This invention relates to aiming sights and, more particularly, to an aiming sight that has a sight element slideably mounted in a housing attached to a device that shoots projectiles, wherein the sight element has a sighting aperture that is not obscured when aiming the device at a target.
Rifles, guns, and archery bows usually use aiming sights to improve the accuracy of aiming. In the case of archery, for example, to ensure proper targeting and trajectory of an arrow, certain sighting processes and devices have been developed over time to improve accuracy and precision of the flight of the released arrow. One such sighting device comprises a rear bow sight installed within multi-string bowstrings, and sighting pins or balls installed on the bow itself. As the archer sets the arrow, and draws the arrow and bowstring rearward in a typical fashion, the rear bow sight and sighting pins are aligned to ensure accuracy of the released arrow to the target at a determined distance downrange.
This invention provides an aiming sight for devices that shoot projectiles. The aiming sight has a housing with an interior defined by interior walls. A sight element is positioned within the interior by means of adjustment threads. The adjustment threads are attached to the interior walls of the housing. The sight element has a sighting aperture through which a specific target point, intended for penetration by a projectile, is visible. Preferably, the sighting aperture is triangular shaped. The sight element has channels on each side, wherein the adjustment threads pass through the channels so that the sight element is movable along the adjustment threads from one side (bottom) of the housing to an opposite side (top) of the housing. The sighting aperture can be constructed as a first sighting aperture of a first aiming sight to align visually with a second sighting aperture of a second aiming sight, wherein the specific target point is visible through both the first sighting aperture and the second sighting aperture when the first sighting aperture and the second sighting aperture are visually aligned.
The aiming sight of this invention is remarkably effective in improving the aiming and accuracy of an archery bow compared to other aiming sights. The aiming sight can be used as a front sight on the bow. A second aiming sight can be used as a rear sight which may be positioned anywhere between the eye of a user and the front sight, such as, for example, in the strings of the bow. The sighting aperture in the front sight is visually aligned with the sighting aperture of the rear sight. The specific target point is viewed through both the sighting aperture of the front sight and the sighting aperture of the rear sight without any obstruction of the view of the specific target point.
An advantage of this invention is an increased accuracy of aiming at a specific target point, compared to other aiming sights.
Another advantage is an aiming sight with a sight element suspended in the interior of the aiming sight, wherein the sight element is adjustable upward and downward to adjust for distance.
Another advantage is an aiming sight wherein a specific target point is not obscured in the sighting aperture when the specific target point is viewed through the sighting aperture.
Another advantage is a front sight constructed to align with a rear sight to produce highly accurate aiming because the specific target point is not obscured in the voids of the front and rear sighting apertures.
Another advantage is an aiming sight that has a triangular shaped sighting aperture to facilitate the process of aiming.
While the following description details the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and arrangement of the parts illustrated in the accompanying figures, since the invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced in various ways.
A triangular shaped front sighting aperture 17 and rear sighting aperture 32 significantly increases the accuracy of aiming. With a triangle shape the brain does not have to think about a sight picture as it does with a rectangle or a circle. When one point of the triangle shape of the front sighting aperture 17 is seen through the triangle shape of the rear sighting aperture 32, a user can visually align one point of the front triangle shape with one point of the rear triangle shape, allowing the front triangle shape and the rear triangle shape to become properly aligned automatically. In addition, it is easy to maintain the visual alignment of the front and rear triangle shapes as the bow is moved to the left or right to follow the point on the target, which is essential for hitting a moving target.
This invention provides a method of aiming an arrow at a specific target point 33 intended for penetration by the arrow. The aiming bow sight 10 of this invention is provided on an archery bow as a front sight. The sighting aperture 17 is aligned visually with a rear sighting aperture 32. The specific target point 33 is then viewed through the sighting aperture 17 and the rear sighting aperture 32 when the sighting aperture 17 and the rear sighting aperture 32 are visually aligned. The specific target point 33 is, thus, viewed through the voids of the sighting aperture 17 and the rear sighting aperture 32 without any obstruction.
The foregoing description has been limited to specific embodiments of this invention. It will be apparent, however, that variations and modifications may be made, by those skilled in the art, to the disclosed embodiments of the invention, with the attainment of some or all of its advantages and without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. For example, a triangular shaped sighting aperture can have any desired orientation. The sighting aperture can also be round or rectangular instead of triangular. The mounting threads can be made of any suitable material, such as plastic, metal, or textile. The rear sight can be positioned anywhere behind the front sight besides being positioned in the bow strings. The aiming sight can be movably mounted on the bow as a front sight so that the front sight is rotatable and can be moved and adjusted horizontally.
It will be understood that various changes in the details, materials, and arrangements of the parts, which have been described and illustrated above in order to explain the nature of this invention, may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle and scope of the invention as recited in the following claims.
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