Combined illuminated reticle and focus knob

An improved riflescope having a hollow scope body, a front objective lens, an erector tube with a reticle housing attached at one end, said improvement comprising:

• a. a sliding focus cell assembly disposed inside said scope body between said front objective lens and said erector tube, said focus cell assembly including a cylindrical outer body, a front lens assembly, and a rear cell assembly, said front lens assembly and said rear cell assembly being longitudinally aligned inside said outer body, said rear cell assembly having a laterally extending peg that is engaged by said turn knob so that when said turn knob is turned, said rear cell assembly is longitudinally moved inside said outer housing.
• b. a turn knob coupled to said sliding focus cell to manually adjust the position of said front lens assembly inside said scope body, said turn knob including a an inner adapter and an outer adapter rotatably locked together with a push-pull switch disposed inside said outer adapter, said inner adapter being cylindrical-shaped with a closed end with a helix formed therein capable of receiving said peg on said rear cell assembly;
• c. a coupling means connecting said turn knob to said rear cell assembly;
• d. an electric illuminated means located adjacent to recticle to provide illumination thereto;
• e. a battery disposed inside said turn knob and electrically connected to said illumination means, and;
• f. a push-pull switch means disposed inside said turn knob enabling said electric illumination means to be deactivated or activated by pushing or pulling, respectively, said turn knob.

An improved riflescope having a hollow scope body, a front objective lens, an erector tube with a reticle housing attached at one end, said improvement comprising:

• a. a sliding focus cell assembly disposed inside said scope body between said front objective lens and said erector tube, said focus cell assembly including a cylindrical outer body, a front lens assembly, and a rear cell assembly, said front lens assembly and said rear cell assembly being longitudinally aligned and biased apart inside said outer body, said rear cell assembly having a laterally extending peg;
• b. a turn knob coupled to said sliding focus cell to manually adjust the position of said front lens assembly inside said scope body, said turn knob includes an inner adapter and an outer adapter rotatably locked together with a push-pull switch disposed inside said outer adapter, said inner adapter being cylindrical-shaped with a closed end with a helix groove formed therein capable of receiving said peg on said rear cell assembly;
• c. an electric illumination means to provide illumination to a reticle located in said reticle housing;
• d. a battery disposed inside said turn knob and electrically connected to said electric illumination means, and;
• e. a push-pull switch means disposed inside said turn knob enabling said electric illumination means to be deactivated or activated by pushing or pulling, respectively, said turn knob.