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US 10,837,737 B1Granted
LED illuminating weapon sighting system
OwnerJimmie L. Wrightinventor
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for mounting front and rear IR and visible LEDs sights on weapons. The LEDs illuminate the sights in low light environments unlike modern day iron sights. The LED sights allow a shooter the ability to see both sights, and acquire the sights in low light without projecting any visible light. The sights being battery powered with an on/off and dimmer switch giving the shooter ability to use the sights at their convenience without projecting light.
Claims16
An LED illuminating weapon sighting system, comprising:
- a rear sight assembly having a rear base for mounting on an automatic weapon and a flip up reticle housing, adapted to be closest to a shooters eye, the rear sight assembly including a rear LED (light emitting diode) lighting system including at least one rear LED mounted in the rear base and rear light transmissive structure to illuminate the reticle housing;
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- a front sight post assembly having a front base for mounting on the weapon adjacent to a muzzle of the weapon and a flip-up post, the front sight assembly including a front LED (light emitting diode) lighting system including at least one front LED mounted in the front base and front light transmissive structure to illuminate the post,
- wherein the rear sight assembly and the front sight post assembly are adapted to align with the shooter's eye and target to create a sight picture and the rear LED lighting system and the front LED lighting system are adapted to assist the shooter to acquire the sight picture in low light environments.
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