Patent ID: 6282800
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
A rear peep sight to be mounted in a bowstring for aiming an arrow, comprising:a sighting body having front and rear surfaces joined by a side surface, a cavity formed in said sighting body open to said front surface, a sighting aperture formed in said sighting body having a longitudinal axis extending from said rear surface to said cavity and providing a view through said sighting body, and at least one locator aperture formed in said rear surface adjacent said sighting aperture and extending from said rear surface to said cavity;means for transmitting ambient light incident at said front surface to said rear surface through said locator aperture, said means for transmitting being removably retained in said cavity; andat least one cover mounted on said rear surface, said at least one cover and said means for transmitting being selectively moveable relative to one another to an ""on"" position in which a predetermined maximum amount of the incident light is visible to an eye of an archer adjacent said rear surface, an ""off"" position in which said at least one cover blocks the incident light from the eye and at least one intermediate position in which said at least one cover partially blocks the incident light from the eye.