Rotational sighting apparatus

• US 10,330,437 B2
• Filed: 01/15/2018
• Issued: 06/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vega Force International Corp.
• Original Assignee: Vega Force International Corp.
• Inventors: Kung, Shih-Che, Chung, Wei-Hung
• Primary Examiner(s): Morgan, Derrick R
• Application Number:
  US15/871,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20180306552A1
• Time in Patent Office: 526 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/033 adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/08 with aperture ; tubular or of ring form; Peep sights F41G1/42 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/18 Clicking-indicators with spring detents
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/26 screw

Abstract

A rotational sighting apparatus includes a base, an aiming member and a pressing pivotal axle. The base includes a main body, a side cover and a through hole formed on the side cover. The side cover further includes a locking portion adjacent to the through hole. The aiming member includes a rotating portion and a pivotal attachment hole formed to penetrate through the rotating portion. The pressing pivotal axle penetrates through the pivotal attachment hole to connect with the rotating portion via the through hole. The pressing pivotal axle includes a locking key moveably locked onto the locking portion and an elastic element configured to drive the pressing pivotal axle to rotate. Accordingly, when the locking key disengages from the locking portion, the elastic element drives the pressing pivotal axle to allow the aiming element to rotate from a first position to a second position.

Claims

1. A rotational sighting apparatus, comprising:

a base comprising a main body, a side cover assembled onto the main body, a through hole formed on the side cover and a pivotal attachment space formed between the main body and the side cover;

wherein the side cover further includes a locking portion adjacent to the through hole;

an aiming member having a rotating portion received inside the pivotal attachment space and a pivotal attachment hole formed to penetrate through the rotating portion; and

a pressing pivotal axle penetrating through the pivotal attachment hole to connect with the rotating portion via the through hole;

the pressing pivotal axle having a locking key moveably locked with the locking portion;

wherein the pressing pivotal axle includes a receiving slot provided for receiving an elastic element therein;

one end of the elastic element is secured inside a locking slot on the pressing pivotal axle;

the locking slot is an indented portion formed within at least a portion of the locking key and the locking slot communicates with the receiving slot;

when the pressing pivotal axle is rotated, the elastic element stores an elastic rotational reaction force; and

wherein when the pressing pivotal axle is pressed such that the locking key moves and disengages from the locking portion of the side cover, the elastic element releases the elastic rotational reaction force and causes the pressing pivotal axle to rotate such that the aiming member to rotates from a first position to a second position.

2. The rotational sighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotating portion further includes a slot for retaining the locking key, and the locking key is configured to rotate to drive the slot and to allow the aiming element to rotate together therewith.

3. The rotational sighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the locking key is arranged at an outer circumferential surface of the pressing pivotal axle, and the side cover further includes a protruding ring arranged to face toward the pivotal attachment space;

the locking portion is a notched section of the protruding ring.

4. The rotational sighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a length of the locking key is smaller than a length of the pressing pivotal axle;

the locking key is a protruding rib, and the locking portion is a cut-out slot.

5. The rotational sighting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a length of the locking key is smaller than a length of the pressing pivotal axle;

the locking key is a protruding rib, and the locking portion is a cut-out slot.

6. The rotational sighting apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a length of the locking key is smaller than a length of the pressing pivotal axle;

the locking key is a protruding rib, and the locking portion is a cut-out slot.

7. The rotational sighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the elastic element is a compression helical spring.

8. The rotational sighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first position refers to a horizontal state parallel to the base, and the second position refers to a vertical state perpendicular to the base.

9. The rotational sighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the aiming member is a rear sight;

the rear sight is located on top of the rotating portion and further comprises a wind deviation adjustment structure and a peep-hole switch structure.

10. The rotational sighting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the wind deviation adjustment structure comprises a rotating axle pivotally attached onto the peep-hole switch structure and an adjustment nut configured to rotate the rotating axle for positioning thereof.

11. The rotational sighting apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the aiming member further comprises a positioning pin and a compression spring abutted against the positioning pin;

the adjustment nut including a plurality of positioning holes formed thereon and arranged opposite to the positioning pin in order to allow the adjustment nut to drive the rotating axle to rotate and to be positioned at any one of the positioning holes.

12. The rotational sighting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the peep-hole switch structure comprises a first peep-hole member and a second peep-hole member rotatably assembled onto the first peep-hole member;

the first peep-hole member and the second peep-hole member includes a first peep hole and a second peep hole formed thereon respectively, and wherein when the second peep hole of the second peep-hole member is selected for use, the second peep hole of the second peep-hole member can be rotatably inserted into the second peep hole.

13. The rotational sighting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the aiming member is a front sight, and the front sight further includes a front sight column arranged on top of a center of the rotating portion.