Reflex sight with accessory rear iron sight
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1. An aiming device for use with a weapon having a front iron sight, comprising:
- a miniature reflex sight, including;
a base having a forward portion and a rear portion opposite the forward portion, the rear portion including an elongate guideway extending generally perpendicular to a direction of aim of the reflex sight, andan optical element extending upwardly from the forward portion of the base; and
a rear iron sight including a traveler block slidably mounted to the elongate guideway and adjustable along the guideway by an adjustment screw, the rear iron sight extending rearward of the base and removable from the base by a user to thereby shorten the aiming device, and an open sight slot adjustably mounted to the traveler block for adjustment in a direction perpendicular to the guideway and perpendicular to the aiming direction so that the open sight slot can be aligned with the front iron sight to a shooter viewing the front iron sight through the optical element while aiming the weapon at a distant target, the miniature reflex sight and the rear iron sight being mountable to the weapon together as a unit such that the base of the miniature reflex sight cannot be unmounted from the weapon without also unmounting the rear iron sight from the weapon.
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Abstract
A battery compartment for a reflex sight is accessed via a pivoting lid that can be unlatched, opened, and closed by hand without tools and without removing the sight from its weapon. A button carried by the lid actuates a switch within the sight for changing a setting of the sight. Also disclosed is a reflex sight having mounting structures for accessories, such as an impact guard, a rain hood, or a rear iron sight for example. Positioning mechanisms for an LED or other aiming point display device of an aiming sight are also disclosed.
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1. An aiming device for use with a weapon having a front iron sight, comprising:
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a miniature reflex sight, including; a base having a forward portion and a rear portion opposite the forward portion, the rear portion including an elongate guideway extending generally perpendicular to a direction of aim of the reflex sight, and an optical element extending upwardly from the forward portion of the base; and a rear iron sight including a traveler block slidably mounted to the elongate guideway and adjustable along the guideway by an adjustment screw, the rear iron sight extending rearward of the base and removable from the base by a user to thereby shorten the aiming device, and an open sight slot adjustably mounted to the traveler block for adjustment in a direction perpendicular to the guideway and perpendicular to the aiming direction so that the open sight slot can be aligned with the front iron sight to a shooter viewing the front iron sight through the optical element while aiming the weapon at a distant target, the miniature reflex sight and the rear iron sight being mountable to the weapon together as a unit such that the base of the miniature reflex sight cannot be unmounted from the weapon without also unmounting the rear iron sight from the weapon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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