Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
267 words
A sighting device for a bow comprising a mounting bracket including wall portions defining a housing, a sight pointer movable relative to said bracket, an electric motor having an output shaft, said motor being supported on said mounting bracket within said housing walls, means for connecting said output shaft to said pointer for moving said sight pointer reciprocably to afford a range of sight pointer positions on said bracket, said means comprising a screw, means for supporting said screw on said bracket, a threaded member in the form of a nut having opposed flat surfaces threadably recieved on said screw and connected to said sight pointer, channel means having opposed flat surfaces engaging said nut surfaces and including at least one channel wall comprising a flange means projecting inwardly from a housing wall for restraining rotation of said threaded member and affording rectilinear movement of said threaded member on said screw, and means for energizing said motor, said housing wall portions including front, rear and side walls enclosing said motor and said screw, a longitudinal slot in one of said side walls, said rear wall being adapted to face a bow when mounted on a bow including a scale on said rear housing wall having indicia and a range indicator connected to said threaded member, said range indicator including a portion generally parallel with said rear wall and registerable with said indicia, a portion generally parallel with said side wall having said slot, and an indicator portion extending through said slot and said sight pointer extending in a direction counter to the direction of said range indicator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
267 words
A sighting device for a bow comprising a mounting bracket including wall portions defining a housing, a sight pointer movable relative to said bracket, an electric motor having an output shaft, said motor being supported on said mounting bracket within said housing walls, means for connecting said output shaft to said pointer for moving said sight pointer reciprocably to afford a range of sight pointer positions on said bracket, said means comprising a screw, means for supporting said screw on said bracket, a threaded member in the form of a nut having opposed flat surfaces threadably recieved on said screw and connected to said sight pointer, channel means having opposed flat surfaces engaging said nut surfaces and including at least one channel wall comprising a flange means projecting inwardly from a housing wall for restraining rotation of said threaded member and affording rectilinear movement of said threaded member on said screw, and means for energizing said motor, said housing wall portions including front, rear and side walls enclosing said motor and said screw, a longitudinal slot in one of said side walls, said rear wall being adapted to face a bow when mounted on a bow including a scale on said rear housing wall having indicia and a range indicator connected to said threaded member, said range indicator including a portion generally parallel with said rear wall and registerable with said indicia, a portion generally parallel with said side wall having said slot, and an indicator portion extending through said slot and said sight pointer extending in a direction counter to the direction of said range indicator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
A sighting device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said output shaft is offset from said screw and wherein said means for connecting said output shaft to said screw includes a gear on said output shaft, a gear on said screw and an idler geAr supported on said bracket and meshing with said gear on said output shaft and said gear on said screw.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
A sighting device for a bow in accordance with claim 1 wherein said threaded member has opposed flat surfaces and wherein said means for restraining rotation of said threaded member and affording rectilinear movement of said threaded member further comprises opposed spaced surfaces on said bracket defining a channel to receive said flat surfaces of said threaded member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
A sighting device for a bow in accordance with claim 1 including a rear sight pointer, means for supporting said rear sight pointer on said bracket in spaced relation from said sight pointer and means for adjusting said rear sight pointer laterally to compensate for wind variations.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
A sighting device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said sighting device is adapted to be attached to a bow and said sighting device including a battery, and an electrical switch selectively operable by manual manipulation of the user, said switch being electrically connected to said battery and said motor for energizing said motor.