Finger-adjustable scope adjustment mechanism
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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 comprising a linear cylindrical element; and
a spring element disposed between a surface of the first component and the detent element, the spring element configured to bias the detent element radially outward toward the detent surface of the second component; and
a plurality of evenly spaced detent structures configured as part of the detent surface, wherein, when situated between adjacent detent structures, the linear cylindrical element engages with a surface of each of the adjacent detent structures to form parallel line contacts between the linear cylindrical element and the surfaces of the adjacent detent structures.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes an adjustment mechanism for a scope comprising: a first surface and a second surface, the first surface configured to engage the second surface axially when an amount of force is applied to the first surface, the first surface also configured to transfer torque applied to it to the second surface when the first surface and the second surface are engaged, and a member adjustable to apply force to the first surface to engage the first surface and the second surface, the member being adjustable using only one or more human fingers, wherein an adjustment of the member can always be initiated using only one or more human fingers.
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1. An adjustment mechanism for an optical scope, comprising:
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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 comprising a linear cylindrical element; and a spring element disposed between a surface of the first component and the detent element, the spring element configured to bias the detent element radially outward toward the detent surface of the second component; and a plurality of evenly spaced detent structures configured as part of the detent surface, wherein, when situated between adjacent detent structures, the linear cylindrical element engages with a surface of each of the adjacent detent structures to form parallel line contacts between the linear cylindrical element and the surfaces of the adjacent detent structures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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engaging a first threaded surface of a first component with a second threaded surface of a second component, the first component comprising a detent assembly and the second component comprising a detent surface; biasing, with a spring, a detent element of the detent assembly radially outward toward the detent surface of the second component, the detent surface comprising a plurality of evenly spaced detent structures; and engaging a linear cylindrical element of the detent element between adjacent detent structures with parallel line contacts between the linear cylindrical element and surfaces of the adjacent detent structures. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An adjustment mechanism for an optical scope, comprising:
a detent assembly of a first component, the detent assembly having a detent element configured, when situated between adjacent detent structures of a plurality of evenly spaced detent structures of a detent surface of a second component, to engage with a surface of each of the adjacent detent structures to form parallel line contacts between a linear cylindrical element and the surfaces of the adjacent detent structures. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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