Archery Bow Sight

Abstract

The combination of an optical sight and an attachable/detachable adjustable range sighting device accessory, in which the optical sight comprises a support and an array of fixedly positioned fiber optics sighting devices carried by the support; and the accessory comprising a displaceable fiber optics sighting device and a mechanism for shifting the position of the displaceable fiber optics device relative to the array of fixedly positioned sighting devices.

1 . The combination of an optical sight and an attachable/detachable adjustable range sighting device accessory:
 the optical sight comprising a support and an array of fixedly positioned fiber optics sighting devices carried by the support; and   the accessory comprising a displaceable fiber optics sighting device and a mechanism for shifting the position of the displaceable fiber optics device relative to the array of fixedly positioned sighting devices.   
     
     
         2 . A combination as defined in  claim 1  wherein the accessory comprises:
 a support for the displaceable fiber optics device; and 
 a carriage; 
 the support being displaceable relative to the carriage; and 
 the mechanism for shifting the displaceable fiber optics device comprising a rotatable, carriage-mounted member threaded through the support and an operator-manipulatable component for rotating the carriage-mounted member. 
 
     
     
         3 . A combination as defined in  claim 1  which comprises a shock/vibration damper mounted to the carriage of the accessory. 
     
     
         4 . A combination as defined in  claim 1  which the accessory comprises:
 a sighting device mount; 
 the adjustable sighting device being displaceable in the mount relative to the array of fixedly positioned sighting devices; and 
 the accessory further comprising a user-manipulatable component in a selected position in the mount. 
 
     
     
         5 . A combination as defined in  claim 1  in which the sight comprises a shroud surrounding the array of fixedly positioned sighting device and the adjustable sighting device, there being a dimple in the shroud configured to accommodate the adjustable range sighting device and thereby increase the range for which that sighting device can be adjusted. 
     
     
         6 . The combination of:
 a fiber optics sighting device; and   a metallic glass encapsulating the sighting device.   
     
     
         7 . The combination of an optical sight and an accessory offering torque and cant compensation of a bow to which the sight is mounted:
 the optical sight comprising a frame and an optical unit; and   the torque and cant compensation accessory being mounted to the frame.   
     
     
         8 . A combination as defined in  claim 7  wherein the torque and cant adjustment accessory comprises:
 first and second brackets; 
 a vertically orientable pin hingedly connecting the first and second brackets; and 
 a third mounting bracket assembled to a first of the hingedly connected brackets. 
 
     
     
         9 . A combination as defined in  claim 7  wherein the accessory comprises a user-manipulatable, optical sight shifting, torque compensating mechanism for adjusting the angular relationship between the first and second, hingedly connected accessory brackets. 
     
     
         10 . A combination as defined in  claim 7  wherein the torque and cant compensation accessory has a cant compensation mechanism which comprises:
 a component fixing the first of the hingedly connected accessory brackets to the mounting bracket of the accessory for relative pivotable movement about a horizontal axis; and 
 a user-manipulatable component for locking the first and second accessory components together in a user-selected angular relationship. 
 
     
     
         11 . A combination as defined in  claim 10  in which the optical sight has a level bubble which is centerable by effecting relative pivotable movement between the first and second, hingedly connected accessory brackets. 
     
     
         12 . An optical sight which comprises:
 a fiber optics sighting device;   a sighting device shroud; and   a level bubble mounted to a lower part of the shroud.   
     
     
         13 . The combination of an optical sight and a shock/vibration damper;
 the optical sight comprising a frame; and   the damper being mounted to the frame.   
     
     
         14 . A combination as defined in claim  22  wherein the damper is fabricated from an elastomer. 
     
     
         15 . An optical sight which comprises:
 a sighting pin;   a sighting pin support; and   a housing;   the sighting pin and the sighting pin support being removable from the housing as a single unit.