Sight For An Archery Bow

Abstract

An archery sight for a bow is provided. The sight provides at least one sight pin that is adjustable, such as a sliding pin adjustable in a vertical direction, and a plurality of fixed sight pins. The plurality of sight pins are repositionable such that they may either be placed in alignment with the adjustable sight pin or moved out of the way so as avoid obstructing an archer's target or vision.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An archery sighting mechanism adapted for interconnection with an archery bow, comprising:
 a first sighting pin selectively translatable by a user in at least a vertical direction, the position of the first sighting pin corresponding to a projected or intended distance of an archery projectile when the bow is provided in a predetermined orientation;   a plurality of secondary sighting pins;   the first sighting pin and the plurality of secondary sighting pins being selectively positionable with respect to one another such that at least one of the first sighting pin and the plurality of sighting pins are removable from a field of view of a user; and   wherein the first sighting pin is interconnected to a first frame member and the plurality of secondary sighting pins are interconnected to a second frame member.   
     
     
         2 . The archery sighting mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the first sighting pin is translatable in the vertical direction at least between an uppermost and a lowermost of the plurality of secondary sighting pins. 
     
     
         3 . The archery sighting mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of secondary sighting pins are removed from the field of view by rotation of the second frame member about a substantially vertical axis. 
     
     
         4 . The archery sighting mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of secondary sighting pins are removed from the field of view by rotation of the second frame member about a substantially horizontal axis. 
     
     
         5 . The archery sighting mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of secondary sighting pins are removed from the field of view of the first sighting pin by lateral translation of the second frame member. 
     
     
         6 . The archery sighting mechanism of  claim 1 , further comprising at least level-indicia for providing information to a user related to at least one of roll, pitch, and yaw of said archery bow. 
     
     
         7 . The archery sighting mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of secondary sighting pins correspond to a projected or intended distance of an archery projectile when the bow is provided in a predetermined orientation, and said plurality of sighting pins are spaced apart in a vertical direction. 
     
     
         8 . The archery sighting mechanism of  claim 1 , wherein at least one the first sighting pin and the plurality of secondary sighting pins comprise illumination means. 
     
     
         9 . A sighting mechanism for interconnection with a bow, comprising:
 an adjustable sighting pin, said adjustable sighting pin being translatable in at least a first plane;   a plurality of sighting pins, said plurality of sighting pins selectively adjustable in a second plane, said second plane being offset from said first plane;   each of said plurality of sighting pins corresponding to a respective predetermined desired distance of travel of a projectile;   said adjustable sighting pin movable with respect to said plurality of sighting pins, the position of the adjustable sighting pin corresponding to a projected or intended distance of a projectile when the bow is provided in a predetermined orientation; and   wherein the plurality of sighting pins are selectively removable from a field of view provided by said adjustable sighting pin.   
     
     
         10 . The sighting mechanism of  claim 9 , wherein the adjustable sighting pin is provided on a first frame or member, and the plurality of sighting pins are provided on a second frame or member. 
     
     
         11 . The sighting mechanism of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of sighting pins are removed from the field of view of the adjustable sighting pin by displacement of the second frame member. 
     
     
         12 . The sighting mechanism of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of sighting pins are removed from the field of view by rotation of the second frame member about a substantially vertical axis. 
     
     
         13 . The sighting mechanism of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of sighting pins are removed from the field of view by rotation of the second frame member about a substantially horizontal axis. 
     
     
         14 . The sighting mechanism of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of sighting pins are removed from the field of view of the adjustable sighting pin by lateral translation of the second frame member. 
     
     
         15 . The sighting mechanism of  claim 9 , further comprising at least level-indicia for providing information to a user related to at least one of roll, pitch, and yaw of said bow. 
     
     
         16 . The sighting mechanism of  claim 9 , wherein each of said plurality of sighting pins correspond to a projected or intended distance of an archery projectile when the bow is provided in a predetermined orientation, and said plurality of sighting pins are spaced apart from one another. 
     
     
         17 . The sighting mechanism of  claim 9 , wherein at least one the adjustable sighting pin and the plurality of sighting pins comprise illumination means. 
     
     
         18 . A method of adjusting an archery sight for a bow, the archery sight comprising a primary pin adjustable in a first direction in a first plane and a plurality of secondary pins provided in a second plane and wherein each of said secondary pins are provided substantially immovable after adjustment with respect to the other secondary pins, the method comprising:
 determining a corresponding distance of travel of a projectile for at least one of the plurality of secondary pins by targeting an object at a known distance;   based on the determined corresponding distance of travel for the projectile for the at least one secondary pin, selectively adjusting a position of the primary pin with respect to the at least one of the plurality of secondary pins such that the primary pin corresponds to a second distance of travel; and   selectively removing the plurality of secondary pins from an archer's line of sight without altering a position of the primary pin.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of secondary pins are removed from the archer's line of sight by rotation of the plurality of secondary pins. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the plurality of secondary pins are removed from the archer's line of sight by at least one of vertical and lateral translation with respect to the second plane.