Laser light attachment for firearms

• US 5,064,988 A
• Filed: 04/19/1990
• Issued: 11/12/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ROM Acquisition Corporation (Safe Fleet Holdings LLC)
• Original Assignee: Havis-Shields Equipment Corporation (Havis, Inc.)
• Inventors: Pertierra, Thomas A., E'nama, David J.
• Primary Examiner(s): ALBRITTON, CLARENCE
• Application Number:
  US07/512,142
• Time in Patent Office: 572 Days
• Field of Search: 219/121.6, 219/121.85, 42/103
• US Class Current: 219/121.6
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/35 for illuminating the target , e.g. flash lights

Abstract

A laser light attachment for firearms and the like is disclosed. The attachment includes a housing for mounting to the handguard of a firearm, and contains batteries and a light source which may be visible or infrared, and contain one or more lasers of the visible or infrared spectrum type with windage and elevation adjustments, and with switches to control the operation of the light and the lasers.

Claims

1. A laser light attachment for firearms which comprises

a housing for attachment to said firearm,

at least two compartments in said housing,

a light source in said housing,

at least one laser unit in one of said compartments,

said laser unit having internally contained and externally accessible windage and elevation adjustment means,

electrical energy means in said housing,

circuitry means connecting said light source, said laser units and said electrical means, and

switch means connected to said circuitry means to activate said light and/or at least one of said laser units.

2. An attachment as defined in claim 1 in which

said light source emits light in the infrared spectrum.

3. An attachment as defined in claim 1 in which

at least one of said laser units is an infrared dot emitting laser.

4. An attachment as defined in claim 1 in which

said switch means includes at least one three position rocker switch, and

a momentary contact switch.

5. An attachment as defined in claim 1 in which

said laser unit is mounted above said light source.

6. An attachment as defined in claim 1 in which

two laser units are provided in side by side configuration above said light source.