COMBINED REFLEX AND LASER SIGHT WITH ELEVATION MACRO-ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM
First Claim
1. An integrated sight for a weapon having a barrel for firing projectiles, the barrel defining a longitudinal bore axis, the integrated sight comprising:
- (a) a housing having a front end configured to be positioned toward a front end of the weapon and a rear end configured to be positioned toward the rear end of the weapon;
(b) a fastener for removably attaching the housing to the weapon; and
(c) a laser sight disposed within the housing, the laser sight comprising;
(1) an optical bench comprising at least one aperture positioned toward the front end of the housing;
(2) at least one laser tube disposed within the optical bench to emit a laser beam through the at least one aperture; and
(3) a mounting block attaching the optical bench to an internal surface of the housing; and
(d) a reflex sight attached to the housing, the reflex sight comprising;
(1) a base securely attached to the optical bench;
(2) a light source securely attached to the base; and
(3) a lens assembly positioned frontward of the light source and configured to reflect a collimated light beam from the light source toward the rear end of the housing; and
wherein the collimated light beam from the light source and the laser beam from the at least one laser tube are coaligned, and wherein the optical bench is rotationally adjustable within the housing about a first pivot axis and about a second pivot axis, wherein the longitudinal bore axis, the first pivot axis, and the second pivot axis are mutually orthogonal.
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Abstract
A combined reflex and laser sighting device is provided. In one aspect, the reflex sight and one or more laser elements are coaligned, such that both the reflex sight and the laser sight can be sighted in or boresighted to a weapon together in a single operation. In another aspect, one or more laser elements are mounted within a laser bench and aligned with a reflex sight attached to the laser bench. In yet another aspect, a plurality of laser elements are provided within the laser bench and are coaligned with each other and the reflex sight. In another aspect, a mounting block with yielding vertical and horizontal webs is provided to allow windage and elevation adjustments to be made to the reflex sight and laser elements together. In still another aspect, an elevation macro-adjustment mechanism is provided to provide a simple adjustment that that realign the sight to a weapon to accommodate different shooting scenarios, such as different velocity rounds, different target distances, and elevational differences of the shooter'"'"'s vantage point.
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22 Claims
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1. An integrated sight for a weapon having a barrel for firing projectiles, the barrel defining a longitudinal bore axis, the integrated sight comprising:
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(a) a housing having a front end configured to be positioned toward a front end of the weapon and a rear end configured to be positioned toward the rear end of the weapon; (b) a fastener for removably attaching the housing to the weapon; and (c) a laser sight disposed within the housing, the laser sight comprising; (1) an optical bench comprising at least one aperture positioned toward the front end of the housing; (2) at least one laser tube disposed within the optical bench to emit a laser beam through the at least one aperture; and (3) a mounting block attaching the optical bench to an internal surface of the housing; and (d) a reflex sight attached to the housing, the reflex sight comprising; (1) a base securely attached to the optical bench; (2) a light source securely attached to the base; and (3) a lens assembly positioned frontward of the light source and configured to reflect a collimated light beam from the light source toward the rear end of the housing; and wherein the collimated light beam from the light source and the laser beam from the at least one laser tube are coaligned, and wherein the optical bench is rotationally adjustable within the housing about a first pivot axis and about a second pivot axis, wherein the longitudinal bore axis, the first pivot axis, and the second pivot axis are mutually orthogonal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An integrated weapon sight comprising a housing;
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a fastener for providing a rigid connection of the housing to a weapon; a visual sight disposed within the housing, the visual sight having a movable portion that is vertically adjustable in relation to the housing; and an elevation adjustment mechanism for selectively moving the movable portion up and down, the elevation adjustment mechanism contacting the housing and a first surface of the movable portion of the visual sight and comprising; (a) an elevation macro-adjustment mechanism comprising at least one pair of rings, each pair comprising; (1) a first ring fixed to a portion of the housing; and (2) a second ring having an external lever, the second ring coaxially coupled to the first ring about an adjustment axis and capable of rotating relative to the first ring by moving the lever in an arc; and (b) an elevation micro-adjustment assembly coupled to the elevation macro-adjustment mechanism and configured to selectively alter its position along the adjustment axis, wherein the elevation micro-adjustment assembly is adjustably disposed within the first and second rings of the elevation macro-adjustment mechanism such that rotation of the second ring relative to the first ring results in displacement of the elevation micro-adjustment assembly along the adjustment axis of the first and second rings, thereby causing a vertical adjustment of the movable portion of the visual sight within the housing; and (c) a spring disposed between an internal surface of the housing and a second surface of the movable portion of the visual sight, the first surface and the second surfaces being on opposite sides of the movable portion of the visual sight. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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