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US 12,000,672 B2Granted
Optical reflex sight with reinforced frame
AssigneeBushnell Inc.
InventorsAlejandro Chavez, Travis C. Overfelt, Kamille C. Eusebio
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Abstract
Optical sights for mounting on a firearm are provided, each of the sights having a base defining a barrel end and a rear end; a frame extending upwardly from the base at the barrel end and defining an opening; an optical element received in the opening; and an illumination device operable to display an aiming point on the optical element to generate said aiming point.
Claims19
An optical reflex sight for mounting on a firearm comprising:
- a base defining a barrel end and a rear end;
- a frame extending upwardly from the base at the barrel end and defining an opening;
- an optical element received in the opening;
- and
- an illumination device operable to display an aiming point on the optical element to generate said aiming point;
- wherein the frame comprises upstanding side walls and a top wall comprising a crossbar and an upper surface, a lower surface that contacts the optical element, wherein the crossbar and the upper surface define a cavity therebetween within the top wall, and wherein a bore extends though the frame at a corner portion thereof at an intersection of the side wall and the top wall.
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An optical reflex sight for mounting
- on a firearm comprising:
- a base defining a barrel end and a rear end;
- a frame extending upwardly from the base at the barrel end and defining an opening;
- an optical element received in the opening;
- and
- an illumination device operable to display an aiming point on the optical element to generate said aiming point wherein the frame comprises upstanding side walls, and a crossbar extending between the side walls and defining a top surface of the frame and wherein a bore extends though the frame at a corner portion thereof at an intersection of the side wall and the top wall;
- and further comprising a frame hood for mounting over the top surface of the frame, the frame hood and the top surface defining a cavity therebetween.
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An optical reflex sight for mounting
- on a firearm comprising:
- a base defining a barrel end and a rear end;
- a frame extending upwardly from the base at the barrel end and defining an opening;
- an optical element received in the opening;
- and
- an illumination device operable to display an aiming point on the optical element to generate said aiming point wherein the frame comprises
- a pair of side walls extending upward from the base comprising a forward wall portion having a first width and a rear wall portion having a second width, the second width smaller than the first width;
- an upper wall extending between the side walls and defining a flat upper portion and a curved lower portion;
- and
- wherein a bore extends though the frame at a corner portion thereof at an intersection of the side wall and the top wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.