Self-Illuminated Sighting Device
AssigneeTruGlo, Inc.
InventorPaul LoRocco
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Abstract
An illuminated sighting device includes a capsule with an integrally formed lens that is adapted to face rearwardly for viewing by a user. An elongate light collector is positioned within the hollow interior of the capsule and is formed such that light can be gathered along its length and transmitted to its ends. One of the light collector ends is located adjacent to the first lens and defines a sight point or dot. An artificial light source is located within the capsule hollow interior and is oriented for projecting radiant energy into the second light collector end so that the sight point is viewable during dark or low light conditions.
Claims36
An illuminated sighting device comprising:
- a capsule having a continuous side wall that defines a hollow interior and first and second capsule ends that enclose the hollow interior, the first capsule end having an integrally formed first lens that is adapted to face rearwardly for viewing by a user;
- an elongate light collector positioned within the hollow interior and having an elongate light collecting body with first and second light collector ends, the light collector being formed such that light can be gathered along its length and transmitted to at least the first light collector end, the first light collector end being located adjacent to the first lens and defining a sight point that is adapted to face rearwardly for viewing by a user through the first lens;
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- an artificial light source oriented for projecting radiant energy into the second light collector end and through the elongate light collector so that the sight point is viewable during dark or low light conditions.
An illuminated sighting device comprising:
- a capsule having a continuous side wall that defines a hollow interior and first and second capsule ends that enclose the hollow interior, the first capsule end being adapted to face rearwardly for viewing by a user;
- an elongate light collector positioned within the hollow interior and having an elongate light collecting body with first and second light collector ends, the light collector being formed such that light can be gathered along its length and transmitted to at least the first light collector end, the first light collector end being located adjacent to the first capsule end and defining a sight point that is adapted to face rearwardly for viewing by a user through the first capsule end;
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- an artificial light source oriented for projecting radiant energy into the second light collector end and through the elongate light collector so that the sight point is viewable during dark or low light conditions;
- the continuous side wall and at least the first capsule end being transparent or translucent to radiant energy in at least a portion of the visible light spectrum such that radiant energy passing through the continuous side wall is incident on the light collector, and radiant energy from the light collector and artificial light source can be transmitted through the first capsule end for viewing by a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.