O'Malley's weapon aiming system

• US 6,574,900 B1
• Filed: 11/03/1999
• Issued: 06/10/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Paul Joseph Malley
• Original Assignee: Paul Joseph Malley
• Inventors: Malley, Paul Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Carone, Michael J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Buckley, Denise J
• Application Number:
  US09/433,317
• Time in Patent Office: 1,315 Days
• Field of Search: 332/41, 332/43, 332/45, 421/30
• US Class Current: 42/130
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/08 with aperture ; tubular or of ring form; Peep sights F41G1/42 takes precedence
• 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 weapon aiming device is disclosed which comprises a circular transparent and colored disk having a hole and a sleeve having a first and second end. The circular disk is configured to be mounted at a first end of the sleeve, and the second end of the sleeve is configured to fit over an eyepiece of a telescopic optical sight.

Claims

1. A weapon sighting system for aiming a weapon at a target through an eyepiece of a telescopic optical sight, said sighting system comprising:

a circular, transparent, and colored disk having a hole; and

a sleeve having a first and second end, wherein said circular disk is provided at said first end of said sleeve, and wherein said second end of said sleeve is configured to fit over the eyepiece of the telescopic optical sight.

2. The weapon sighting system according to claim 1, wherein sad hole is approximately 1mm in diameter.

3. The weapon sighting system according to claim 1, wherein said hole is configured to align with a reticule provided as the principle focus for the eyepiece of the sight.

4. The weapon sighting system according to claim 1, wherein said first end of is configured to receive a plurality of disks.

5. The weapon sighting system according to claim 1, wherein said circular disk comprises a plurality of optically polarized disks that are arranged such that their relative movement affects their transparency.

6. The weapon sighting system according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of said circular disks, each said disk incorporating a different diameter for said hole such that removal of one or more said disks alters a size of the hole presented to a user of said sighting system.

7. The weapon sighting system according to claim 1, wherein said circular disk comprises a concentric circle around said hole, said circle having a different color than a remainder of said circular disk.

8. A weapon sighting system for aiming a weapon at a target, said system comprising:

a telescopic optical sight having a single reticule provided as a principle focus of an eyepiece of said telescopic optical sight;

a circular transparent colored disk having a hole, said circular disk provided at an outer end of said telescopic optical sight, wherein said hole of said circular disk is generally aligned along a line of sight passing through said optical telescopic sight; and

a sleeve having a first and second end, wherein said circular disk is provided at said first end of said sleeve, and wherein said second end of said sleeve is configured to fit over the eyepiece of said telescopic optical sight.

9. The weapon sighting system according to claim 8, wherein said hole is approximately 1mm in diameter.

10. The weapon sighting system according to claim 8, wherein said hole is configured to align with a reticule provided as the principle focus for the eyepiece of the sight.

11. The weapon sighting system according to claim 8, wherein said circular disk comprises a plurality of optically polarized disks that are arranged such that their relative movement affects their transparency.

12. The weapon sighting system according to claim 8, comprising a plurality of said circular disks, each said disk incorporating a different diameter for said hole such that removal of one or more said disks alters a size of said hole presented to a user of said sighting system.

13. The weapon sighting system according to claim 8, wherein said circular disk comprises a concentric circle around said hole, said circle having a different color than a remainder of said circular colored disk.

14. The weapon sighting system according to claim 8, wherein said hole is at a center of said circular disk.