Fiber optic sight pin

[0037]FIG. 1 illustrates a bow sight device, generally indicated at 10 in accordance with the principles of the present invention. The sighting device 10 is comprised of an integrated pin plate 14, a pin guard 16, which defines a sight window 18, and a mounting portion 19. A plurality of sight pins 20, 21 and 22 are secured to the pin plate 14 by attachment members 23, such as screws, each of which engage one of the sight pins 20, 21 and 22 and extend through a slot 24 formed in the pin plate 14. The sight pin 20 includes an elongate segment of fiber optic material 34 used to form a sighting indicia at one of its terminal ends. The other end of the fiber optic member 34 is wound upon a spool 38 to increase the exposed surface area of the fiber optic material 34 to increase light absorption and thus the brightness of the sight indicia.

[0038] The slot 24 is provided with a recessed portion 25 that circumscribes an elongate channel that extends through the pin plate 14. As will be descri