Small arms laser training device

• US 3,995,376 A
• Filed: 04/03/1975
• Issued: 12/07/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Cerberonics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Cerberonics Incorporated
• Inventors: Burchick, Duane A., Dotson, Edsel E., Kimble, Joe W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mancene, Louis G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wolff, John H.
• Application Number:
  US05/564,861
• Time in Patent Office: 614 Days
• Field of Search: 35/25, 273/101.1, 331/94.5, 315/241
• US Class Current: 434/22
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 33/02 Light- or radiation-emitting guns ; Light- or radiation-sensitive guns; Cartridges carrying light emitting sources, e.g. laser
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/2655 in which the light beam is sent from the weapon to the target

Abstract

A miniaturized laser assembly is mounted on a weapon with the power source and circuitry for the laser assembly being contained within the weapon with no significant visual or actual weight change in the weapons original characteristics. The laser weapon is fired in a normal manner by squeezing the trigger while aiming at the target. The laser emitting a harmless invisible signal pulse of coherent light so that if the weapon is aimed correctly a detector indicator unit mounted on a target receives and processes the laser pulse to cause an audible sound signifying that a hit has been registered.

Claims

1. A pistol of a standard type comprising a frame, a firing assembly including a trigger, a barrel, sights, a handle and butt grips mounted to the handle, said butt grips being modified to contain switch means, battery means, an electrical pulse circuit module contained within said handle, a laser optics module comprising a laser and lens means mounted to the barrel of the pistol remote from said electrical pulse circuit module, connecting circuitry means mounted on said pistol frame and barrel connecting said electrical pulse circuit module with said laser optic module, said switch means, battery means, and electrical pulse circuit module being adapted to be removably mounted and housed within the handle of the pistol and enclosed by the butt grips, said switch means, battery means, electrical pulse circuit module and laser optics module being electrically connected so that the laser will emit a low power pulse of coherent light in a direction parallel to the axis of the bore of said barrel each time said trigger is pulled, said modified pistol being constructed and selectively operated for a plurality of modes of use including laser dry fire, blank amunition and live amunition.

2. A pistol as claimed in claim 1 wherein said butt grips contain a test point means, said test point means being provided to allow the injection of an external pulse for boresighting and laser tests.

3. A pistol as claimed in claim 1 wherein said switch means comprises a first switch adapted to furnish power to the pulser circuit and laser module and a second switch connected to and operated by the trigger mechanism, said second switch being adapted to stimulate the pulser circuit which when stimulated, sends a pulse of energy to the laser simultaneously with the pulling of the trigger.

4. A weapon as claimed in claim 3 wherein said first switch is mounted to be operated when the trigger is pulled activating the pulser module circuit, said pulser module circuit when activated amplifying and controlling the width of the pulse which pulses the laser.

5. A pistol as claimed in claim 3 wherein said first and second switches are in operative circuit relationship with said electrical pulse circuit.

6. A pistol as claimed in claim 3 wherein said first switch is operatively connected to the trigger in operative circuit relationship with the pulser circuit module for permitting formation of only a single electrical pulse by said pulser circuit module when the trigger is pulled.

7. A pistol as claimed in claim 1 wherein said modified pistol has substantially the same weight and balance as it had in its original standard commercial form.

8. A weapon as claimed in claim 1 wherein said pistol is a rifle and said grips form a stock.

9. A pistol as claimed in claim 1 wherein said electrical pulse circuit module includes an electrical oscillator whose output is rectified by a bridge rectifier circuit producing a negative voltage and the means by which this output voltage is applied to the circuit so as to effectively increase the applied voltage.

10. A pistol as claimed in claim 1 wherein said lens means is adjustable to vary the diameter of a pulse of coherent light at a predetermined distance.

11. A pistol as claimed in claim 1 wherein said butt grips include a test point means, said test point means comprising a circuit bypassing said trigger switch to transmit a continuous pulse to said optics module from a power source external to said pistol allowing said laser to be boresighted and tested.