Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing a firearm sight comprising a closed position and an open position

• US 9,175,926 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2013
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kengs Firearms Speciality Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Kengs Firearms Speciality Incorporated
• Inventors: Keng, Da, Hampton, Aaron L., Matuszczak, Maciej W.
• Primary Examiner(s): DAVID, MICHAEL D
• Application Number:
  US14/097,666
• Publication Number:
  US 20140150324A1
• Time in Patent Office: 698 Days
• Field of Search: 421/11, 421/18, 42124-128, 421/48
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/00 Sighting devices for indirect laying of fire F41G3/16; bombsights F41G3/24 ; structurally associated with laser telemeters F41G3/065; mounting tubular or beam shaped aiming devices on firearms F41G11/001
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/30 Reflecting-sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnance reflecting-sights in general G02B
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 11/003 Mountings with a dove tail element, e.g. "Picatinny rail systems"
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A firearm sight is disclosed herein. The firearm sight may include a housing, a main body assembly, and a sight assembly. The main body assembly may be operably attached to the housing, and the sight assembly may be operably attached to the main body assembly. Moreover, a deployment mechanism may be operable to deploy the main body assembly and the sight assembly from a closed position at least partially within the housing to an open position at least partially outside of the housing.

Claims

1. A firearm sight, comprising:

a housing attachable to a firearm, wherein the housing comprises an opening at one end thereof and an angled surface at the opening;

a main body assembly slidably attached to the housing;

a sight assembly rotatably attached to the main body assembly;

a deployment mechanism operable to deploy the main body assembly and the sight assembly from a closed position at least partially within the housing to an open position at least partially outside of the housing; and

a latch assembly pivotably attached to the housing and configured to maintain the main body assembly and the sight assembly in the closed position, wherein manipulation of the latch assembly, in cooperation with the deployment mechanism, deploys the main body assembly and the sight assembly to the open position, wherein a bottom surface of the main body assembly is disposed on the angled surface in the open position, and wherein the main body assembly is disposed at an angle relative to the housing when in the open position.

2. The firearm sight of claim 1, wherein the main body assembly comprises a light source configured to display a sight indication on the sight assembly.

3. The firearm sight of claim 2, wherein the sight indication is adjustable about the sight assembly.

4. The firearm sight of claim 1, wherein the sight assembly comprises:

a sight assembly frame;

a reflective lens positioned about the sight assembly frame; and

a sight indication displayed on the reflective lens.

5. The firearm sight of claim 1, wherein the main body assembly and the sight assembly are folded together and at least partially positioned within the housing when in the closed position.

6. The firearm sight of claim 1, wherein the main body slides along a first plane within the housing and is deployed in the open position at an angle relative to the first plane.

7. The firearm sight of claim 1, wherein the sight assembly is substantially transverse to the main body assembly when in the open position.

8. The firearm sight of claim 1, further comprising an attachment assembly configured to attach the housing to the firearm.

9. The firearm sight of claim 8, wherein the attachment assembly comprises:

a fixed clamp;

a moveable clamp operable to move relative to the fixed clamp between a clamped position and an unclamped position; and

at least one coupling rod positioned between the fixed clamp and the moveable clamp, wherein manipulation of the at least one coupling rod moves the moveable clamp between the clamped position and the unclamped position.

10. The firearm sight of claim 9, wherein the at least one coupling rod is configured to at least partially protrude between at least two mounting projections on a rail assembly of the firearm.

11. The firearm sight of claim 9, wherein the clamp assembly at least partially comprises a silhouette that corresponds to a profile of a rail assembly of the firearm.