Luminous gun sighting system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use on a rifle or shotgun for hunting prey at night in the absence of natural light, comprising:
- (a) a source of light mounted to said rifle, said source emitting a beam of light having a diverse path such that said light beam is dispersed over a region in front of said firearm;
(b) a filter pivotally mounted to said light source and movable into and out of said beam path, said filter being operative to filter said light beam when in said beam path so that light in a spectrum substantially invisible to the prey being hunted is emitted over said region;
(c) actuation means for abruptly moving said filter out of said beam path to allow broad spectrum illumination of said region in front of said firearm, when desired;
(d) front and rear illuminated gun sights comprising a front gun sight defining front sighting structure illuminated from within by an integral light source and a rear gun sight defining rear sighting structure illuminated from within by an integral light source;
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Abstract
A luminous gun sighting system for use with a conventional firearm for hunting nocturnal prey includes a light source mounted on the firearm. The light source has an opening for emitting light therefrom along a path. A power supply is provided for powering the light source. A circuit means is provided for selectively connecting and disconnecting the power supply and the light source. A lens assembly is positioned adjacent to the light emitting opening of the light source and has a colored lens which is movable between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the colored lens is positioned across the path of light emitted from the light source and in the opened position the colored lens is clear of the path of light emitting from the light source. The luminous gun sighting system also includes means for moving the lens assembly between the open and closed position. Front and rear gun sights are also provided which may be selectively lighted for use during low to non-existent ambient light conditions.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use on a rifle or shotgun for hunting prey at night in the absence of natural light, comprising:
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(a) a source of light mounted to said rifle, said source emitting a beam of light having a diverse path such that said light beam is dispersed over a region in front of said firearm; (b) a filter pivotally mounted to said light source and movable into and out of said beam path, said filter being operative to filter said light beam when in said beam path so that light in a spectrum substantially invisible to the prey being hunted is emitted over said region; (c) actuation means for abruptly moving said filter out of said beam path to allow broad spectrum illumination of said region in front of said firearm, when desired; (d) front and rear illuminated gun sights comprising a front gun sight defining front sighting structure illuminated from within by an integral light source and a rear gun sight defining rear sighting structure illuminated from within by an integral light source;
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- 2. (e) means for adjusting the illumination intensity of at least one of said front and rear gun sights.
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3. A gun sighting system for use with a conventional firearm for hunting nocturnal prey at night comprising:
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(a) a light source mounted on the firearm for illuminating a region in front of said firearm in order to locate the prey being hunted, said light source emitting light in a spectrum substantially invisible to said prey; (b) power supply means for providing power to said light source; (c) said power supply means including a plurality of batteries positioned adjacent to and in contact with each other and having at least one shock absorber means to dampen gun recoil positioned between said batteries, said shock absorber means comprising a resilient elastomeric member having an inner opening, said resilient elastomeric member having one side in contact with one battery and another side in contact with another battery and a spring secured to said resilient elastomeric member and positioned in said inner opening of said resilient elastomeric member and in electrical contact with one end of one of said adjacent batteries and in electrical contact with the other end of the other of said adjacent batteries.
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8. A luminous gun sighting system for use with a conventional firearm for hunting nocturnal prey comprising:
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a. a front gun sight having an upper portion of clear light transmitting material, a light emitting diode mounted in said upper portion of said front gun sight, said front gun sight having a pair of contact pins extending therefrom, said contact pins electrically connected to said light emitting diode; b. a rear gun sight having an upper portion of clear light transmitting material, a light emitting diode mounted in said upper portion of said rear gun sight, said rear gun sight having a pair of contact pins extending therefrom, said contact pins electrically connected to said light emitting diode; c. means for mounting said front and said rear gun sights on the conventional firearm, said mounting means including receptacles for receiving and electrically contacting said pairs of contact pins of said front and rear sights and means for adjusting the relative positions of said front and said rear gun sights with respect to each other when mounted on the firearm; and d. means for selectively illuminating said front gun sight and said rear gun sight including a power supply means and a circuit means for selectively connecting and disconnecting said power supply means to said receptacles.
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14. A gun sighting system for use with a conventional firearm for hunting nocturnal prey at night in the absence of natural light, comprising:
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(a) a light source mounted on the firearm, said light source having an opening for emitting light over a region in front of said firearm; (b) power supply means for providing power to said light source; (c) switch means for selectively connecting and disconnecting said power supply means and said light source; (d) a lens assembly including a filter for filtering the light source to provide light within a light spectrum substantially invisible to the prey, over said region, said filter being movable between a closed position in which said filter is positioned across the opening of said light source such that light emitted by said light source is filtered by said filter, and an open position in which said filter is spaced from said opening of said light source; (e) remote actuating means for moving said filter between said opened and closed position; and
,(f) a self-illuminated sight means mounted on the firearm including a front gun and a rear gun sight each having an integral light source for providing self-illumination, and means for adjusting an illuminating intensity of at least one of said front and rear gun sights.
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