow string 16. The channels or grooves 14 are established along the
body 11 of sighting element 10 at a desired angle, such that, when
the bow string is drawn back a desired amount by the archer, the
longitudinal axis 12c of passageway 12 is generally along the line
of sight or sight path from the archer's eye to the target or
target area, such as is known in the art of peep sights or sighting
elements for archers. Optionally, other means for attaching or
mounting or positioning the sighting element at the bow string or
bow so as to be viewed through by the archer may be implemented
while remaining within the spirit and scope of the present
invention.
[0013] Tapered passageway 12 of sighting element 10 provides an
enhanced sighting or viewing experience for the archer using the
sighting element 10. During use, the archer, when the sighting
element 10 is attached to the bow string 16 and the bow string is
drawn back with an arrow (not shown), positions his or her eye at
or near the sighting element 10 and at or near the narrower end 12a
of tapered passageway 12, and views through passageway 12 (such as
shown in FIG. 3) toward the target area. The tapered passageway 12
widens or diverges in the direction away from the archer's eye, and
thus provides the archer with a greater field of view of the target
area and allows for a greater amount of light to be received by the
archer's eye, so as to improve or enhance viewing of the target
area while lining up the arrow for a shot. Also, because the inner
wall or surface of the body within the passageway of the sighting
element diverges or widens away from the archer's eye, the
diverging or tapered or widening passageway may reduce the amount
of glare or reflection of light incident on the inner surface that
reflects off the inner surface of the body towards the narrow end
of the passageway and towards the archer's eye, thereby reducing
glare or light reflection that may be viewable by and distracting
to the archer when the archer is viewing the target through the
sighting element.
[0014] In the illustrated embodiment, the tapered passageway 12 is
defined or established by an inner wall or surface 11d of body 11,
such as a conical inner wall or surface of body 11. As shown in
FIG. 2, the conical inner wall or surface 11d of body 11 comprises
a generally straight or conical shaped wall between the narrower
end 12a and the wider end 12b of the tapered passageway. However,
other forms or wall configurations may be implemented while
remaining within the spirit and scope of the present invention. For
example, it is envisioned that the tapered passageway may have
curved or rounded wall portions (that are curved longitudinally at
least partially along the body) at the narrower end and/or at the
wider end to provide a rounded transition at either end or both
ends of the body of the sighting element. Optionally, it is further
envisioned that the inner wall or surface of the body may be
arcuate or curved or non-straight between the narrower end and the
wider end of the passageway, while remaining within the spirit and
scope of the present invention.
[0015] The sighting element may have any suitable angle or degree
of taper between the narrow end and wide end of the passageway. For
example, a sighting element of the present invention may have an
opening/passageway diameter at a narrow end of about 4 mm or
thereabouts (or more or less depending on the particular
application, such as about 5.5 mm or thereabouts for a larger
passageway sighting element) while the wide end of the passageway
of the sighting element may have an opening/passageway diameter of
about 6 5 mm or thereabouts (or more or less depending on the
particular application, such as about 8 mm or thereabouts for a
larger passageway sighting element), with the tapered passageway
widening from the narrow end to the wide end (and spanning a length
of, for example, about 5.5 mm or thereabouts). Optionally, any
other narrow end and wide end diameters and/or combination of
diameters at the opposite ends of the sighting element and/or any
other lengths of the sighting element may be implemented to provide
the desired angle or taper of the passageway along and through the
sighting element, while remaining within the spirit and scope of
the present invention.
[0016] The body of the sighting element may be formed of any
suitable material, such as a metallic material, such as aluminum or
the like, or a polymeric material (such as a molded or extruded
engineering plastic or the like). Optionally, the body may be
painted or coated or processed to provide a desired color and/or
finish at the outer surface and/or inner surface of the body.
Optionally, the tapered or conical inner wall or surface within the
body may be painted or coated with a light reflecting coating or
paint to enhance reflection of light incident thereon, or with a
light absorbing or diffusing coating or paint to reduce reflection
of light incident thereon, depending on the desired degree of
reflection of light within and along the tapered passageway and
depending on the particular application of the sighting
element.
[0017] Therefore, the sighting element of the present invention has
a tapered sight passageway therethrough to provide enhanced viewing
through the sighting element by an archer using the sighting
element to align a shot with a target or target area. The tapered
passageway provides a wider field of view to the archer and may
allow a greater amount of light to reach the archer's eye, thereby
enhancing the viewing of the target area. The sighting element may
be readily attached to the bow string and used by an archer when
the archer draws the arrow and bow string back to take a shot at a
target or target area.
[0018] Changes and modifications to the specifically described
embodiments may be carried out without departing from the
principles of the present invention, which is intended to be
limited only by the scope of the appended claims as interpreted
according to the principles of patent law.
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