Range finder for weapons

• US 20090255162A1
• Filed: 05/29/2009
• Published: 10/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Larry Holmberg
• Original Assignee: Larry Holmberg
• Inventors: Holmberg, Larry
• Granted Patent: US 8,240,077 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 42/106
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/473 for lead-indicating or range-finding, e.g. for use with rifles or shotguns
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 11/003 Mountings with a dove tail element, e.g. "Picatinny rail systems"

Abstract

A range finder includes housing, circuitry, a lens, a display, and a plurality of threaded apertures. The housing has a front end, a rear end, and a bottom portion extending between the front end and the rear end. The range finder circuitry is located within the housing. The lens is located at the front end of the housing. The display is located at the rear end of the housing. The plurality of threaded apertures are located in the bottom portion of the housing.

Claims

1. An optical range finder comprising:

a housing having a front end, a rear end, and a bottom portion extending between the front end and the rear end;

range finder circuitry located within the housing;

a lens located at the front end of the housing;

a display located at the rear end of the housing; and

a plurality of threaded apertures in the bottom portion of the housing.

2. The range finder of claim 1, further comprising:

buttons for controlling operation of the rangefinder located on the housing.

3. The range finder of claim 2, wherein the buttons are located on the rear end adjacent the display.

4. The range finder of claim 1, further comprising:

a side plate extending perpendicularly between the front end and the rear end.

5. The range finder of claim 4, further comprising:

a battery compartment extending into the side plate.

6. The range finder of claim 5, further comprising:

a remote control port extending into the side plate.

7. The range finder of claim 6, further comprising:

a plurality of screws extending into the side plate for attaching the side plate to the housing.

8. The range finder of claim 1, further comprising:

a stabilizing recess in the bottom surface of the housing for receiving a stabilizing nub on a weapon mount.

9. The range finder of claim 8, further comprising:

screws extending through the weapon mount into at least one of the plurality of attaching apertures thereby securing the range finder to the weapon mount.

10. A range finder for a weapon, the range finder comprising:

a housing including a front end, a back end, a top, a bottom, a left side and a right side;

a signal lens for projecting and receiving range finding signals, the signal lens mounted at the front end of the housing;

a liquid crystal display for displaying the distance measured by the range finding signals, the liquid crystal display mounted at the back end of the housing;

a range finder circuit located within the housing between the signal lens and the display; and

at least one threaded attaching aperture extending upwards into the rangefinder from the bottom for attaching the range finder to a weapon mount.

11. The range finder of claim 10, wherein the front end is parallel to the back end, the top is parallel to the bottom, and the left side is parallel to the right side.

12. The range finder of claim 10, further comprising:

buttons for controlling the operation of the range finder located below the display on the back end of the housing.

13. The range finder of claim 10, further comprising:

a battery compartment extending into the range finder from one side, the battery compartment having a circular, threaded cover.

14. The range finder of claim 10, further comprising:

a remote control port extending into the range finder from one side.

15. The range finder of claim of claim 14, further comprising:

a remote control electrically connected to the range finder circuit through the remote control port.

16. The range finder of claim 10, further comprising:

a stabilizing recess extending upwards into the rangefinder from the bottom for receiving a stabilizing nub on the weapon mount.

17. The range finder of claim 16, further comprising:

at least one screw extending through the weapon mount into the at least one threaded attaching aperture, thereby securing the range finder to the weapon mount.

18. The range finder of claim 17, wherein the weapon mount comprises a mounting rail.

19. The range finder of claim 17, wherein the weapon mount comprises a scope ring.

20. The range finder of claim 17, wherein the weapon mount comprises a clamp.