Patent ID: 8191544
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
1. A peepsight comprising a unitary block of substantially rigid solid material having an upper end, a lower end, a front face and a rear face, a sighting opening extending through the block from the front face to the rear face at a location spaced from, and between, the upper end and lower ends, an upper bow string opening in said upper end and a lower bow string opening in said lower end, the sighting opening having a center aligned with the bow string openings along a first direction, a bow string-receiving slot extending from the upper bow string opening to the lower bow string opening, wherein the slot extends around the sighting opening on a first side thereof, wherein the slot has an opening to the exterior of the block along its entire length whereby a bow string can be introduced into the slot when the bow string is in a slack condition but still attached at both ends to a bow, wherein the slot has internal surfaces engageable by a bow string extending through the slot and in tension, said internal surfaces including a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface between said first and second surfaces with reference to the length of the slot, said first and second surfaces facing in directions opposite to the direction in which said third surface faces, whereby tension in the bow string causes the string to press against said surfaces, and engagement of the bow string with said surfaces when the bow string is in tension prevents disengagement of the block from the bow string.