Telescopic sight

• US 5,715,607 A
• Filed: 10/04/1996
• Issued: 02/10/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Swarovski Optik North America Limited (D Swarovski & Company)
• Original Assignee: Swarovski Optik North America Limited (D Swarovski & Company)
• Inventors: Murg, Erwin
• Primary Examiner(s): DePumpo, Daniel G.
• Application Number:
  US08/716,330
• Time in Patent Office: 494 Days
• Field of Search: 33/241, 33/233, 33/245, 33/246, 33/247, 33/248, 33/334, 42/101, 42/103, 362/110
• US Class Current: 42/123
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/345 for illuminating the sights
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/38 Telescopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnance telescopic sights in general G02B; Supports or mountings therefor

Abstract

A telescopic sight has a light source on the inner tube in the area of the graticule.

Claims

1. A telescopic sight having a pair of adjusting spindles disposed at an angle to each other, engaging in a thread on a main tube and acting upon an inner tube having a graticule and being movably mounted in the main tube, and a light source disposed on the inner tube in the area of the graticule and adapted to be connected to a current source for illuminating the graticule, characterized in that at least one of said adjusting spindles connects the light source to the current source, said current source being detachably fastened on said at least one of said adjusting spindles.

5. The telescopic sight of claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the light source is connected to contact pieces on the inner tube in the area of the graticule.

6. The telescopic sight of claim 5, characterized in that the contact pieces are provided on a printed board.

7. The telescopic sight of claim 6, characterized in that a first said contact piece is connected with the ring part of the adjusting spindle via a spiral spring.

8. The telescopic sight of claim 7, characterized in that a contact spring has a first end engaged upon a contact piece of the printed board and a second, opposite end fastened to the main tube, the spiral spring acting upon the contact spring.

18. The telescopic sight of claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the light source is formed by a light-emitting diode.

2. A telescopic sight having a pair of adjusting spindles disposed at an angle to each other, engaging in a thread on a main tube and acting upon an inner tube having a graticule and being movably mounted in the main tube, and a light source disposed on the inner tube in the area of the graticule and adapted to be connected to a current source for illuminating the graticule, characterized in that at least one adjusting spindle connects the light source to the current source, the adjusting spindle having an inside part and a ring part disposed around the inside part and electrically insulated from the inside part, the inside part connecting the light source with one pole of the current source, and the ring part connecting the light source with an opposite pole of the current source.

3. The telescopic sight of claim 2, characterized in that the ring part has a spiral spring disposed around the inside part disposed for connection to the current source.

4. The telescopic sight of claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the inside part acts upon a contact piece on the inner tube.

9. The telescopic sight of claim 3, characterized in that the current source is located on a fixture, the fixture being adapted to be detachably fastened to the main tube to form a contact of one pole of the current source with the ring part of the adjusting spindle, and to form a contact of the other pole with the inside part of the adjusting spindle.

10. The telescopic sight of claim 9, characterized in that a side of the adjusting spindle facing away from the inner tube defines two contact pieces to which the inside part and the ring part of the adjusting spindle are connected, respectively, and to which one or the other pole of the current source is adapted to be connected.

11. The telescopic sight of claim 3 or 10, characterized in that the ring part of the adjusting spindle is connected to one contact piece with the spiral spring.

12. The telescopic sight of claim 10, characterized in that both contact pieces are provided on a printed board.

13. The telescopic sight of claim 9, characterized in that the main tube defines a further thread for detachably fastening the fixture around the thread in which the adjusting spindle engages onto which the fixture is adapted to be screwed.

14. The telescopic sight of claim 13, characterized in that the further thread forms a thread for screwing on a protective cap for the adjusting spindle.

15. The telescopic sight of claim 9, characterized in that the two contact pieces are disposed concentrically with each other on a side of the adjusting spindle facing away from the inner tube, and the fixture has contact springs connected with one and the other pole of the current source for contact with one and the other contact piece.

16. The telescopic sight of claim 9, characterized in that a potentiometer is disposed in the fixture.

17. The telescopic sight of claim 16, characterized in that a turning ring is provided on the fixture for operating the potentiometer.