Patent ID: 6477779
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
An archery bow sight assembly comprising:a vertically threaded rotating shaft; a carriage operatively and rotatably supporting the shaft, said carriage having a cavity within which said shaft is located, said carriage having at least one face displaying marking indicia, and said carriage having one side open, and said shaft being located within said side opening and being recessed from said side opening; a sight bracket closely and slideably fitted around a portion of the carriage so as to permit movement of the sight bracket relative to the carriage in only the direction of the vertical access of the carriage, said sight bracket including a tongue threadedly engaged with said shaft so as to respond to said shaft rotation upon moving said sight bracket along said carriage, a pin that is displaceable so as to cooperatively disengage said tongue from said shaft thereby permitting said sight bracket to move independently of said shaft, and a pointer attached externally to the carriage and positioned to correspond to said marking indicia, and means adapted for attaching a sight pin within the sight bracket; a knob rotatably mounted upon said carriage and connected to said shaft to provide for its rotation; a first spring and a second spring, wherein said tongue includes a bore for receiving said first spring, and wherein said pin includes a bore for receiving said second spring, said first spring directing said tongue against said shaft so that said tongue is engaged with said shaft during shaft rotation.