Rifle scope with side indicia
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A rifle scope comprising:
- a housing enclosing a plurality of lenses for the magnification of an image viewed through the scope, said housing having a forward end and a rearward end;
a distance adjustment bezel comprising an exterior grab surface and a rearwardly facing indicia ring, said indicia ring having a face that is disposed at an angle relative to a centerline of the scope so as to be observable from the rearward end of the scope;
a power adjustment bezel comprising an exterior grab surface and a rearwardly facing indicia ring, said indicia ring having a face that is disposed at an angle relative to the centerline of the scope so as to be observable from the rearward end of the scope; and
a first marker that is located on a side of the housing adjacent to said distance adjustment bezel indicia and a second marker that is located on the side of the housing adjacent to the power adjustment bezel indicia ring, said first marker and said second marker both projecting outwardly from the side of the housing so as to be visible from the rearward end of the scope.
7 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A rifle scope having a power adjustment bezel and a distance adjustment bezel, both bezels being rotatable to alter the power and distance of the scope, respectively. Both bezels comprise a rearwardly facing indicia ring that is visible from the rearward end of the scope so as to permit a reading of the scope power and distance settings without removing the scope from the aiming or shooting position.
-
Citations
13 Claims
-
1. A rifle scope comprising:
-
a housing enclosing a plurality of lenses for the magnification of an image viewed through the scope, said housing having a forward end and a rearward end;
a distance adjustment bezel comprising an exterior grab surface and a rearwardly facing indicia ring, said indicia ring having a face that is disposed at an angle relative to a centerline of the scope so as to be observable from the rearward end of the scope;
a power adjustment bezel comprising an exterior grab surface and a rearwardly facing indicia ring, said indicia ring having a face that is disposed at an angle relative to the centerline of the scope so as to be observable from the rearward end of the scope; and
a first marker that is located on a side of the housing adjacent to said distance adjustment bezel indicia and a second marker that is located on the side of the housing adjacent to the power adjustment bezel indicia ring, said first marker and said second marker both projecting outwardly from the side of the housing so as to be visible from the rearward end of the scope. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8)
-
-
6. A method of using a rifle having a rifle scope mounted thereon, said rifle scope comprising a housing enclosing a plurality of lenses for the magnification of an image viewed through the rifle scope, said housing having a forward end and a rearward end, a distance adjustment bezel comprising an exterior grab surface and a rearwardly facing indicia ring, said distance adjustment bezel indicia ring having a face that is disposed at an angle relative to a centerline of the scope so as to be observable from the rearward end of the rifle scope, and a power adjustment bezel comprising an exterior grab surface and a rearwardly facing indicia ring, said power adjustment bezel indicia ring having a face that is disposed at an angle relative to a centerline of the scope so as to be observable from the rearward end of the rifle scope, wherein said method comprises the steps of:
-
a) positioning said rifle in a shooting position;
b) sighting through said rifle scope with an aiming eye;
c) observing the face of the distance adjustment bezel indicia ring relative to a first marker projecting outwardly from a side of the housing, said face being observed with a non-aiming eye while maintaining said rifle in said shooting position; and
d) observing the face of the power adjustment bezel indicia ring relative to a second marker projecting outwardly from the side of the housing, said face being observed with the non-aiming eye while maintaining said rifle in said shooting position. - View Dependent Claims (7)
-
-
9. A rifle scope comprising:
-
a housing enclosing a plurality of lenses for the magnification of an image viewed through the scope, said housing having a forward end and a rearward end;
a distance adjustment bezel comprising an exterior grab surface and an indicia ring, said indicia ring having a rearwardly facing surface that is disposed at an angle relative to a side of the housing so as to be visible from the rearward end of the scope;
a first marker located adjacent to the distance adjustment bezel indicia ring and projecting outwardly from the side of the housing so as to be visible from the rearward end of the scope;
a power adjustment bezel comprising an exterior grab surface and an indicia ring, said indicia ring having a rearwardly facing surface that is disposed at an angle relative to the side of the housing so as to be visible from the rearward end of the scope; and
a second marker located adjacent to the power adjustment bezel indicia ring and projecting outwardly from the side of the housing so as to be visible from the rearward end of the scope. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
-
Specification