Range finder for weapons
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1. An optical range finder comprising:
- a housing having a front end, a rear end, a side plate, and a bottom surface extending between the front end and the rear end;
range finder circuitry located within the housing;
a lens located at the front end of the housing;
a display located at the rear end of the housing;
a port extending into the side plate;
a plurality of threaded apertures extending upwardly into the bottom surface of the housing;
a stabilizing recess extending upwardly into the bottom surface of the housing for receiving a stabilizing nub on a weapon mount; and
screws extending upwardly through the weapon mount and into at least one of the plurality of attaching apertures thereby securing the range finder to the weapon mount.
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A range finder includes housing, circuitry, a lens, a display, and a plurality of threaded apertures. The housing has a front end, a rear end, and a bottom portion extending between the front end and the rear end. The range finder circuitry is located within the housing. The lens is located at the front end of the housing. The display is located at the rear end of the housing. The plurality of threaded apertures are located in the bottom portion of the housing.
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1. An optical range finder comprising:
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a housing having a front end, a rear end, a side plate, and a bottom surface extending between the front end and the rear end; range finder circuitry located within the housing; a lens located at the front end of the housing; a display located at the rear end of the housing; a port extending into the side plate; a plurality of threaded apertures extending upwardly into the bottom surface of the housing; a stabilizing recess extending upwardly into the bottom surface of the housing for receiving a stabilizing nub on a weapon mount; and screws extending upwardly through the weapon mount and into at least one of the plurality of attaching apertures thereby securing the range finder to the weapon mount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A range finder for a weapon, the range finder comprising:
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a housing including a front end, a back end, a top, a bottom, a left side and a right side; a lens mounted at the front end of the housing; a signal generation circuit located within the housing for generating signals to project out of the front end of the housing; a signal receiving circuit located within the housing for receiving the generated signals reflected off an object and back through the lens; a range finding circuit located within the housing for processing the received signals and determining distance to the object; a liquid crystal display for displaying the distance determined by the range finding circuit, the liquid crystal display mounted at the back end of the housing; and at least one threaded attaching aperture extending upwards into the rangefinder from the bottom for attaching the range finder to a weapon mount having a mounting rail; a stabilizing recess extending upwards into the rangefinder from the bottom for receiving a stabilizing nub on the weapon mount; at least one screw extending upwards through the weapon mount into the at least one threaded attaching aperture, thereby securing the range finder to the weapon mount. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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