Abstract: A sight for archery bows including an elongate sight pin carrier having a guideway in which are adjustably carried a number of sight pin holders. The pin holders are of cruciform shape with a sight pin in threaded engagement therewith for lateral sight pin adjustment. A locking screw secures each pin holder to the pin carrier. For sighting in the sight, the pin carrier is tiltable in a vertical plane in one form of the sight to vary the viewed or apparent distance between the sight pins while in a second form of the invention, the pin carrier is slidably mounted on a bow mounted base. The base may define elongate intersecting slots for base and sight positioning along two courses.

Abstract: A bow sight is disclosed that provides vertical adjustability by movement of a finger of an archer's hand that is holding the bow in a shooting position. The bow sight comprises an elongated housing mountable adjacent a front edge of a bow with an elongated vertical screw member held rotatably by the housing. A sight carriage, with a horizontal sighting element extending therefrom, moves with the screw member as the screw member rotates in response to rotation of a knob at the lower end of the screw member.

Abstract: A flexible sight pin for an archery bow sighting device is disclosed in which the flexible sight pin is mounted to the body of the sighting device to permit universal flexing movement of the sight pin upon encountering a force of greater magnitude. The flexible sight pin includes a first portion attached to the body of the sighting device, a second portion constituting an elongated flexible element connected at one end thereof to the first portion and also to a third portion on the opposite end of the second portion. The third portion terminates in an archer's sight at the free end of the flexible sight pin.

Abstract: An archery bow having accessories attached to the bow by a support block having an internal opening which receives a tang extending from an archery accessory. Accessories which may be attached to the bow include a detachable sight, an auxiliary arrow holder and a bow-fishing reel. More than one accessory may be locked to the support block. A shoulder is formed where the tang extends from the accessory to aid in positioning the accessory in the support block. The auxiliary arrow holder is an arm having a arrow support bracket on the end opposite the tang which includes a plurality of resilient fingers aligned on opposite sides and axially offset from each other for gripping the shaft of an arrow. The bow-fishing accessory includes a reel having a thin rim with a concave perimeter and a brace offset from the central axis of the rim. The reel is connected to the support block by an arm extending between the brace and the tang.

Abstract: A bow sight transportation cover having an essentially rectangular protective housing with one open side end into which the bow sight projects. The housing is secured to the central portion of the bow by slidably engaging a mounting bracket attached directly to the bow sight. The housing can be modified to slide either horizontally or vertically onto the mounting bracket. The bow sight cover can be constructed of transparent material and provided with a recess for the arrow to pass through. Alternatively, the vertical position of the housing can be adjusted by mounting the housing on an elongated bar which extends between the two end portions of the bow.

Abstract: A bow mountable range finder for elevated tree stand use includes a housing and a triangular tubular chamber containing air and medium viscosity liquid. The triangular chamber contains a horizontal venting section, a vertical indicating section, an inclined section and a horizontal reservoir with air and liquid freely movable throughout chamber depending upon the orientation of the range finder. The indicating section is translucent and has a removable graduated scale calibrated for various heights above ground, a battery powered lamp illuminates through the indicating section and scale. A switch is operable by an archer outwardly of the housing.The reservoir section is sized to accommodate approximately one-half the fluid capacity of the indicating section when the range finder is horizontal and thus allows for rapid lowering of the liquid level when the range finder is rotated counterclockwise.

Abstract: A hand operated sling shot gun device consisting of a pistol grip having an extensible barrel, an elastic band carried by the barrel, a band holding member carried by the grip holding the band under tension with the device being loaded with a missile, the barrel and grip having sights and a band releasing member.

Abstract: An archery bow sight includes a plate arranged for removable attachment to the handle portion of an archery bow and supporting a longitudinally extendable mounting arm which mounts at its forward end a horizontally extending support to which a vertically elongated sight bar is mounted for horizontal windage adjustment. The sight bar mounts a plurality of sight pin blocks by means of interconnecting dovetail components, the blocks extending transversely across the sight bar for adjustment along the length of the sight bar. An elongated threaded sight pin member extends adjustably through a threaded bore in each block in the transverse direction of the sight bar, and a slot intercepts the dovetail component and sight pin bore in the block. A clamp screw in the block extends across the slot and operates upon rotation in one direction to clamp the block to the sight bar and the sight pin to the block.

Abstract: A compound bow using a toggle link assembly to provide improved arrow speed, greater accuracy and improved ease of tuning and use. The bow basically includes first and second spaced bow limbs having a bowstring extending between their outer ends and having their other ends attached through power links to the opposite ends of a main riser. An adjustable connection between the limbs causes them to move in unison. A power canister is secured to the riser adjacent to one of the limb attachments. A toggle link assembly is connected between a power storage compression spring in the canister, and a link on the adjacent limb. As the bowstring is drawn with an arrow in the conventional manner, the toggle link assembly causes energy to be stored in the canister, such as by compressing the spring. When the bowstring is released, the stored energy imparts acceleration to the arrow through the toggle link assembly, limbs and bowstring.

Abstract: A sighting device for use with an archery bow, comprising a mounting plate mountable on the bow; an elongated support track attached to the mounting plate; at least one blade-like sight element connected generally perpendicular to the support track, the blade-like element being oriented edge-wise relative to the line of sight of the archer, a light emitting diode attached to the blade-like element along the edge thereof facing the archer, the light emitting diode being electrically connectable to an electrical power source; switch means controlling activation of the light emitting diode by the electrical power source; means for manually adjusting the light emitting diode vertically and horizontally, and draw indicator means indicating the position of an arrow used with the bow, the draw indicator means being operative to switch the switch means to activate the light emitting diode when the arrow is at a predetermined position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an archery bow sight having a bracket mounted at the mid-section of the box. The bracket has a pair of vertical parallel slots therein, and a plurality of horizontally and vertically adjustable sight pins are mounted within the vertical slots of the bracket. Each sight pin in the first vertical slot is aligned with a sight pin in the second vertical slot so that it can be used to sight a target at a specific distance from the bow, and each pair of sight pins is adjusted for sighting targets at different distances from the bow. When using the sight of the present invention, the archer first estimates the distance between the target and the bow, and then determines which pair of sight pins is best adjusted for a target at that distance. The archer then sights the target using the properly adjusted pair of sight pins.

Abstract: An archery sight is disclosed which may be mounted on a bow, and which has one or more sight pins or similar reference points which may be sighted over an object target, and which has an additional sight pin or similar reference point which may be sighted over a target located on the bow, so that when each pin appears over the respective targets, the precise position of the bow is defined which will produce an accurate shot.

Abstract: A bow system that includes a release mechanism that engages simultaneously a spool on the bowstring and a nock on the arrow that are arranged to automatically hold the arrow centered during the arrow drawing and release procedures. A rear sight is further mounted upon the bowstring that has an eyelet threaded into a swage lock to the string. The eyelet can be turned to any alignment desired and locked in place using a locking nut.

Abstract: A rear peep-sight aiming device is pivotably mounted upon the bowstring of a bow having a forward aiming sight. The sight device may also have an open notch aiming sight. A weighted counterbalance causes the device to automatically swing by gravity effect to a vertical sighting plane. The construction of the device facilitates use by left and right-handed archers.

Abstract: The bowstring peep sight is inexpensive and durable and can be easily, rapidly and securely connected to the bowstring of a compound or non-compound archery bow without having to serve locking knots on the bowstring as with conventional peep sights. The peep sight is particularly useful with compound archery bows where the close proximity of multiple segments of bowstring to each other renders the serving of knots difficult and time consuming. Serving knots can slip, whereas the present peep sight is positively locked but easily loosenable and/or removable from the bowstring. The peep sight has a body defining a tapered peep and a peripheral string groove. The body may be partly cut away to expose the string groove to one or more movable connector plates which can be screwed thereagainst. Instead, the main body can be split into front and rear plates releasably secured against each other by external or internal screws, or have studs press-fittable into mating openings, trapping the bowstring therebetween.

Abstract: A bow sight particularly suited for use on bows wherein the draw rating and hence arrow trajectory may be varied. A base of the sight has a forward extension on which is pivotally mounted a carrier having a sighting post. The base extension also supports a bridge having an inclined surface provided with elevation indices visible to the archer during aiming of the bow. The base extension and the carrier jointly provide stop means to retain the carrier and its sighting post in a selected elevation setting. A stop element is positionable within one of a series of recesses in the base extension corresponding to the bow draw rating. The stop element is sequentially engageable with a multitude of radially grooves formed in the carrier. Vertical adjustment of the carrier is through an arc the magnitude of which arc and the distance between carrier elevational settings being determined by the distance of the stop element from the carrier pivotal axis.

Abstract: A sight bar for an archer's bow comprising a flat Y-shaped plate adapted to be attached to a bow at the stem of the Y and the two arms of the Y connected by a hinge pin on which pivots an L-shaped beam member so that each wall section of the beam may be positioned flush with the Y-shaped plate; structure to adjustably attach a stationary bow sight to one wall section and a pendulum bow sight to the other wall section; and structure to manually clamp the L-shaped beam so that each wall section may be made selectively flush with the Y-shaped plate.

Abstract: A bow sight 10 is adapted for use with an archery bow 14 provide targeting accuracy. The bow sight 10 includes a frame portion 18 having channels 26 at the outer edges thereof adapted to secure the bow sight 10 between strands of the bow string. The frame portion 18 also has a relatively large open central area 20. Front and rear inserts 30, 32 integrally molded within the frame portion to provide strength and rigidity to the bow sight 10, and have relatively large central apertures 34, 36 extending therethrough. The large open central area 20 of the frame portion 18 and the large central apertures 34, 36 of the front and rear inserts together define a composite window 38 through which the archer may view the target. An aiming dot 40 is secured by means of arms 42 within the central portion of the composite window to provide an aiming point within the archer's line of vision.

Abstract: A sighting device to be used on compound bows includes a mounting plate and a sight assembly. The mounting plate is fastened to a bow belly side with a portion extending beyond the bow front to receive the sight assembly. The sight assembly has a rod, a sleeve, and a wire rod sight with two peep holes. The sight is transversely mounted through the rod and sleeve, the rod journalled through the sleeve. The rod is rotatably retained in the mounting plate and as the rod rotates, the sight pivots to provide both gross and fine sight adjustment.

Abstract: An apparatus for holding a spare arrow on an archery bow. An arrow retaining bracket is provided on the end of an arm which extends from a mounting plate. In one embodiment the mounting plate is adapted to receive a detachable quiver. In another embodiment, a hunting sight is attached to or is formed integrally as a part of the mounting plate.

Abstract: A rangefinding device wherein a series of movable lines are created electronically via the use of a liquid crystal display and associated circuitry. When a target of a known size, such as a deer, is "bracketed" exactly between two of these lines, the correct yardage is indicated on another portion of the liquid crystal display. The device has utility for both hunting and target purposes. The device is battery operated and is small enough and light enough to be mounted on any standard recurve bow, compound bow, or crossbow.

Abstract: A bow sight mount which interchangeably mounts a telescopic or an open sight. The mounting bracket includes four primary components. A bow mounting bracket is attached to the bow. A sliding bracket engages the mounting bracket and is laterally adjustable with respect thereto. An intermediate bracket is rotatably attached to the sliding bracket and a sight mounting plate is rotatably attached to the intermediate bracket. This configuration permits the sight mounting plate to be rotated about two perpendicular axes and laterally and vertically. A mount for a telescopic sight or an open sight is attached to the sight mounting plate preferably by threaded fasteners. This system provides the archer with the capability to rapidly interchange sights and provides a high degree of adjustability for any type of sight.

Abstract: An arrow support, sight and guide for supporting, aiming and guiding arrows from an archery bow and enabling rapid shooting of arrows of various shaft diameters with increased accuracy, the arrow support, sight and guide including a body defining an internal passageway that is open at each end. A plurality of angularly spaced ribs carried by the body project into the passageway and terminate at substantially flat support surfaces which extend longitudinally of the passageway and which are adapted to engage tangentially the periphery of a cylindrical shaft of an arrow. In one embodiment of the invention, one of the support surfaces is adjustable relative to the longitudinal axis of the passageway while in other embodiments of the invention, all of the support surfaces are fixed. A plurality of sighting pins are carried by the body, the sighting pins being adjustable for applicable range distances and windage.

Abstract: An archery sight for attachment to a bow for facilitating proper vertical and lateral alignment of a bow shot with respect to targets at different distances. A base housing is adapted to be attached to a bow handle and an elongated member is operably attached to the base housing. A plurality of sight reference point structures are operably attached to the elongated member for alignment in the line of sight between an archer and targets disposed at respective distances from the archer for causing an arrow shot from the bow to strike such respective targets when released under proper alignment conditions. A structure is provided for selectively pivoting the elongated member about a longitudinal axis of a first one of the sight reference point structures for adjusting the distance that the other sight reference point structures will be disposed vertically from the first sight reference point structure. The elongated member can be then locked into whatever position is desired.

Abstract: A bow sight for use with compound bows, recurve bows and long bows which includes a housing enclosing a bottom mirror, a top mirror mounted in spaced relationship in the housing with respect to the bottom mirror and a narrow compensating mirror positioned in the housing in close proximity to the bottom mirror. The top and bottom mirrors are mounted in substantially parallel relationship at approximately a 45.degree. angle in the housing and the top mirror and compensating mirror are pivotally mounted, with the compensating mirror adjustably responsive to manipulation of a lever from a calibrated position. The target image segment projected from the top mirror to the bottom mirror is compared to the target image segment projected from the compensating mirror to the bottom mirror and the lever is moved rearwardly, if necessary in order to provide the necessary adjustment to align the segments and determine a proper trajectory for accurately delivering an arrow to the target.

Abstract: An archery bow adjustable scope mount having a pivot for a mounting and arm on a bow and thereby positioning the scope on the arm in either an operative or a storage position. The scope is adjustable in both the vertical plane, for accommodating various preferences or sizes of archers, and it is adjustable in its focal aspects. Once the adjustments are made, the arm and scope can be swung between the operative and inoperative positions without further adjustments. The scope itself can be focally adjusted by means of a fast lead screw and without the requirement for visually observing the adjustment procedure which can be made by feel or sound.

Abstract: An archery back sight is arranged to removably snap onto or slide onto a bowstring, and connected to a cord having an elastic portion and an inelastic portion which aims the backsight forwardly. The cord is positioned in a manner such that breaking of the cord will not endanger the user.

Abstract: A bow sight having an elongated arm supporting a front sight forward of the bow and a rear sight between the bow and the bow string is disclosed. The front sight has a plurality of fixed sight members which correspond to various target distances and which, in conjunction with the rear sight, provide the proper elevation of the bow to compensate for vertical drop at the various target distances. The elongated arm terminates forward of the bow string so that the bow string does not contact the arm. The arm has a rounded engagement surface and serves as a cable guard for holding the cable away from the plane of movement of the bow string.

Abstract: A sighting device for a bow which is fixedly mounted on a bow and which is provided with a lever and link arrangements such that a sight unit thereof is tilted at a progressively increasing rate as the sighting device is adjusted for longer distances so as to compensate for gravity effect on arrows. Also, the sight unit is so mounted whereby it tilts relative to the bow in a manner wherein the sight unit generally lies in a plane which is normal to the sighting axis therethrough for all adjustments of the sighting device.

Abstract: The archery bowsight includes a base plate arranged for removable attachment to the handle portion of a bow and supporting a longitudinally extendable mounting arm which mounts at its forward end a horizontally adjustable bowsight windage carriage which, in turn, mounts an elevation carriage provided for micrometrically graduated vertical movement perpendicular to the plane of movement of the aforesaid windage carriage. An elongated sight pin mounting block mounts a plurality of sighting pins for individual adjustment parallel and perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension of the block in order to provide yardage and elevation adjustment of each pin for sighting on targets of various distances while also providing for horizontal adjustment of each pin for various windage conditions.

Abstract: A tubular sight for an archery bow is pivotally mounted on a bracket for securing the sight to the handle of an archery bow. A spring loaded locking ball is provided for securing the tubular sight in various predetermined angular positions relative to a horizontal plane for shooting at differing distances. The bracket is also adjustable laterally to permit variations in the horizontal distance between the tubular sight and the bow handle, and the sight may also be adjusted for windage. The spring loaded locking ball engages notches formed in a removable insert to permit simple adjustment of the sight under field conditions.

Abstract: A bow and arrow sighting device for attachment to the bow and comprised of a range finder of the type having a manually rotatable range adjustment wheel which in one embodiment is coupled by gears to a cylindrical cam in operative engagement with a cam follower mechanism which moves a sighting bead element in synchronism with the angular displacement of the range finder range adjustment wheel so that when the range is found with the adjustment wheel the sighting element will be at the proper archer aiming position for arrow trajectory to the target. The one embodiment incorporates a cylindrical cam in operative engagement with the cam follower mechanism. A second embodiment incorporates a sighting glass in place of the sighting bead element and a parallelogram type lever structure is incorporated in the cam follower mechanism for maintaining the sighting glass in proper axis orientation as well as proper archer aiming position for arrow trajectory to the target.

Abstract: A bow sight for use with compound bows, recurve bows and long bows which includes a housing enclosing a bottom mirror, a top mirror mounted in spaced relationship in the housing with respect to the top mirror and a compensating mirror positioned in the housing in close proximity to the bottom mirror and smaller than the bottom mirror. The top and bottom mirrors are mounted in substantially parallel relationship at approximately a 45.degree. angle in the housing and the top mirror and compensating mirror are pivotally mounted in order to provide the necessary adjustment to determine a proper trajectory for accurately delivering an arrow to the target when the target is viewed through the bottom mirror and the target image in the bottom mirror is compared to the target image from the compensating mirror.

Abstract: A sight for aiming a bow includes a sight assembly affixed to the bow and supporting a sight pin assembly that is illuminated. The sight pin assembly includes first and second members that are joined together by a releasable connection and one of the members supports an incandescent light bulb. The other member is transmissive to light rays and delivers the light to a tip portion there it is dispersed therefrom. The light bulb is connected by lead wires in an electrical circuit that includes a battery and a switch.

Abstract: There is disclosed a bow sight including an elongated frame with a mounting plate for securing the frame to a bow above the arrow-receiving portion thereof. Upper and lower flanges on the frame support opposite ends of a threaded shaft which, at the top of the frame, is coupled with a pulley engaged with a belt coupled to a pulley on the shaft of a motor that is also mounted on the frame. The motor is reversible and depending on its direction of rotation, the threaded shaft is rotated to raise or lower a sighting assembly that is threadedly engaged with the shaft. The sighting assembly includes a lens with colored range markings thereof. The markings have a center that is horizontally spaced from an illuminated stylus. The colors of the range markers correspond to the colors of markers horizontally spaced along the frame of the sight. The sighting assembly is moved vertically so that a pointer is aligned with a selected color marker corresponding to the color of the field marking on the lens.

Abstract: A bow string mounted peep sight has the form of a wheel with an elongated hollow hub tightly receiving the bow string and spokes connecting the hub to a rim. When the bow is in a braced condition with the bow string vertical the rim and spokes are horizontal and when the bow is drawn the sight is very close to the archer's eye and the rim is tilted revealing to the archer's eye sighting openings between the hub and rim irrespective of any rotation of the sight which may occur due to twisting of the bow string.

Abstract: An improved sighting screw unit for and with archery bows wherein the sighting screw unit is adjustable up and down within a particular slot of a bracket mount attached to the bow. The unit cooperates with the slot in a rack-and-pinion type of engagement. Means is provided for frictionally engaging the sighting screw of the unit and is constructed for keying to the pinion portion of the adjustment member of the unit such that the screw will rotate in one-to-one relationship with such adjustment member of the unit. In this way there is no windage change of the screw relative to the unit as the latter is moved up and down within the bracket-slot provided. The structure is constructed and dimensioned, and preferably also marked, for accurate indications of changes in vertical position for individual position replacements.

Abstract: An adjustable sight for aiming an archery bow at a target is disclosed. The bow sight includes a bow bracket which is adjustably attached to the bow and a planar sight bracket which is adjustably attached to the bow bracket in a generally vertical plane. A front sight is mounted at one end of the sight bracket and extends horizontally from the sight bracket. A distance member is disposed generally parallel to and adjacent to the sight bracket and is pivotally mounted thereto about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the plane of the sight bracket. A rear sight is mounted to the distance member and extends horizontally away from the distance member. Range indicia are located on the sight bracket and a reference mark is located on the distance member. By appropriately moving the distance member so that the reference mark is aligned with the appropriate range indicia, the aimed line of sight of the bow is adjusted for distance of the target from the bow.

Abstract: In a compound bow, a cable guard characterized in being readily adjustable to provide, selectively, up to about one inch or more of cable deflection or offset. The guard is fastened in place by a plate. This plate provides for the optional attachment of a bowsight and/or a bow quiver.

Abstract: A combination cable guard and bow sight apparatus for a bow having both a bow string and cable provided thereon and comprising a substantially flat body adapted to be secured to the central portion of the bow and having a recess therein for receiving an elongated rod member. The rod member being arranged for extending from the bow in a direction toward the bow string and through a sufficiently great distance for engaging the cable and retaining the cable away from the plane of the bow string to preclude interference therebetween during use of the bow, the flat body being further provided with a plurality of elongated apertures, each aperture receiving a sight element therein for improving the aim of the archer using the bow thus providing a single implement which functions as both a cable guard and a bow sighting mechanism.

Abstract: The crossbow is disclosed herein having an elongated stock with a pistol grip handle at one end and a bow carried on the other end. The entire specific bow portion of the crossbow is movably attached to the stock by a pivot or hinge mechanism which includes a releasable latch for securing the bow in a fixed, operable position. A bow string pull-back or cocking mechanism includes a rotatable shaft having a catch at one end for selectively engaging and disengaging the bow string. Said shaft has a finger pull-back grip at its other end which includes a V-shaped portion constituting a sight for aiming of the arrow to be shot. A trigger mechanism is operably carried on the stock adjacent the pistol grip handle which includes a safety lock mechanism selectively disposed to prevent activation of the trigger mechanism when engaged therewith.

Abstract: An elongated guide member is mounted on a bow by a support and in its mounted position the guide member extends toward the bowstring. The guide member is slidable in the support and in turn slidably receives a projectile arranged to be propelled by the bowstring. The guide member and projectile structures allow the projectile to extend beyond the rearward end of the guide member to allow the bowstring to be disposed in a bowstring nock in the projectile in the common drawing movement of the bowstring, the guide member and the projectile. A closed portion of the guide member in one embodiment has releasable structure allowing the bowstring to be moved laterally into the guiding area. In another embodiment, guide member and projectile structures allow the projectile to extend through a side slot in the guide member for engagement with the bowstring outside the guide member. The projectile in this embodiment may be provided with off-center multiple nocks.

Abstract: An attachment bracket for attaching auxiliary equipment such as bow sights and quivers to various archery bows. The bracket includes a central threaded attachment bore for mating with the threaded attachment bore of the bow and a pair of radially extending slots and associated drill indentation locator pins for mating with drill indentations provided on various bows, regardless of the distances of said drill indentations from the threaded central bore.

Abstract: A bow sight is disclosed in combination with a bow. The bow sight is made of a single U-shaped piece of metal having flanges formed at each side at an intermediate part for stiffness to the sight. The sight is adapted to be attached to a bow. One of the U-shaped legs has a single aperture and the other has three apertures so that the bowman can correct his sighting range. The apertures can also be used for "bore sighting" the arrows.

Abstract: A bow draw indicator and sighting device mounted on a bow provides signals which enable the archer to adjust the bow vertically and horizontally to assure proper aim. Also an arrow draw indicator signal is provided which signal operates only when the bow is in proper vertical position. The device is battery powered. The bow draw and the vertical signal is either an audible signal or a light emitting diode. The horizontal (elevation) signal is in the sight and comprises light emitting diodes at the upper and lower portions of the sight. The device is small and light enough to be easily mounted on the bow and to have utility for both hunting and target purposes and can be used with aluminum or other electrically conductive arrows.

Abstract: A sighting device for use with an archery bow for hunting or target purposes, utilizing light emitting diodes which are battery operated and the intensity of which may be varied manually. The light emitting diodes are mounted at the ends of sighting pins which may be adjusted both vertically and horizontally, to compensate for distance and windage. The light emitting diodes are shaped so as to protrude beyond the end of the sighting pins and thus under bright ambient light conditions function to gather and disperse said ambient light even though not electrically energized.

Abstract: An archery sighting device which includes an elongated arm formed by front and rear arm portions which are adjustably connected to permit appropriate horizontal or vertical adjustment therebetween. The front arm portion is attached to the bow, adjacent the hand grip, and projects forwardly thereof. A front sight structure is mounted adjacent the forward end of the front arm portion. The rear arm portion projects rearwardly a substantial distance beyond the normal relaxed position of the bow string and is provided with a rear sight structure at the rearward end thereof. One of these sight structures, normally the front sight structure, is adjustable and includes a plurality of different sighting pins which are representative of different shooting distances.

Abstract: A bow drawing indicator for attachment to a bow and including a switch device having a spring operating arm extending therefrom for movement in one direction to successively contact and close two different circuit contacts, a flexible member connecting said arm to said bowstring to move said operating arm to circuit closing positions with drawing movement of said bowstring, a pair of indicator lights, and power circuits connecting individually to the lights to actuate one light on partial tensioning of said bowstring and to actuate the second light on continued drawing of said bowstring.

Abstract: A peep sight having a body with a sighting bore therethrough. The body receives a bow string and is connected by an elastic cord to the bow. When the bow string is in a drawn position the sight bore in the body of the peep sight is substantially horizontal. When the bow string is in a relaxed condition the bore is in an angled position with the longitudinal extension of the bow string. An elastic cord, such as a piece of flexible tubing, has one end fitted onto a pin extending from the body of the peep sight and a second end fitted onto a block which itself is adapted to be secured to an archery bow. As the bow string is drawn upon mounting of the body on the bow string and securing of the block to the archery bow, the elastic cord stretches to exert a force upon the body to align a sighting bore or "peep" therethrough with a bow-mounted bow sight.

Abstract: A bow sight mechanism mounted on an archer's bow above the handle and arrow guide and having a plurality of individually adjustable sighting pins, each pin having a sighting bead on one end thereof. A block guide member attaches to the bow and has a vertical slot for slidably receiving the sighting pins therethrough. Each sighting pin carries an attachment to permit adjustability of the pin vertically for range and horizontally for windage. The pins may be locked against the vertical movement for setting in the range while still adjustable horizontally for windage corrections. A resilient washer is used against one side of the slid block member interposed between a nut member on the opposite side of the guide block member whereby tightening the nut member against the guide block member will force the resilient washer against the slide block member and pin and cause locking of the pin in a selected vertical position on the slide block member.