IP Library Granted Patent US 12,584,713
Granted Patent B2
US 12,584,713 · App. 18/490,573 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Adjustable aperture axis peep sight device

Inventors: Andrew W. Munsell (Brighton, CO); Devin Hall (Ft. Collins, CO)
Assignee: Hamskea Archery Solutions LLC
F41G1/467
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,584,713
App. No.
18/490,573
Filed
Oct 19, 2023
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3711
USPC
124/87
Abstract

An adjustable aperture axis peep sight device is disclosed with an outer ring having a first axis, and an inner body member having a second axis. The first axis of the outer ring forms a sight angle with the second axis of the inner body member. A first partially spherical surface is formed on the outer ring. A second partially spherical surface is formed on the inner body member. The first partially spherical surface movably mates with the second partially spherical surface. The sight angle is adjustable by moving the inner body member relative to the outer ring.

Claims (29)

1 . An adjustable aperture axis peep sight device, comprising:

an outer component having a first axis;

an inner body member having a second axis, the first axis of the outer component forms an offset angle with the second axis of the inner body member;

a first partially spherical surface formed on the outer component; and

a second partially spherical surface formed on the inner body member, the first partially spherical surface movably mating with the second partially spherical surface;

wherein the offset angle is adjustable by moving the inner body member relative to the outer component;

wherein the outer component compresses the second partially spherical surface formed on the inner body member to orient the outer component and inner body member relative to each other.

2 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 1 , wherein the inner body member is adjusted independent of the outer component across the sight angle having an offset angular range phi (∠φ) of approximately +/−10 degrees.

3 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 2 , wherein the independent adjustment co-axially aligns the second axis of the inner body member to a line-of-sight axis to a target resulting in an offset angle error theta greater than zero between the outer component axis and the inner body member axis.

4 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 1 , wherein the inner body member is substantially cylindrical.

5 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 1 , wherein the first partially spherical surface is concave and the second partially spherical surface is convex.

6 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 1 , wherein the first partially spherical surface is convex and the second partially spherical surface is concave.

7 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 1 , wherein the outer component is split, and further comprising a connector to join two ends of the outer component together and compress and lock the inner body member position relative to the outer component.

8 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 1 , wherein the outer component further comprises mounting channels opposite each other that non-negotiably couple the outer component to a bow string.

9 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 1 , further comprising a circumferential mounting channel formed in the outer component to receive a separate securing cord looped around a circumference of the outer component for connecting to a bow string.

10 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 9 , further comprising two radial grooves that join into one groove at an opposite side of the outer component and a lateral securement to provide access to a clamping mechanism with a tool.

11 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 1 , wherein a rear opening of the inner body member receives a rear aperture.

12 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 1 , wherein a forward opening of the inner body member receives a forward facing light baffle.

13 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 12 , wherein the front light baffle further comprises a user selectable optical lens.

14 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one leveling device attached to the inner body member to assess a position of the inner body member's axis relative to the line of sight to the target.

15 . An adjustable aperture axis peep sight device, comprising:

an outer component having a first partially spherical surface; and

an inner body member having a second partially spherical surface;

wherein the first partially spherical surface mates with the second partially spherical surface;

wherein the inner body member moves relative to the outer component;

wherein the outer component compresses the second partially spherical surface of the inner body member to orient the outer component and inner body member relative to each other.

16 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 15 , further comprising an insert assembly having a lens cavity.

17 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 16 , wherein the insert assembly is insertable into a front portion of the inner body member.

18 . The adjustable aperture axis peep sight device of claim 16 , further comprising an assessment device of the inner body member to assess a position of an axis of the inner body member relative to a line-of-sight axis to a target where the angle between the axis of the inner body member and the line-of-sight axis to the target is near zero.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2023
From: MUNSELL, ANDREW W.; HALL, DEVIN
To: HAMSKEA ARCHERY SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065284/0577 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63380852 · Oct 25, 2022
Related Publication 20240133658A1 · Apr 25, 2024
Related Publication 20240230278A9 · Jul 11, 2024
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