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Finger-adjustable scope adjustment mechanism

  • US 10,190,849 B1
  • Filed: 12/08/2017
  • Issued: 01/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An adjustment mechanism for an optical scope, comprising:

  • a first component comprising a first threaded surface configured to engage a second threaded surface of a second component, the first component configured to rotate and translate relative to the second component;

    a detent assembly of the first component, the detent assembly configured to engage with a detent surface of the second component, the detent assembly comprising;

    a detent element disposed in a radial channel defined by the first component; and

    a flat spring disposed within a pocket defined by the first component, the pocket shaped to secure the flat spring within the pocket, the flat spring engaged with the detent element at an end of the radial channel, and the flat spring configured to bias the detent element radially outward through the radial channel and toward the detent surface of the second component; and

    a plurality of evenly spaced detent structures configured as part of the detent surface to engage with the detent element as the first component is rotated relative to the second component.

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