Archery sight bow mount

Abstract

An archery sight bow mount includes a mounting bracket and wedge mechanism which is operable to secure a sight mounted on an extension bar in a selected position relative to the mounting bracket which is connected with a bow. The wedge mechanism includes a wedge connected with the mounting bracket and operable between locked and released positions where the wedge is tightly secured between the extension bar and the mounting bracket to lock the extension arm in the selected position and where the wedge is spaced from the extension bar to release the bar from the selected position, respectively. A setting mechanism is connected with the mounting bracket to assist with positioning the extension arm in one of many selected positions relative to the mounting bracket.

1 . An archery sight bow mount, comprising
 (a) a mounting bracket adapted for connection with a bow and containing a channel configured to receive an extension bar having a first axis and a slot defined by an angled wall surface, said channel affording sliding movement of the extension bar along the first axis relative to said mounting bracket; and   (b) a tapered wedge having a first tapered surface which engages a first side of said mounting bracket adjacent to said channel and a second tapered surface opposite said first surface which engages said angled wall surface of said mounting bracket, said wedge being operable to lock the extension bar at a selected location relative to said mounting bracket.   
     
     
         2 . An archery sight bow mount as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said wedge contains an opening, and further comprising a screw which passes through a first opening in said first side of said mounting bracket and through said wedge opening, said screw, said wedge opening and said mounting bracket first opening being coaxial along a second axis which extends normal to the first axis of the extension bar, whereby when said screw is tightened, said wedge is pressed against said extension bar and against said angled wall surface of said mounting bracket. 
     
     
         3 . An archery sight bow mount as defined in  claim 2 , and further comprising a knob connected with a free end of said screw extending from said wedge opening, said knob being operable in a locking direction to displace said wedge along said second axis against the extension bar and said mounting bracket to lock the extension arm in the selected location, said knob further being operable in an unlocking direction to release said wedge for displacement along said second axis away from the extension bar and said mounting bracket to release the extension bar for sliding movement relative to said mounting bracket. 
     
     
         4 . An archery sight bow mount as defined in  claim 3 , wherein said mounting bracket slot is configured to receive a portion of said wedge and to align said wedge relative to said mounting bracket. 
     
     
         5 . An archery sight bow mount as defined in  claim 1 , and further comprising a setting mechanism connected with a second side of said mounting bracket opposite said first side on another side of said channel to assist in setting the extension bar in a selected location. 
     
     
         6 . An archery sight bow mount as defined in  claim 5 , wherein said mounting bracket second side contains a threaded opening having a third axis normal to said first and second axes, said setting mechanism being arranged in said threaded opening. 
     
     
         7 . An archery sight bow mount as defined in  claim 6 , wherein said setting mechanism includes a plunger, a spring adjacent to said plunger, and a set screw threaded into said second opening to press said spring and said plunger toward the extension bar. 
     
     
         8 . An archery sight bow mount as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the extension bar contains a plurality of spaced recesses in a side portion thereof, said plunger being adapted for engagement with a selected recess which defines a selected position of the extension bar relative to said mounting bracket.