Ambient light collecting bow sight

Abstract

An ambient light collecting bow sight having a light collecting filament, wherein the light collecting filament is preferably a scintillating fiber optic filament of sufficient length to enable extensive wrapping or winding of the fiber optic filament around a preferably translucent bow sight. The multiple wrapping or winding of an extensive strand of fiber optic filament provides the filament with more surface area in which to harness ambient light passing through the translucent bow-sight. A portion of the fiber optic filament is attached to a pin or crosshair of the bow sight, thus functioning as a lit targeting pin.

1. A bow sight, comprising:
 a bow sight housing, said bow sight housing having at least one sight pin; and  
 at least one light collecting mechanism carried by  coiled a plurality of revolutions around said bow sight housing, wherein said at least one light collecting mechanism is coiled a plurality of revolutions  wherein a portion of the  said light collecting mechanism is in communication with said at least one sight pin.  
 
     
     
       2. The bow sight of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one light collecting mechanism defines a plurality of coil shapes. 
     
     
       3. The bow sight of  claim 1 , wherein said bow sight housing encases said at least one light collecting mechanism. 
     
     
       4. The bow sight of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one light collecting mechanism is at least one fiber optic filament. 
     
     
       5. The bow sight of  claim 4 , wherein said at least one fiber optic filament is carried in a coil fashion by said bow sight housing. 
     
     
       6. The bow sight of  claim 4  further comprising a support, wherein said at least one fiber optic filament is coiled a plurality of revolutions around said support, said at least one fiber optic filament is at least partially carried by said at least one sight pin, and said support is substantially encased within said bow sight housing. 
     
     
       7. The bow sight of  claim 1 , wherein said bow sight housing further comprises at least one removable encasement. 
     
     
       8. The bow sight of  claim 7 , wherein said at least one light collecting mechanism is at least one fiber optic filament. 
     
     
       9. The bow sight of  claim 8 , wherein said at least one fiber optic filament is coiled a plurality of revolutions within said at least one encasement. 
     
     
       10. The bow sight of  claim 8  further comprising a support, wherein said at least one fiber optic filament is coiled a plurality of revolutions around said support, and wherein said support is housed within said at least one encasement. 
     
     
       11. The bow sight of  claim 1 , wherein said bow sight housing is rotatable. 
     
     
       12. A light collecting bow sight assembly, comprising:
 a bow sight, said bow sight being rotatable and having at least one sight pin;  
 at least one light collector adaptable to said bow sight and coiled a plurality of revolutions wherein a portion of the light collecting mechanisms is in communication with said sight pin; and  
 at least one encasement for housing said at least one light collector upon adapting said at least one light collector to said bow sight.  
 
     
     
       13. The light collecting bow sight assembly of  claim 12 , wherein said at least one light collector is at least one optical filament. 
     
     
       14. The light collecting bow sight assembly of  claim 13 , wherein said at least one optical filament is coiled a plurality of revolutions within said bow sight and is at least partially carried by said at least one sight pin. 
     
     
       15. The light collecting bow sight assembly of  claim 13 , wherein said at least one fiber optic filament is coiled a plurality of revolutions within said encasement. 
     
     
       16. The light collecting bow sight assembly of  claim 15  further comprising a support, wherein said at least one fiber optic filament is coiled a plurality of revolutions around said support, and wherein said support is housed within said at least one encasement. 
     
     
       17. A method of providing an ambient light collecting bow sight, comprising the steps of:
 a. obtaining a bow sight comprising an interior portion and an exterior portion, wherein at least one sight pin is carried by said interior portion; 
 ab. coiling at least one fiber optic filament a plurality of revolutions around said exterior portion of said bow sight, wherein a portion of the light collecting mechanismsaid at least one fiber optic filament is in communication with said at least one sight pin around a support; and, 
 b. positioning one end of said at least one fiber optic filament within a bow sight .  
 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 17 , wherein said at least one fiber optic filament is a plurality of fiber optic filaments. 
     
     
       19. A bow sight, comprising:
 a bow sight housing, said bow sight housing having at least one sight pin;  
 a first light collecting mechanism carried by said bow sight housing, wherein said first light collecting mechanism is coiled a plurality of revolutions wherein a portion of the light collecting mechanism is in communication with said sight pin;  
 a second light collecting mechanism carried by said bow sight housing, wherein said second light collecting mechanism is coiled a plurality of revolutions, and wherein said second light collecting mechanism is concentrically disposed to said first light collecting mechanism; and,  
 a third light collecting mechanism carried by said bow sight housing, wherein said third light collecting mechanism is coiled a plurality of revolutions, and wherein said third light collecting mechanism is concentrically disposed to said second light collecting mechanism.  
 
     
     
       20. The bow sight of  claim 19 , wherein said first light collecting mechanism emits a first colored light, said second light collecting mechanism emits a second colored light, and said third light collecting mechanism emits a third colored light. 
     
     
       21. The bow sight of  claim 19 , further comprising a cylindrical support carried by said bow sight housing, wherein said first light collecting mechanism, said second light collecting mechanism and said third light collecting mechanism are coiled a plurality of revolutions around said cylindrical support. 
     
     
       22. The bow sight of  claim 19 , wherein said first light collecting mechanism, said second light collecting mechanism and said third light collecting mechanism are fiber optic filaments.