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US 2007/0175081 A1Published application
Gun sight with continuously measuring rangefinder
AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorJon Lacorte
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Abstract
A gun sight includes a rangefinder that operates in a continuous-measuring mode as soon as the rangefinder is activated. Because the rangefinder is continuously determining the distance to the target when in the continuous-measuring mode, the user does not have to take any time to press any buttons in order to obtain a distance measurement to a sighted target while aiming at that target.
Claims20
A gun sight comprising:
- a reticle through which a target is viewed;
- and
- a rangefinder including a transmitter and a receiver, the transmitter emitting energy toward the target, the receiver receiving energy reflected by the target, the rangefinder determining a distance to the target from the energy received by the receiver;
- wherein the rangefinder operates in a continuous-measuring mode as soon as the rangefinder is activated, the rangefinder continuously determining the distance to the target when in the continuous-measuring mode.
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A telescopic gun sight comprising:
- a reticle through which a target is viewed;
- and
- a laser rangefinder including a laser transmitter and a laser receiver, the laser transmitter emitting a laser beam toward the target, the laser receiver receiving light reflected by the target, the laser rangefinder determining a distance to the target from the reflected light received by the laser receiver;
- wherein the laser rangefinder operates in a continuous-measuring mode as soon as the laser rangefinder is activated, the laser rangefinder continuously determining the distance to the target when in the continuous-measuring mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.