SIGHTING SYSTEM AND RANGE FINDER FOR AN ARCHERY BOW

• US 20090307914A1
• Filed: 01/22/2009
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joseph R. Behr
• Original Assignee: Joseph R. Behr
• Inventors: Behr, Joseph R.
• Granted Patent: US 7,805,847 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 33/265
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/14 Details of bows; Accessories for arc shooting sighting devices for bows F41G1/467
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1419 String mounted peep sights sights mounted on the bow itself F41G1/467
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/01 characterised by the visual combination effect of the respective geometrical forms of fore and rear sight F41G1/42 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/467 for bows
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 3/02 Details

Abstract

A sighting system for use on an archery bow includes a sighting pin defining a front focus point and a plurality of contact knocks coupled to the bow string. An archer adjusts the distance of a shot by positioning a reference feature relative to a contact knock while placing the sighting pin on a target. A range finder for determining a distance to the target includes a sighting pin having a focus point and first and second yardage bars on opposite sides of the sighting pin. The first and second yardage bars are configured to be located relative to known features of the target at certain distances from the target.

Claims

1. A sighting system for use with an archery bow having a bow body and a bow string, the sighting system comprising:

a sighting pin adapted to be coupled to the bow body and defining a front focus point; and

a plurality of contact knocks adapted to be coupled to the bow string,

wherein an archer adjusts the distance of a shot by locating a reference feature on the archer relative to one of said contact knocks while keeping said sighting pin on a target.

2. The sighting system of claim 1, wherein said contact knock comprises:

a knock body; and

an aperture formed in said knock body and adapted to snugly receive the bow string therethrough.

3. The sighting system of claim 2, wherein said knock body is formed from a resilient rubber material.

4. The sighting system of claim 2, wherein said contact knock further comprises:

a tightening pin; and

a tightening string disposed through said knock body and around said tightening pin, said tightening string adapted to tighten said contact knock on the bow string when said tightening string is tensioned.

5. The sighting system of claim 4, wherein said plurality of contact knocks share a common tightening string.

6. The sighting system of claim 1, wherein said sighting system further comprises:

an alignment bar spaced from said bow body and adjacent to said sighting pin.

7. An archery bow, comprising:

a bow body;

a bow string adapted to be coupled to said bow body; and

a sighting system, wherein the sighting system comprises;

a sighting pin coupled to the bow body and defining a front focus point; and

a plurality of contact knocks coupled to the bow string,

wherein an archer adjusts the distance of a shot by locating a reference feature on the archer relative to one of said contact knocks while keeping said sighting pin on a target.

8. The archery bow of claim 7, wherein said contact knock comprises:

a knock body; and

an aperture formed in said knock body and adapted to snugly receive the bow string therethrough.

9. The archery bow of claim 8, wherein said knock body is formed from a resilient rubber material.

10. The archery bow of claim 8, wherein said contact knock further comprises:

a tightening pin; and

a tightening string disposed through said knock body and around said tightening pin, said tightening string adapted to tighten said contact knock on the bow string when said tightening string is tensioned.

11. The archery bow of claim 10, wherein said plurality of contact knocks share a common tightening string.

12. The archery bow of claim 7, wherein said sighting system further comprises:

an alignment bar spaced from said bow body and adjacent to said sighting pin.

13. A range finder, comprising:

a sighting pin having a focus point; and

first and second yardage bars on opposite sides of said sighting pin,

wherein said first and second yardage bars are configured to be located relative to known features of a target at certain distances from the target.

14. The range finder of claim 13, wherein said first and second yardage bars are configured to align with the front and back legs of a deer viewed broadside through said range finder when the deer is approximately 30 yards from the archer.

15. The range finder of claim 13, wherein said first and second yardage bars are painted a bright color to make said yardage bars clearly stand out against the target.

16. The range finder of claim 13, further comprising:

a brightly-colored element coupled to said sighting pin and defining the focus point.

17. The range finder of claim 13, wherein the bow comprises a bow string and a plurality of contact knocks attached to said bow string, and wherein an archer adjusts the distance of a shot by locating a reference feature on the archer relative to one of said contact knocks while keeping said sighting pin on a target.

18. A method of shooting a bow, comprising:

drawing a bow string to a fully drawn position;

positioning a reference feature relative to a contact knock on the bow string;

placing a sighting pin coupled to a bow body on a target; and

releasing the bow string to shoot at the target.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

estimating a distance to the target with a range finder.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the range finder includes a pair of yardage bars, and estimating a distance to the target further comprises:

aligning the yardage bars with known features of the target.