Metal reinforced target sight
AssigneeSig Sauer, Inc.
InventorsAndrew W. York, Drew A. Essig
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Abstract
A method for forming a base housing of a targeting sight for a firearm includes placing one or more metal components into an injection mold, injecting material in liquid form into the injection mold to contact the one or more metal components, curing the material injected into the injection mold, and removing the cured material from the injection mold. A target sight having a base housing including a metal frame and non-metallic material formed surrounding the metal frame is also described.
Claims17
A method for forming a targeting sight for a firearm, the method comprising:
- placing one or more metal components into an injection mold;
- injecting material in liquid form into the injection mold to partially or fully encapsulate the one or more metal components;
- curing the material injected into the injection mold;
- and
- removing the cured material and the encapsulated one or more metal components from the injection mold as a single unit;
- and
- finishing the single unit into the targeting sight.
A method for forming a targeting sight for a firearm, the method comprising:
- placing a metal component into an injection mold;
- injecting material in liquid form into the injection mold to partially or fully encapsulate the metal component;
- curing the material injected into the injection mold;
- removing the cured material and the encapsulated metal component from the injection mold as a single unit;
- and
- attaching at least one threaded receiver to the metal component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.