RIFLE SCOPE HANDWHEEL KIT
First Claim
1. A rifle scope apparatus comprising a handwheel kit for enlarging a focussing ring of a rifle scope, and a rifle scope comprising said focussing ring, said apparatus including either one or two headed bolts each with a head and a threaded portion, wherein:
- a) the rifle scope comprises a main barrel and a focussing adjustment control the focussing adjustment control extending laterally away from a side of the main barrel of the rifle scope, and the focussing adjustment control comprising;
a focussing ring manually accessible on said side of the main barrel, said focussing ring having a rotation axis and being manually rotatable about the rotation axis to effect a focussing adjustment of the rifle scope;
a stub shaft within the focussing ring and projecting laterally from said side of the main barrel towards a free end of the stub shaft, the stub shaft being rotationally fixed with respect to the focussing ring such a rotation of the focussing ring causes a corresponding rotation of the stub shaft, and the stub shaft having in the free end of the stub shaft a threaded axial bore;
a bore between the focussing ring and the stub shaft at the free end of the stub shaft; and
one of said headed bolts, the configuration of said headed bolt, stub shaft and focussing ring being such that;
(i) the threaded portion of said headed bolt is removably engageable with the threaded axial bore, and the focussing ring is held to the stub shaft by the head of said headed bolt when the threaded portion of said headed bolt is engaged with the axial bore; and
(ii) the bore between the focussing ring and the stub shaft is exposed when the headed bolt is disengaged from the threaded axial bore;
b) the handwheel kit comprises;
an outer rim having an outer periphery for providing said enlarged focussing ring, the outer periphery of the outer rim comprising a plurality of peripheral indentations for assisting manual turning of the handwheel about a rotational axis of the handwheel when the handwheel is fitted to said focussing ring;
a side plate, the side plate supporting the outer rim and extending radially inwards from the outer rim towards a central hole in the side plate, the side plate having opposite first and second sides;
a hub, the hub projecting axially away from the second side of the side plate to present a bore within the hub, said hole extending to said bore within the hub and the hub being concentric with said hole about said rotational axis and the hub of the handwheel being configured to be received in said exposed bore between the focussing ring and the stub shaft; and
a cap bolt, said cap bolt either being the same headed bolt when removed from the threaded axial bore of the stub shaft or being a second one of said headed bolts, the threaded portion of the cap bolt being configured to extend through the central hole in the side plate and with said hub received in said exposed bore, to screw into the threaded axial bore of the stub shaft until the head of the cap bolt bears on the first side of the side plate opposed to the hub to secure the handwheel to the stub shaft, the handwheel thereby providing an enlarged focussing ring for the focussing adjustment control.
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Abstract
A kit for fitting a handwheel to a focussing control of a rifle scope is used to enlarge a focussing ring of the control, without having to remove the focussing ring from the control. The handwheel is secured by a headed bolt to a projecting stub shaft. The handwheel has a side plate supporting an outer rim that has a plurality of peripheral indentations to assist turning of the handwheel. The side plate has a central hole and a hub that projects axially from the side plate and defines a bore for receiving the stub shaft. The outer diameter of the hub is received within an outer end portion of the focussing ring. The hub has at least one abutment that co-operates with the stub shaft to inhibit relative rotational movement. A cap bolt extends through the hole to engage the stub shaft and secure the handwheel t the control.
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25 Claims
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1. A rifle scope apparatus comprising a handwheel kit for enlarging a focussing ring of a rifle scope, and a rifle scope comprising said focussing ring, said apparatus including either one or two headed bolts each with a head and a threaded portion, wherein:
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a) the rifle scope comprises a main barrel and a focussing adjustment control the focussing adjustment control extending laterally away from a side of the main barrel of the rifle scope, and the focussing adjustment control comprising; a focussing ring manually accessible on said side of the main barrel, said focussing ring having a rotation axis and being manually rotatable about the rotation axis to effect a focussing adjustment of the rifle scope; a stub shaft within the focussing ring and projecting laterally from said side of the main barrel towards a free end of the stub shaft, the stub shaft being rotationally fixed with respect to the focussing ring such a rotation of the focussing ring causes a corresponding rotation of the stub shaft, and the stub shaft having in the free end of the stub shaft a threaded axial bore; a bore between the focussing ring and the stub shaft at the free end of the stub shaft; and one of said headed bolts, the configuration of said headed bolt, stub shaft and focussing ring being such that; (i) the threaded portion of said headed bolt is removably engageable with the threaded axial bore, and the focussing ring is held to the stub shaft by the head of said headed bolt when the threaded portion of said headed bolt is engaged with the axial bore; and (ii) the bore between the focussing ring and the stub shaft is exposed when the headed bolt is disengaged from the threaded axial bore; b) the handwheel kit comprises; an outer rim having an outer periphery for providing said enlarged focussing ring, the outer periphery of the outer rim comprising a plurality of peripheral indentations for assisting manual turning of the handwheel about a rotational axis of the handwheel when the handwheel is fitted to said focussing ring; a side plate, the side plate supporting the outer rim and extending radially inwards from the outer rim towards a central hole in the side plate, the side plate having opposite first and second sides; a hub, the hub projecting axially away from the second side of the side plate to present a bore within the hub, said hole extending to said bore within the hub and the hub being concentric with said hole about said rotational axis and the hub of the handwheel being configured to be received in said exposed bore between the focussing ring and the stub shaft; and a cap bolt, said cap bolt either being the same headed bolt when removed from the threaded axial bore of the stub shaft or being a second one of said headed bolts, the threaded portion of the cap bolt being configured to extend through the central hole in the side plate and with said hub received in said exposed bore, to screw into the threaded axial bore of the stub shaft until the head of the cap bolt bears on the first side of the side plate opposed to the hub to secure the handwheel to the stub shaft, the handwheel thereby providing an enlarged focussing ring for the focussing adjustment control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A focussing handwheel kit for enlarging a focussing ring of a rifle scope, said kit comprising a handwheel for fitting to a stub shaft of said focussing ring and a cap bolt for securing the handwheel to said stub shaft, in which the handwheel comprises:
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an outer rim having an outer periphery for providing said enlarged focussing ring, the outer periphery of the outer rim comprising a plurality of peripheral indentations for assisting manual turning of the handwheel about a rotational axis of the handwheel when the handwheel is fitted to said focussing ring; a side plate, the side plate supporting the outer rim and extending radially inwards from the outer rim towards a central hole in the side plate, the side plate having opposite first and second sides; and a hub, the hub projecting axially away from the second side of the side plate to present a bore within the hub for receiving said stub shaft, said hole extending to said bore and the hub being concentric with said hole about said rotational axis; wherein the cap bolt has a head and a threaded portion, the threaded portion being configured to extend through said hole such that said threaded portion, in use, screws into a threaded bore of said stub shaft received in said hub, and the head being configured to bear on the first side of the side plate opposed to the hub when the threaded portion of the cap bolt is screwed into said threaded bore to secure the handwheel to said stub shaft, and the hub has at least one abutment in the bore within the hub for co-operation with said stub shaft to inhibit relative rotational movement between the handwheel and said stub shaft when the handwheel is secured to said stub shaft by the cap bolt. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A focussing handwheel for fitting to a stub shaft of a focussing ring of a rifle scope to provide an enlarged focussing ring for the rifle scope, the handwheel comprising:
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an outer rim having an outer periphery for providing said enlarged focussing ring, the outer periphery of the outer rim comprising a plurality of peripheral indentations for assisting manual turning of the handwheel about a rotational axis of the handwheel when the handwheel is fitted to said focussing ring; a side plate, the side plate supporting the outer rim and extending radially inwards from the outer rim towards a central hole in the side plate, the side plate having opposite first and second sides; and a hub, the hub projecting axially away from the second side of the side plate to present a bore within the hub for receiving said stub shaft, said hole extending to said bore within the hub and the hub being concentric with said hole about said rotational axis; wherein said hole leads to said bore within the hub to allow a threaded shaft of a cap bolt to pass through said hole and into said bore for engagement with a threaded bore in said stub shaft and the hub has at least one abutment in the bore within the hub for co-operation with said stub shaft to inhibit relative rotational movement between the handwheel and said stub shaft when the handwheel is secured to said stub shaft by the cap bolt.
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23. A method of enlarging the focussing ring of a focussing control of a rifle scope using a focussing handwheel comprising a periphery larger than that of said focussing ring, a side plate with a central hole, the central hole extending to a hub having a hub bore, and the focussing control having:
- a focussing ring that is manually accessible on said side of the scope, said focussing ring having a rotation axis for adjusting the focus of the scope;
a stub shaft within the focussing ring, the stub shaft being rotationally fixed with respect to the focussing ring such a rotation of the focussing ring causes a corresponding rotation of the stub shaft, and the stub shaft having in a free end of the stub shaft a threaded axial bore; and
a headed bolt with a head and a threaded bore removably engaged with said threaded bore such that a head of the cap bolt retains the focussing ring, wherein the method comprises;removing the headed bolt from the stub shaft; with the focussing ring in place, fitting the handwheel to the rifle scope by engaging a bore in a hub of the handwheel with a free end portion of the stub shaft; passing the threaded portion of a cap bolt through the central hole in the side plate and engaging the threaded portion with the threaded bore in the stub shaft; and tightening the cap bolt sufficiently to engage the side plate with the focussing ring thereby holding the focussing handwheel to the rifle scope such that the periphery of the focussing handwheel provides an enlarged focussing ring for a user of the rifle scope. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
- a focussing ring that is manually accessible on said side of the scope, said focussing ring having a rotation axis for adjusting the focus of the scope;
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