Sight Aiming Indicia System

Abstract

A sight mountable or mounted on a device including a rear sight and a front sight each having a sight aiming indicia useful in aiming the device.

Description

I. FIELD OF THE INVENTION

A sight mountable or mounted on a device. The sight including a rear sight and a front sight each having a sight aiming indicia useful in aiming the device.

II. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Even tiny errors in point of aim results in a trajectory of a projectile that diverges from the desired point of impact on a target. As an illustrative example, a shooter attempting to hit a 0.5 millimeter (“mm”) (0.020 inch) diameter dot on a target at ten meters (33 feet) with a 4.5 mm (0.18 inch) diameter projectile having an error of only 0.2 mm (0.0079 inch) in misalignment of a front sight and a rear sight can mean a complete point of impact miss of about 3 mm (0.12 inch). At 1,000 meters (3,300 feet), the same misalignment would be magnified 100 times, giving an error of over 300 mm (12 inches)(about 1500 times the actual sight misalignment).

There would be a substantial advantage in a sight having sight aiming indicia that allowed a device to be aimed in less time with greater precision.

III. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, a broad object of the invention can be provision of a sight including rear sight including a notch defining a notch opening and having at least one rear sight alignment marker (or a pair of rear sight alignment markers) and a front sight including a post or a bead having at least one front sight alignment marker (or a pair of front sight alignment markers) with each of the at least one front sight alignment marker and the at least one rear sight alignment marker defining a central longitudinal axis, whereby alignment of the central longitudinal axis of the at least one rear sight alignment marker with the central longitudinal axis of the at least one front sight alignment marker positions the post or bead both vertically and horizontally in the notch opening of the notch providing an line of sight which can be aimed at a target.

Another broad object of the invention can be provision of a method of producing a sight mounted or mountable to a device including obtaining a rear sight including a notch defining a notch opening and disposing on the rear sight at least one rear sight alignment marker (or a pair of rear sight alignment markers) and obtaining a front sight including a post or a bead and disposing on the front sight at least one front sight alignment marker (or a pair of front sight alignment markers) with each of the at least one front sight alignment marker and the at least one rear sight alignment marker defining a central longitudinal axis, whereby alignment of the central longitudinal axis of the at least one rear sight alignment marker with the central longitudinal axis of the at least one front sight alignment marker positions the post or bead both vertically and horizontally in the notch opening of the notch providing an line of sight which can be aimed at a target.

Another broad object of the invention can be provision of a method of using sight mounted or mountable on a device including obtaining a device having a rear sight including a notch defining a notch opening and at least one rear sight alignment marker (or a pair of rear sight alignment markers) and obtaining a front sight including a post or a bead having at least one front sight alignment marker (or a pair of front sight alignment markers) with each of the at least one front sight alignment marker and the at least one rear sight alignment marker defining a central longitudinal axis, whereby alignment of the central longitudinal axis of the at least one rear sight alignment marker with the central longitudinal axis of the at least one front sight alignment marker positions the post or bead both vertically and horizontally in the notch opening of the notch providing an line of sight which can be aimed at a target and aligning the central longitudinal axis of the at least one rear sight alignment marker with the central longitudinal axis of the at least one front sight alignment marker, whereby said post is positioned both vertically and horizontally positioned in said notch opening of said notch of said rear sight providing an line of sight which can be aimed at a target.

Naturally, further objects of the invention are disclosed throughout other areas of the specification, drawings, photographs, and claims.

IV. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an illustration of a method of aiming a device including a particular embodiment of the inventive sight including sight aiming indicia.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged portion of FIG. 1 illustrating a particular embodiment of the inventive sight including sight aiming indicia.

FIG. 3A is rear elevation view of a particular embodiment of the inventive sight in which the rear sight is aligned with the front sight by using rear sight alignment markers aligned with front sight alignment markers.

FIG. 3B is a rear elevation view of particular embodiment of an open sight including a rear sight having a U-notch and a front sight including a post.

FIG. 3C is a rear elevation view of particular embodiment of an open sight including a rear sight having a V-notch and a front sight including a post.

FIG. 3D is a rear elevation view of particular embodiment of an open sight including an EXPRESS-notch and a front sight including a bead.

FIG. 3E is a rear elevation view of particular embodiment of an open sight including a rear sight having a U-notch and a front sight including a bead.

FIG. 3F is a rear elevation view of particular embodiment of an open sight including a rear sight having a V-notch and a front sight including a bead.

FIG. 3G is a rear elevation view of particular embodiment of an open sight including a rear sight having a trapezoid-notch and a front sight including a bead.

FIG. 4A is a front elevation view of a particular embodiment of the rear sight.

FIG. 4B is a top plan view of a particular embodiment of the rear sight.

FIG. 4C is a rear elevation view of a particular embodiment of the rear sight.

FIG. 4D is first side elevation view of a particular embodiment of the rear sight.

FIG. 4E is a second side elevation view of a particular embodiment of the rear sight.

FIG. 5A is rear elevation view of a particular embodiment of the front sight.

FIG. 5B is a top plan view of a particular embodiment of the front sight.

FIG. 5C is a front elevation view of a particular embodiment of the front sight.

FIG. 5D is a first side elevation view of a particular embodiment of the front sight.

FIG. 5E is a second side elevation view of a particular embodiment of the front sight.

V. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Now referring primarily to FIGS. 1 and 2, embodiments include a sight (1) mountable or mounted on a device (2). The sight (1) includes a rear sight (3) and a front sight (4) each having a sight aiming indicia (5) useful in aiming the device (2). The term “device” for the purposes of this invention means any device (2) on which a sight (1) can be mounted, and without limiting the breadth of the foregoing, includes as illustrative examples firearms, bows, crossbows, sling shots, and telescopes.

Now referring primarily to FIGS. 3A through 3G, embodiments of the sight (1) can, but need not necessarily, be an open sight (6). Open sights (6) can include a rear sight (3) mountable to the device (2) substantially orthogonal to a line of sight (7) which passes through a notch (8) defining a notch opening (8A) and a front sight (4) mountable to the device (2) including a post (9) alignable with the notch (8) in the rear sight (3) (as shown in the examples of FIGS. 1 through 3). As to particular embodiments, a bead (10) can be supported by or disposed in or substituted for the post (9). For the purposes of this invention, the term “notch” includes any manner of indentation or slit in the rear sight (3) which can be aligned with the post (9) including as illustrative examples a U-notch, a square notch, a rectangular notch, a V-notch, a trapezoid notch, or the like (as shown in the examples of FIGS. 3B through 3G). For the purposes of this invention the term “post” includes any upright member which can be aligned within the notch (8) of a rear sight (3) including as illustrative examples, a shank, a square member, a rectangular member, a cylindrical member, a trapezoidal member, a pyramid, a blade, or the like. For the purposes of this invention, the term “bead” means a protuberance, mark, dot, or self-illuminating element supported by or disposed in the post (9) which aligned with the notch (8) the line of sight (7) passes through.

The front sight (4) and the rear sight (3) may be immovably mounted to the device (2) or the front sight (4) or the rear sight (3), or both, may be movably adjustably mounted to the device (2) (in one or more planes) to compensate for elevation, windage, or other factors. In the case of devices (2) which propel a projectile (11) that follows a Newtonian trajectory, the front sight (4) or the rear sight (3) must be aligned with the line of sight (7) of a shooter (12) to a target (13), known as the point of aim (“POA”), calibrated to the distance of the target (13) and the trajectory of the projectile (11), such that the projectile (11) hits the target (13) at an aimed for point of impact (“POI”). The projectile (11) can be any manner of projectile (11) which can be propelled from a device (2) and without limitation to the breadth of the foregoing includes as illustrative examples: bullets, pellets, BBs, arrows, darts, or the like.

Again referring primarily to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3A through 3G, the rear sight (3) can be mounted on the device (2) proximate (close to) an eye (14) of the shooter (12) allowing the notch (8) to be readily aligned with the line of sight (7). Front sights (4) can be mounted to the device (2) distal an eye (14) of the shooter (12).

Again referring primarily to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3A through 3G, with embodiments including open sights (6), the shooter (12) aligns the post (9)(or bead (10)) of the front sight (4) in the notch (8) of the rear sight (3). However, since the eye is only capable of focusing on one plane (15)(a first plane), and the rear sight (3), the front sight (4), and the target (13) are all in separate first, second and third planes (15)(16)(17)(as shown in the example of FIG. 1), only one of the first, second or third plane (15)(16)(17) can be in focus. One of the challenges to a shooter (12) is to focus between the first, second, and third planes (15)(16)(17) to obtain alignment between the front sight (4) and the rear sight (3). As a result, it can take a relatively long time to align open sights (6) with precision.

Even a tiny error in the POA results in a trajectory of the projectile (11) that diverges from desired POI on the target (13). As an illustrative example, a shooter (12) attempting to hit a 0.5 millimeter (“mm”) (0.020 inch) diameter dot on the target (13) at ten meters (33 feet) with a 4.5 mm (0.18 inch) diameter projectile (11) having an error of only 0.2 mm (0.0079 inch) in misalignment of the front sight (4) and the rear sight (3) can mean a complete POI miss of about 3 mm (0.12 inch). At 1,000 meters (3,300 feet), the same misalignment would be magnified 100 times, giving an error of over 300 mm (12 inches) about 1500 times the actual sight misalignment.

Now referring primarily to FIG. 3A, which illustrates the manner in which an illustrative embodiment of an open sight (6) in accordance with the invention appears when properly aligned upon a target (13). The rear sight top edge (18) and the front sight post top edge (19) can fowl a substantially horizontal line (20) while the front sight (3) forms with the notch (8) a substantially perpendicular line (21). The perpendicular line (21) formed by the front sight (4) between opposed notch sidewalls (22)(23) bisects (or is disposed substantially on center in) the notch (8) or the notch base (24). While the example of FIG. 3A, depicts a particular type of open sight (6) (a Patridge open sight (26)), this is not intended to limit embodiments of the invention to any particular type of open sight (6), but rather, is intended to provide a sufficient description, to allow a person of ordinary skill in the art to use the inventive sight aiming indicia (5) with a numerous and wide variety of open sights (6) including or consisting of: a U-notch and post (25), a Patridge notch and post (26), a V-notch and post (27), an Express notch and bead (28), a U-notch and bead (29), a V-notch and bead (30), trapezoid notch and bead (31), or the like (as shown in the examples of FIGS. 3A through 3G).

Now referring generally to FIGS. 1, 2, 3A through 3G, 4A through 4E, and 5A through 5E, embodiments of the inventive sight aiming indicia (5) can include an open sight (6) having a rear sight (3) and a front sight (4) each correspondingly including a rear face (32)(33) respectively (the rear face (32)(33) of the rear sight (3) and the front sight (4) viewable by the shooter (12) aiming the device (2) as shown in the examples of FIGS. 1, 3, 4C, and 5A). At least one alignment marker (34) can coupled to the rear face (32)(33) of each of the rear sight (3) and the front sight (4) to assist the shooter (12) in aligning the post (9) or bead (10) of the front sight (4) in the notch (8) of the rear sight (3).

As shown in the examples of FIGS. 3A, 4C and 5A, the at least one alignment marker (34) correspondingly coupled to the front sight (4) and the rear sight (3) can be at a location beneath the bead (10) disposed in the post (9) and the notch (8) respectively. The front sight alignment marker (35) disposed on the rear face (33) of the front sight (4) can have a front sight alignment marker perimeter (36) that defines a central longitudinal axis (37) which as to certain embodiments passes through a bead center (38) of the bead (10) or as to other embodiments bisects the front sight post top edge (19)(as shown in the examples of FIG. 5A and 3A). The rear sight alignment marker (39) disposed on the rear face (32) of the rear sight (3) can have a rear sight alignment marker perimeter (40) which defines a central longitudinal axis (41) which as to certain embodiments passes through the bead center (38) of the bead (10) or as to other embodiments bisects the front sight post top edge (19) when the rear sight (3) is properly aligned with the front sight (4) (as shown in the example of FIG. 3A).

As shown in FIGS. 3A, 4C and 5A, the at least one alignment marker (34) can, but need not necessarily, have a marker perimeter (36)(40) which defines a rectangle having a pair of substantially parallel opposed sides (42)(43) terminating in first and second semi-circle ends (44)(45). However, this not intended to limit the marker perimeter (36)(40) to this configuration and the marker perimeter (36)(40) of the at least one alignment marker (34) can bound any marker area (46) which defines a central longitudinal axis (37)(41) which as to particular embodiments can be disposed to intersect the bead center (38) of the bead (10) or as to other embodiments disposed to bisect the front sight post top edge (19) when the rear sight (3) is properly aligned with the front sight (4). Accordingly, the marker perimeter (36)(40) can, but need not necessarily, define a rectangle having four 90° corners, an oval, an ellipse, a triangle, diamond, or the like, having a length greater than a width thereby capable of having a central longitudinal axis (36)(40), as above described. The front sight alignment marker (35) and the rear sight alignment marker (39) can be disposed in the form of a colored matter (47) visually distinguishable from or contrasts with a rear sight color (48) and a front sight color (49). The colored matter (47) can be applied, removably fixed or immovably fixed upon the rear face (32)(33) of the front sight (4) or the rear sight (3) as illustrative examples the colored matter (47) can be: colored paint, luminescent paint, phosphorescent paint, colored plastic, colored labels, colored light, tritium illumination, or the like.

Now referring primarily to FIGS. 3A and 5A, the inventive sight aiming indicia (5) can, but need not necessarily, include a pair of front sight alignment markers (35A)(35B) disposed a distance apart on the rear face (33) of the front sight (4) post (9) or beneath the bead (10) supported by or disposed in the post (9). As shown in the example of FIG. 5A, the pair of front sight alignment markers (35A)(35B) can each have a marker perimeter (36) which correspondingly bounds a marker area (46) defining a corresponding pair of a central longitudinal axes (37A)(37B) which can be disposed as to particular embodiments to intersect at the bead center (38) of the bead (10) or as to other embodiments to intersect at the bisection of the front sight post top edge (19).

Now referring primarily to FIGS. 3A and 4C, the inventive sight aiming indicia (5) can, but need not necessarily, include a pair of rear sight alignment markers (39A)(39B) disposed a distance apart on the rear face (32) of the rear sight (3) beneath the notch (8). As shown in the example of FIG. 4C, the pair of rear sight alignment markers (39A)(39B) can each have a marker perimeter (40) which correspondingly bounds a marker area (46) defining a corresponding pair of a central longitudinal axes (41A)(41B) which can be disposed as to particular embodiments to intersect at the bead center (38) of the bead (10) or as to other embodiments intersect to bisect the front sight post top edge (19) when the rear sight (3) is properly aligned with the front sight (4).

Now referring primarily to FIG. 3A, a pair of front sight alignment markers (35A)(35B) can be disposed on the rear face (33) of the front sight (4) (as shown in the example of FIG. 5A) and a pair of rear sight alignment markers (39A)(39B) can be disposed on the rear face (32) of the rear sight (3) (as shown in the example of FIG. 4C). Each of the pair of front sight alignment markers (35A)(35B) and each of the pair of rear sight alignment markers (39A)(39B) can have a marker perimeter (36)(40) which correspondingly bounds a marker area (46). The marker perimeter (36)(40) of each of the pair of front and rear sight alignment markers (35A)(35B)(39A)(39B) can have a substantially similar configuration and can correspondingly bound a substantially similar configuration of the marker area (46). The pair of front sight alignment markers (35A)(35B) and the pair of rear sight alignment markers (39A)(39B) can be correspondingly disposed on the rear face (33) of the front sight (4) and the rear face (32) of the rear sight (3) such that alignment of the marker perimeters (40) of the rear sight (3) with the marker perimeters (36) of the front sight (4) (which may also correspondingly align the central longitudinal axes (41A)(41B) of each of the pair of rear sight alignment markers (39A)(39B) with the central longitudinal axes (37A)(37B) of each of the pair of front sight alignment markers (35A)(35B) and may also superimpose in whole or in part the rear sight alignment markers (39A)(39B) with the front sight alignment markers (35A)(35B)) causes the rear sight top edge (18) and the front sight post top edge (19) to form the substantially horizontal line (20) while the post (9) or the bead center (38) of the bead (10) supported by or disposed in the post (9) of the front sight (4) foul's with the notch (8) a substantially perpendicular line (21) which substantially bisects the notch base (24)(as shown the example of FIG. 3A).

Now referring primarily to FIG. 3A, a method of using the inventive sight aiming indicia (5) includes aligning and focusing the eye (14) of the shooter (12) on the front sight (4), the rear sight (3) may be somewhat out of focus. The rear sight alignment marker (39) or pair of rear sight alignment markers (39A)(39B) can be moved horizontally and vertically to move the marker perimeter (40) or pair of rear sight marker perimeters (40A)(40B) toward alignment with the front sight marker perimeter (36) or pair of front sight marker perimeters (36A)(36B) of the front sight alignment marker (35) or the pair of front sight alignment markers (35A)(35B). Alignment of the rear sight alignment marker perimeter(s)(40)(40A)(40B) with the front sight alignment marker perimeter(s)(36)(36A)(36B)(or alignment of the corresponding central longitudinal axes (41)(41A)(41B) of the rear sight alignment markers (39)(39A)(39B) and central longitudinal axes (37)(37A)(37B) of the front sight alignment markers (35)(35A)(35B) results in alignment of the rear sight top edge (18) and the front sight post top edge (19) to form a substantially horizontal line (20) and forms with the notch (8) a substantially perpendicular line (21) to provide the correct a line of sight (7) between the rear sight (3) and the front sight (4). The shooter (12) than directs the line of sight (7) to a target (13) to achieve the POA. This methods affords the advantage of aligning rear sight (3) with the front sight (4) with greater precision in a lesser duration of time as compared to conventional open sights (6) without the front and rear sight alignment markers (35) or (35A)(35B) and (39) or (39A)(39B).

As can be easily understood from the foregoing, the basic concepts of the present invention may be embodied in a variety of ways. The invention involves numerous and varied embodiments of inventive sight aiming indicia (5) for making and using such gunsight aiming indicia including the best mode.

As such, the particular embodiments or elements of the invention disclosed by the description or shown in the figures or tables accompanying this application are not intended to be limiting, but rather exemplary of the numerous and varied embodiments generically encompassed by the invention or equivalents encompassed with respect to any particular element thereof. In addition, the specific description of a single embodiment or element of the invention may not explicitly describe all embodiments or elements possible; many alternatives are implicitly disclosed by the description and figures.

It should be understood that each element of an apparatus or each step of a method may be described by an apparatus term or method term. Such terms can be substituted where desired to make explicit the implicitly broad coverage to which this invention is entitled. As but one example, it should be understood that all steps of a method may be disclosed as an action, a means for taking that action, or as an element which causes that action. Similarly, each element of an apparatus may be disclosed as the physical element or the action which that physical element facilitates. As but one example, the disclosure of a “marker” should be understood to encompass disclosure of the act of “marking”—whether explicitly discussed or not—and, conversely, were there effectively disclosure of the act of “marking”, such a disclosure should be understood to encompass disclosure of a “marker” and even a “means for marking.” Such alternative terms for each element or step are to be understood to be explicitly included in the description.

In addition, as to each term used it should be understood that unless its utilization in this application is inconsistent with such interpretation, common dictionary definitions should be understood to be included in the description for each term as contained in the Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, second edition, each definition hereby incorporated by reference.

All numeric values herein are assumed to be modified by the term “about”, whether or not explicitly indicated. For the purposes of the present invention, ranges may be expressed as from “about” one particular value to “about” another particular value. When such a range is expressed, another embodiment includes from the one particular value to the other particular value. The recitation of numerical ranges by endpoints includes all the numeric values subsumed within that range. A numerical range of one to five includes for example the numeric values 1, 1.5, 2, 2.75, 3, 3.80, 4, 5, and so forth. It will be further understood that the endpoints of each of the ranges are significant both in relation to the other endpoint, and independently of the other endpoint. When a value is expressed as an approximation by use of the antecedent “about,” it will be understood that the particular value forms another embodiment. The term “about” generally refers to a range of numeric values that one of skill in the art would consider equivalent to the recited numeric value or having the same function or result. Similarly, the antecedent “substantially” means largely, but not wholly, the same form, manner or degree and the particular element will have a range of configurations as a person of ordinary skill in the art would consider as having the same function or result. When a particular element is expressed as an approximation by use of the antecedent “substantially,” it will be understood that the particular element foul's another embodiment.

Moreover, for the purposes of the present invention, the term “a” or “an” entity refers to one or more of that entity unless otherwise limited. As such, the terms “a” or “an”, “one or more” and “at least one” can be used interchangeably herein.

Thus, the applicant(s) should be understood to claim at least: i) each of the gunsight aiming indicia herein disclosed and described, ii) the related methods disclosed and described, iii) similar, equivalent, and even implicit variations of each of these devices and methods, iv) those alternative embodiments which accomplish each of the functions shown, disclosed, or described, v) those alternative designs and methods which accomplish each of the functions shown as are implicit to accomplish that which is disclosed and described, vi) each feature, component, and step shown as separate and independent inventions, vii) the applications enhanced by the various systems or components disclosed, viii) the resulting products produced by such systems or components, ix) methods and apparatuses substantially as described hereinbefore and with reference to any of the accompanying examples, x) the various combinations and permutations of each of the previous elements disclosed.

The background section of this patent application provides a statement of the field of endeavor to which the invention pertains. This section may also incorporate or contain paraphrasing of certain United States patents, patent applications, publications, or subject matter of the claimed invention useful in relating information, problems, or concerns about the state of technology to which the invention is drawn toward. It is not intended that any United States patent, patent application, publication, statement or other information cited or incorporated herein be interpreted, construed or deemed to be admitted as prior art with respect to the invention.

The claims set forth in this specification, if any, are hereby incorporated by reference as part of this description of the invention, and the applicant expressly reserves the right to use all of or a portion of such incorporated content of such claims as additional description to support any of or all of the claims or any element or component thereof, and the applicant further expressly reserves the right to move any portion of or all of the incorporated content of such claims or any element or component thereof from the description into the claims or vice-versa as necessary to define the matter for which protection is sought by this application or by any subsequent application or continuation, division, or continuation-in-part application thereof, or to obtain any benefit of, reduction in fees pursuant to, or to comply with the patent laws, rules, or regulations of any country or treaty, and such content incorporated by reference shall survive during the entire pendency of this application including any subsequent continuation, division, or continuation-in-part application thereof or any reissue or extension thereon.

Additionally, the claims set forth in this specification, if any, are further intended to describe the metes and bounds of a limited number of the preferred embodiments of the invention and are not to be construed as the broadest embodiment of the invention or a complete listing of embodiments of the invention that may be claimed. The applicant does not waive any right to develop further claims based upon the description set forth above as a part of any continuation, division, or continuation-in-part, or similar application.

Claims

1. A sight, comprising:

a front sight including a post;

a rear sight including a notch defining a notch opening;

at least one front sight alignment marker disposed on said front sight; and

at least one rear sight alignment marker disposed on said rear sight, wherein each of said at least one front sight alignment marker and said at least one rear sight alignment marker have a central longitudinal axis, wherein said central longitudinal axis of said at least one rear sight alignment marker aligns with said central longitudinal axis of said at least one front sight alignment marker to position said post both vertically and horizontally in said notch opening of said notch.

2. The sight of claim 1, wherein said central longitudinal axis of at least one front sight alignment marker disposed on said front sight sufficiently inclined to pass through a vertical centerline of said post.

3. The sight of claim 2, wherein said central longitudinal axis of at least one rear sight alignment marker disposed on said rear sight sufficiently inclined to pass through a vertical centerline of said notch opening.

4. The sight of claim 3, wherein each of said at least one front sight alignment marker and said at least one rear sight alignment marker define a marker perimeter which bounds a marker area, and wherein each of said marker perimeter includes a pair of parallel sides, and wherein said pair of parallel sides of said at least one rear sight alignment marker align with said pair of parallel sides of said at least one front sight alignment marker to position said post both vertically and horizontally in said notch opening of said notch.

5. The sight of claim 4, wherein said at least one front sight alignment marker comprises a pair of front sight alignment markers one disposed on each side of said vertical centerline of said post.

6. The sight of claim 5, wherein said at least one rear sight alignment marker comprises a pair of rear sight alignment markers one disposed on each side of said vertical centerline of said notch opening.

7. The sight of claim 6, wherein each of said pair of front sight alignment markers has a central longitudinal axis sufficiently inclined to pass through said vertical centerline of said post.

8. The sight of claim 7, wherein each of said pair of rear sight alignment markers has a central longitudinal axis sufficiently inclined to pass through said vertical centerline of said notch opening.

9. The sight of claim 8, wherein said central longitudinal axis of each of said pair of rear sight alignment markers aligned with said central longitudinal axis of each of said pair of front sight alignment markers positions said post both vertically and horizontally in said notch opening.

10. The sight of claim 9, wherein said post further includes a bead and wherein said central longitudinal axis of said at least one rear sight alignment marker aligns with said central longitudinal axis of said at least one front sight alignment marker to position said bead both vertically and horizontally in said notch opening.

11. The sight of claim 10, wherein said sight comprises an open sight.

12. The sight of claim 11, wherein said open sight is selected from the group consisting of: a U-notch and post, a Patridge notch and post, a V-notch and post, Express notch and bead, a U-notch and bead, V-notch and bead, trapezoid notch and bead.

13. The sight of claim 12, wherein said at least one front sight alignment marker and said at least one rear sight alignment marker comprises a colored matter visually distinguishable from a rear sight color and a front sight color.

14. The sight of claim 13, wherein said colored matter further includes a luminescent matter.

15. The sight of claim 14, wherein said colored matter is light emitted from a self-illuminating element.

16. The sight of claim 15, wherein said bead comprises a self-illuminating element.

17. The sight of claim 16, wherein said sight is mounted to a device.

18. The sight of claim 17, wherein said device is selected from the group consisting of a firearm, a bow, a crossbow, a sling shot, and a telescope.

19-44. (canceled)