Peep sight
First Claim
1. A peep sight comprising a body within which is mounted a lens of substantially transparent material having a pair of substantially parallel faces, one of said faces being on a target side and the other of said faces being on a shooter side, said lens having a peep hole with a longitudinal axis, said body adapted to be mounted on a weapon so that the peep hole is in line of sight of a shooter, said peep hole having a sidewall that slopes toward the target, said sidewall providing a contrast ring around the peep hole when a shot is made.
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Abstract
A peep sight having a body within which is mounted a transparent lens with a pair of substantially parallel faces and a peep hole for use on a weapon such as an archery bow or a firearm. The peep hole has a sidewall that slopes towards a target side of the lens and forms a contrast ring around the peep hole. The sidewall is preferably coated with a dark, non-reflective coating and the lens is colored for improved contrast.
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- 1. A peep sight comprising a body within which is mounted a lens of substantially transparent material having a pair of substantially parallel faces, one of said faces being on a target side and the other of said faces being on a shooter side, said lens having a peep hole with a longitudinal axis, said body adapted to be mounted on a weapon so that the peep hole is in line of sight of a shooter, said peep hole having a sidewall that slopes toward the target, said sidewall providing a contrast ring around the peep hole when a shot is made.
- 4. An archery peep sight comprising a body with a planar base through which passes a lens barrel at angle to the base, said lens barrel having a longitudinal axis, a lens of substantially transparent material mounted transverse to the longitudinal axis of the lens barrel, said lens having a pair of substantially parallel faces, one of said faces being on a target side and the other of said faces being on an archer side, said lens having a peep hole with a longitudinal axis, said planar base including a pair of bowstring receiving channels for mounting the body on a bowstring so that the peep hole is in line of sight of an archer when a bowstring is in a drawn position and is angled with respect to a longitudinal extension of a bowstring when a bowstring is in an uncocked position, said peep hole having a sidewall that slopes toward the target, said sidewall providing a contrast ring around the peep hole when the bowstring is in a drawn position.
- 9. An archery peep sight comprising a body with a planar base through which passes a lens barrel at angle to the base, said lens barrel having a longitudinal axis, a lens of substantially transparent material mounted transverse to the longitudinal axis of the lens barrel, said lens having a pair of substantially parallel faces, one of said faces being on a target side and the other of said faces being on an archer side, said lens having a peep hole with a longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to the parallel faces, said planar base having back and front planar surfaces connected by a side surface with a pair of bowstring receiving channels for mounting the body on a bowstring so that the peep hole is in line of sight of an archer when a bowstring is in a drawn position and is angled with respect to a longitudinal extension of a bowstring when a bowstring is in an uncocked position, said peep hole having a sidewall formed as a frustoconical surface whose top and base are substantially co-planar with the parallel faces of the lens, said sidewall sloped towards the target and providing a contrast ring around the peep hole when the bowstring is in a drawn position.
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