FIREARM MOUNT WITH EMBEDDED SIGHT

• US 20110162251A1
• Filed: 06/28/2010
• Published: 07/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Crosman Corporation (The Kattegat Trust Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: LaserMax Incorporated
• Inventors: Houde-Walter, William R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,695,267 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 42/146
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/35 for illuminating the target , e.g. flash lights
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/36 with infrared light source
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 11/003 Mountings with a dove tail element, e.g. "Picatinny rail systems"

Abstract

A laser sight is embedded in a mounting rail otherwise used for attaching accessories to small arms discharge devices such as pistols or rifles. The mounting rail has a transverse profile that extends along an axis of the mounting rail for engaging mating features of the accessories. The laser sight is located at least partly within the transverse profile of the mounting rail and has a sighting axis that extends substantially parallel to the axis of the mounting rail.

Claims

1. An adapter system comprising:

(a) an adapter body having an adapter receptor and an adapter mounting rail spaced from the adapter receptor;

(b) the adapter receptor configured to cooperatively engage a device mounting rail of a small arm dischargeable device, the device mounting rail extending along a discharge axis, the device mounting rail having a device mounting rail profile transverse to the discharge axis for aligning an axis of the adapter mounting rail with the discharge axis of the small arm dischargeable device, the adapter mounting rail having an adapter mounting rail profile transverse to the axis of the adapter mounting rail; and

(c) an electrical contact on an exposed surface of one of the adapter receptor and the adapter mounting rail.

2. The adapter system of claim 1, wherein the electrical contact is configured to transmit one of electrical power, data or signals.

3. The adapter system of claim 1, wherein a battery compartment is disposed in the adapter body, the battery compartment sized to retain at least one battery.

4. The adapter system of claim 1, further comprising an LED in the adapter body for emitting an illuminating beam.

6. The adapter system of claim 1, wherein the adapter receptor is formed as a clamp for attaching to the dischargeable device or to another mounting rail.

7. The adapter system of claim 6, wherein the clamp includes mating features for engaging a barrel of the dischargeable device.

8. The adapter system of claim 6, wherein the clamp includes mating features for engaging a device mounting rail on the small arm dischargeable device.

5. An adapter system comprising:

(a) an adapter body having an adapter receptor and an adapter mounting rail supported from the adapter receptor;

(b) the adapter receptor being adaptable to a small arm dischargeable device for aligning an axis of the adapter mounting rail with a discharge axis of the dischargeable device, the adapter mounting rail having a transverse profile that extends along the axis of the adapter mounting rail, and

(c) a beam generator in the adapter body, wherein the transverse profile is formed in part by an outer land surface, and a recoil groove in the outer land surface extend substantially perpendicular to the axis of the adapter mounting rail.

9. An adapter system for a small arm dischargeable device, the adapter system comprising:

(a) an adapter body having an adapter receptor and an adapter mounting rail spaced from the adapter receptor, the adapter receptor being engagable to a small arm dischargeable device having a discharge axis, for aligning an axis of the adapter mounting rail relative to the discharge axis, the adapter mounting rail having (i) a dovetail cross sectional area and (ii) a spacer cross sectional area; and

(b) a beam generator in the adapter body for emitting radiation relative to the discharge axis, at least a portion of the beam generator located within one of the dovetail cross sectional area and the spacer cross sectional area.

10. The adapter system of claim 9, wherein the spacer cross sectional area includes a pair of parallel sides.

11. The adapter system of claim 9, wherein the beam generator is a laser.

12. The adapter system of claim 9, wherein the adapter mounting rail is one of a Picatinny and a Weaver rail style.

13. An adapter comprising:

(a) an adapter body having a female mount and a male mount spaced from the female mount, the female mount being engagable to a small arm dischargeable device having a discharge axis for aligning an axis of the male mount relative to the discharge axis, the male mount having a profile transverse to the axis for cooperatively engaging an accessory; and

(b) a beam generator in the adapter body for emitting radiation relative to the discharge axis and a battery for powering the beam generator, at least a portion of the male mount being located to dispose the beam generator and the battery intermediate the portion of the male mount and the female mount along a direction transverse to the axis of the male mount.

14. The adapter system of claim 14, wherein one of the female mount and the male mount is one of a Weaver and a Picatinny style.

15. The adapter system of claim 14, further comprising an adjustment screw in the adapter body, the adjustment screw located to impart movement of the beam generator relative to the adapter body.

16. The adapter system of claim 15, wherein the adjustment screw is located at one of (i) intermediate the portion of the male mount and the female mount along a direction transverse to the axis of the male mount, (ii) in the female mount, (iii) in the male mount and (iv) in a side wall of the female mount to impart movement of the beam generator relative to the adapter body.

18. An adapter comprising:

(a) an adapter body having a female mount and a male mount spaced from the female mount, the female mount being engagable to a small arm dischargeable device having a discharge axis for aligning an axis of the male mount relative to the discharge axis, the male mount having a profile transverse to the axis for cooperatively engaging an accessory, at least one of the female mount and the male mount including a fixed wall and an opposing movable wall; and

(b) a beam generator in the adapter body for emitting radiation relative to the discharge axis, at least a portion of the male mount being located to dispose the beam generator intermediate the portion of the male mount and the female mount along a direction transverse to the axis of the male mount.

19. An adapter system comprising:

(a) an adapter body having an adapter receptor and an adapter mounting rail spaced from the adapter receptor;

(b) the adapter receptor being configured to cooperatively engage a device mounting rail of a small arm dischargeable device, the device mounting rail extending along a discharge axis, the device mounting rail having a device mounting rail profile transverse to the discharge axis for aligning an axis of the adapter mounting rail with the discharge axis of the small arm dischargeable device, the adapter mounting rail having an adapter mounting rail profile transverse to the axis of the adapter mounting rail; and

(c) at least one of an RF transmitter, an RF receiver in the adapter, GPS receiver, a video signal receiver, an IFF transmitter, an IFF receiver.

17. The adapter system of claim 19, further comprising a circuit board operably connected to the beam generator, the driver circuit located in the adapter body intermediate the portion of the male mount and the female mount along a direction transverse to the axis of the male mount.

20. An adapter system comprising:

(a) an adapter body having an adapter receptor and an adapter mounting rail spaced from the adapter receptor;

(b) the adapter receptor being configured to cooperatively engage a device mounting rail of a small arm dischargeable device, the device mounting rail extending along a discharge axis, the device mounting rail having a device mounting rail profile transverse to the discharge axis for aligning an axis of the adapter mounting rail with the discharge axis of the small arm dischargeable device, the adapter mounting rail having an adapter mounting rail profile transverse to the axis of the adapter mounting rail; and

(c) a beam generator in the adapter body, the beam generator emitting electromagnetic radiation in one of the UV, visible, near IR, SWIR, mid-IR, long IR or terahertz portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

21. The adapter system of claim 20, further comprising an LED in the adapter body for emitting an illumination beam.

22. The adapter system of claim 20, further comprising a second beam generator in the adapter body.

23. An adapter system comprising:

(a) an adapter body having an adapter receptor and an adapter mounting rail spaced from the adapter receptor;

(b) the adapter receptor being configured to cooperatively engage a device mounting rail of a small arm dischargeable device, the device mounting rail extending along a discharge axis, the device mounting rail having a device mounting rail profile transverse to the discharge axis for aligning an axis of the adapter mounting rail with the discharge axis of the small arm dischargeable device, the adapter mounting rail having an adapter mounting rail profile transverse to the axis of the adapter mounting rail; and

(c) a circuit board forming a portion of an exposed surface of the adapter body.

24. The adapter system of claim 23, wherein the circuit board forms a portion of an exposed surface of one of the adapter receptor and the adapter mounting rail.

25. An adapter system comprising:

(a) an adapter body having an adapter receptor and an adapter mounting rail spaced from the adapter receptor;

(b) the adapter receptor being configured to cooperatively engage a device mounting rail of a small arm dischargeable device, the device mounting rail extending along a discharge axis, the device mounting rail having a device mounting rail profile transverse to the discharge axis for aligning an axis of the adapter mounting rail with the discharge axis of the small arm dischargeable device, the adapter mounting rail having an adapter mounting rail profile transverse to the axis of the adapter mounting rail; and

(c) a flex switch on an exposed surface of the adapter body.

26. The adapter system of claim 25, wherein the flex switch is located on an exposed surface of the adapter mounting rail.