Removable aiming sight and sight mounting shoe with pitch and yaw adjustment for pistols and other weapons
First Claim
1. A system for removably coupling and adjusting a sight mount on a grenade launcher, the system comprising:
- a sight mount for supporting an aiming sight, the sight mount configured for being secured to a grenade launcher, wherein the sight mount includes pitch and yaw adjustment mechanisms operable for selectively adjusting the pitch and yaw of the aiming sight;
a foot retainer configured to urge the aiming sight into contact with the pitch and yaw adjustment mechanisms, the foot retainer manually operable to enable the aiming sight to be removed and reinstalled on the sight mount without disturbing the pitch and yaw adjustment mechanisms, to thereby preserve the aiming alignment established by the pitch and yaw adjustment mechanisms; and
a base including an attachment mechanism extending therefrom, the attachment mechanism slidably engageable with a catch formed on a surface of the grenade launcher to secure the sight mount and adjustable base to the grenade launcher.
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Abstract
A sight mount system for preserving adjustment settings of a removable aiming sight so as to avoid disturbing the point of aim of the aiming sight when the aiming sight is removed and subsequently reinstalled on a projectile weapon. The system includes an aiming sight foot supporting the aiming sight and a sight mount shoe for receiving the aiming sight foot. The sight mount shoe includes a non-adjustable datum surface, and pitch and yaw adjustment mechanisms that cooperate with the datum surface to establish the pitch and yaw of the aiming sight when the aiming sight foot is secured in the sight mount shoe. A foot retainer urges the aiming sight foot into contact with the datum surface and the pitch and yaw adjustment mechanisms, the foot retainer being manually operable to enable removal and reinstallation of the aiming sight foot without disturbing the pitch and yaw adjustment mechanisms.
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1. A system for removably coupling and adjusting a sight mount on a grenade launcher, the system comprising:
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a sight mount for supporting an aiming sight, the sight mount configured for being secured to a grenade launcher, wherein the sight mount includes pitch and yaw adjustment mechanisms operable for selectively adjusting the pitch and yaw of the aiming sight; a foot retainer configured to urge the aiming sight into contact with the pitch and yaw adjustment mechanisms, the foot retainer manually operable to enable the aiming sight to be removed and reinstalled on the sight mount without disturbing the pitch and yaw adjustment mechanisms, to thereby preserve the aiming alignment established by the pitch and yaw adjustment mechanisms; and a base including an attachment mechanism extending therefrom, the attachment mechanism slidably engageable with a catch formed on a surface of the grenade launcher to secure the sight mount and adjustable base to the grenade launcher. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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