GRIP-MOUNTED LASER SIGHT FOR A HANDGUN
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1. A laser sighting device for a firearm, the laser sighting device comprising:
- a backstrap including a laser emitter, a first electrical conduction path, and a switch configured to selectively connect the laser emitter to the first electrical conduction path; and
a battery holder including a second electrical conduction path;
wherein the laser sighting device is transitionable between (a) an operational configuration, in which the battery holder is inserted into an open cavity of a handgrip of the firearm adjacent a magazine well of the firearm, the backstrap is coupled to an external surface of the handgrip, and the first electrical conduction path is electrically connected to the second electrical conduction path, and (b) a detached configuration, in which the battery holder and the backstrap are separated from the handgrip.
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Abstract
A laser sighting device for a handgun may include a power supply module and a backstrap having a laser emitter, the power supply module and the backstrap each comprising a portion of an electrical conduction path. When the backstrap is mounted to an external portion of a handgrip and the power supply module is inserted into an existing cavity of the handgrip, the electrical conduction path is automatically completed and the laser emitter is powered by the power supply module.
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1. A laser sighting device for a firearm, the laser sighting device comprising:
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a backstrap including a laser emitter, a first electrical conduction path, and a switch configured to selectively connect the laser emitter to the first electrical conduction path; and a battery holder including a second electrical conduction path; wherein the laser sighting device is transitionable between (a) an operational configuration, in which the battery holder is inserted into an open cavity of a handgrip of the firearm adjacent a magazine well of the firearm, the backstrap is coupled to an external surface of the handgrip, and the first electrical conduction path is electrically connected to the second electrical conduction path, and (b) a detached configuration, in which the battery holder and the backstrap are separated from the handgrip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A laser sighting device for a firearm, the laser sighting device comprising:
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a backstrap configured to be attachable to an external surface of a handgrip of a firearm, the backstrap including a laser emitter and a manually-operated switch configured to selectively activate the laser emitter; a battery holder configured to be insertable into an open cavity disposed adjacent a magazine well of the firearm; and an electrical conduction path configured to electrically couple the backstrap to the battery holder. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing a laser sight for a handgun, the method comprising:
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coupling a backstrap to a handgrip of the handgun, the backstrap including a laser emitter and a hand-operated switch coupled to the laser emitter; inserting a battery holder and a battery into an open-mouthed cavity of the handgrip of the handgun, the open-mouthed cavity being disposed adjacent a magazine well of the handgun; and forming an electrical conduction path from the battery to the laser emitter, such that the switch is configured to activate the laser emitter by selectively coupling the laser emitter to the electrical conduction path. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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