String mounted bow sight

Abstract

An archery bow peep sight designed to secure to a stranded bowstring. The peep sight is a circular, hollow disk, defined by cylindrical and longitudinal axes, circumferential and interior surfaces, and first and second ends. The disk has a pair of angular grooves extending along the circumferential surface of the disk, at an angle from the cylindrical axis; the disk may also have a uniform groove about its circumference. The disk further has a rectangular post extending in the direction of the cylindrical axis. The peep of the present invention is secured to the bowstring by separating a portion of the string into two strands, placing each strand into an angular groove of the disk, and securing the strands above and below the separation. When installed, a user may align the post of the peep sight in the direction of the target and the front bow sight, with the bow string and the arrow pulled back; releasing the string will cause the arrow to travel in the direction of the target.

1 . An archery peep sight for mounting to a stranded bowstring of a bow, for use in conjunction with a front bow sight attached to the bow for aligning the with a target, the peep sight comprising:
 a circular disk having a cylindrical axis and a longitudinal axis extending transverse to the cylindrical axis, said disk comprising:   a circumferential interior surface forming a central aperture through which a user can view the bow sight and the target, the circumferential interior surface being coaxial with the cylindrical axis;   a circumferential exterior surface coaxial with the cylindrical axis;   a first end surface extending between the circumferential interior and exterior surfaces; and   a second end surface spaced from the first end and extending between the circumferential interior and exterior surfaces;   a rectangular post integrally formed with the circular disk within the central aperture and extending from the circumferential interior surface, the rectangular post having a height extending to the central cylindrical axis to thereby create a normally obstructed view through the central aperture that extends along the longitudinal axis from the circumferential interior surface to the central cylindrical axis, the rectangular post being aligned with the front bow sight and the target when the bowstring is drawn back to an aiming position, thereby resulting in accurate trajectory of an arrow towards the target; and   first and second exterior grooves formed in opposite sides of the circumferential exterior surface of the disk, and extending at an angle with respect to the cylindrical axis, the first and second exterior grooves being arranged to receive first and second strand groups of the stranded bowstring to thereby secure the peep sight to the bowstring.   
     
     
         2 . The archery peep sight of  claim 1 , wherein the disk further comprises and further comprising a circular groove formed in the circumferential exterior surface to thereby define a first disk portion and a second disk portion. 
     
     
         3 . The archery peep sight of  claim 1 , wherein said rectangular post extends from the first end surface to the second end surface of the disk. 
     
     
         4 . The archery peep sight of  claim 1 , wherein said rectangular post has a width of between about 2.35 mm and 2.45 mm to thereby create a normally obstructed view through the central aperture that extends along a lateral direction transverse to the cylindrical axis and the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         5 . The archery peep sight of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second exterior grooves extend along the surface of the disk at an angle of about 38 degrees from the cylindrical axis. 
     
     
         6 . The archery peep sight of  claim 1 , wherein the disk has a depth of between about 5 mm and 6 mm. 
     
     
         7 . The archery peep sight of  claim 1 , wherein the disk has a first radius from the cylindrical axis to the circumferential interior surface of between about 4.5 mm and 4.7 mm, and a second radius from the cylindrical axis to the circumferential exterior surface of about 7.25 mm and 7.75 mm. 
     
     
         8 . The archery peep sight of  claim 1 , wherein the disk has a thickness of between about 2.8 mm and 2.9 mm. 
     
     
         9 . The archery peep sight of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second grooves have a depth of between about 1.3 mm and 1.4 mm. 
     
     
         10 . The archery peep sight of  claim 9 , and further comprising a circular groove formed in the circumferential exterior surface to thereby define a first disk portion and a second disk portion, and wherein the first and second grooves cut into the circular groove where the circular groove intersects with the first and second grooves. 
     
     
         11 . The archery peep sight of  claim 10 , wherein the first and second disk portions have equal dimensions.