Peep sight with on/off illumination by protrudiing pins
US6282800A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41G1/467
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rear peep sight to be mounted in a bowstring for aiming an arrow includes a lighting body having front and rear surfaces joined by a side surface, a sighting aperture extending from the rear surface to a cavity open to the front surface and locator apertures formed in the rear surface, an insert retained in the cavity for transmitting ambient light incident at the front surface to the rear surface through the locator apertures, and at least one cover mounted on the rear surface. The cover and the insert are selectively moveable relative to one another to an "on" position in which the incident light is visible to an eye of an archer adjacent the rear surface, an "off" position in which the cover blocks the incident light from the eye and at least one intermediate position in which the cover partially blocks the incident light from the eye. In one embodiment, the cover is rotatably mounted on the rear surface and has opaque "off" sections adjacent to "on" sections. In another embodiment, the cover is fixed on the rear surface and the insert rotates relative to arcuate locator apertures. The rear peep sight also includes slots for mounting in a bowstring and a post for aligning a lo…
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