Patent ID: 7040027

Claim:
A rear peep sight for mounting to a string of a bow and having interchangeable sight ports for accommodating different user preferences, said sight comprising: a) a mounting member; and b) a sighting member; wherein said mounting member is for mounting to the string of the bow; and wherein said sighting member is attached to said mounting member, wherein said mounting member has a forward-facing surface; wherein said mounting member has a rearward-facing surface; and wherein said mounting member has a pair of sideward-facing surfaces, wherein said mounting member has a sighting through bore; wherein said sighting through bore in said mounting member extends substantially centrally through said mounting member; and wherein said sighting through bore in said mounting member extends from said forward-facing surface of said mounting member to said rearward-facing surface of said mounting member, wherein said rearward-facing surface of said mounting member has a channel; wherein said channel extends transversely in said rearward-facing surface of said mounting member; wherein said channel in said rearward-facing surface of said mounting member extends from one side surface of said pair of side surfaces of said mounting member to the other side surface of said pair of side surfaces of said mounting member; wherein said channel in said rearward-facing surface of said mounting member opens into said one side surface of said pair of side surfaces of said mounting member; wherein said channel in said rearward-facing surface of said mounting member opens into said other side surface of said pair of side surfaces of said mounting member; and wherein said channel in said rearward-facing surface of said mounting member communicates with said sighting through bore in said mounting member.