Archery bow with vertically adjustable sighting device

Claim 1

An archery bow comprising a handle provided with a window area portion defined by relatively closely spaced longitudinally extending side surfaces of the handle and an arrow rest portion extending transversely thereacross, an elongated sight mounting guideway integrally formed within the window area portion of the handle extending longitudinally of the handle and transversely to the arrow rest portion, the guideway comprising a first pair of recessed inclined elongated guide surfaces on the handle defining a first elongated guide shoe slot opening toward one of said side surfaces of the handle and a second pair of oppositely facing recessed inclined elongated guide surfaces on the handle defining a second elongated guide shoe slot opening toward the other of said side surfaces of the handle, said guide surfaces intersecting centrally of said window area portion of the handle between the spaced side surfaces of the handle and defining an elongated connecting slot in the handle connecting the first and second elongated guide shoe slots, a first guide shoe member slidably mounted in said first elongated guide shoe slot, a second guide shoe member slidably mounted in said second elongated guide shoe slot, adjustable connecting means extending axially between said first guide shoe member and said second guide shoe member through said connecting slot and supportively connecting said first and second shoe members so as to be longitudinally movable simultaneously as a unit along said guideway and adjustably connecting said first and second shoe members so as to be relatively movable transversely of said guideway to selectively frictionally retainingly engage and release said shoe members relative to said first and second pair of recessed inclined elongated guide surfaces to permit longitudinal adjustment, and a sight member supported by and carried with said first and second shoe member.