Target sight with sensor
AssigneeSig Sauer, Inc.
InventorsGrover Q. Castaneda, Richard B. Brumfield, Elbridge J. Lapham, IV, John P. Nichols
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Abstract
An accessory system for a firearm includes a target sight secured to a mounting rail of the firearm, an accessory secured to the mounting rail of the firearm, a sensor configured to sense a position of the accessory, and a processor configured to receive input from the sensor and adjust an operating mode of the target sight based on the input from the sensor. The sensor may be a magnetic sensor, a proximity sensor, an ambient light sensor, or a switch. Methods are also described.
Claims20
An accessory system for a firearm, comprising:
- a target sight secured to the firearm;
- a magnifier secured to the firearm;
- a magnetic sensor configured to sense a position of the magnifier;
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- a processor configured to receive input from the magnetic sensor and adjust an operating mode of the target sight based on the input from the magnetic sensor.
A target sight system for a firearm, comprising:
- a target sight having a line of sight through a main optic of the target sight;
- a magnifier secured to a mounting rail of the firearm, the magnifier structured to move between an operative position within the line of sight of the target sight and a storage position out of the line of sight of the target sight;
- a sensor configured to sense whether magnifier is in the operative position;
- a processor configured to receive input from the sensor regarding a present position of the magnifier and to modify an operating mode of the target sight based on the sensor input.
An accessory system for a firearm, comprising:
- a target sight secured to the firearm;
- a magnifier secured to the firearm;
- an inductive sensor configured to sense a position of the magnifier;
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- a processor configured to receive input from the inductive sensor and adjust an operating mode of the target sight based on the input from the inductive sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.