Patent ID: 9671190
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: F41B,F41G

Claim:
1. A hinged archery sight for a bow for shooting arrows comprising: a discrete front member having a hinge forming portion; a discrete back member having a hinge forming portion for removably receiving said hinge forming portion of said discrete front member, thereby forming a hinge portion for pivotally and detachably securing said discrete front member to said discrete back member; a sight portion formed when said discrete front member is detachably secured to said discrete back member; a bowstring aperture for receiving a bowstring, said bowstring aperture formed by a recess in a back wall of said front member, said back wall recess being longitudinally aligned with a cooperating recess in a front wall of said back member, said bowstring aperture being disposed between two fasteners; and at least one pointed spike integrally joined to an arcuate wall of said recess in said back wall of said front member, and at least one pointed spike integrally joined to an arcuate wall of said recess in said front wall of said back member, said spikes being longitudinally separated a distance that prevents said spikes after penetrating the bowstring from damaging the bow string when vibrations are generated when shooting arrows; whereby, said hinged archery sight is maintained at an optimum position upon a bowstring irrespective of vibrations generated by the bowstring when shooting arrows.