# US 10,767,960 B2 · Rear sight assembly for a firearm

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- Number: US 10,767,960 B2
- Document ID: US10767960B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/915,496
- Filed: 2018-03-08
- Published: 2019-01-17
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2017-03-09
- Assignees: Wilson's Gun Shop, Inc
- Applicants: Wilson's Gun Shop, Inc.
- Inventors: Paul T. Noonan; Brent David Boyer; Aaron Neal Trout
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10767960B2

## CPC

- F41G 1/26: screw
- F41G 1/10: with notch
- F41G 1/18: Clicking-indicators with spring detents
- F41G 11/003: {Mountings with a dove tail element, e.g. "Picatinny rail systems"}
- F41G: WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING (optical aspects thereof G02B)

## Abstract

A rear sight assembly for a firearm is disclosed. The rear sight assembly contain a sight base coupled with the firearm, a sight blade pivotally coupled with the sight base and a tension member positioned between the sight base and the sight blade and configured to push the sight blade against the firearm.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rear sight assembly for a firearm, the rear sight assembly comprising:
a sight base coupled with the firearm;
a sight blade pivotally coupled with the sight base; and
a tension member positioned between the sight base and the sight blade and configured to push the sight blade against the firearm;
wherein the tension member is a rod and wherein a first portion of the rod is disposed within the sight base and a second portion of the rod is disposed within the sight blade.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rear sight assembly of claim 1 further comprising an elevation screw configured to position the sight blade closer to the firearm or further away from the firearm.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The rear sight assembly of claim 1, wherein the sight blade is pivotally coupled directly to the sight base.