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US 2010/0060982 A1Published application
Scope with improved magnification system
AssigneeLeupold & Stevens, Inc.
InventorMark Thomas
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Abstract
Various embodiments described herein comprise a scope for a firearm having a large range of zoom. The scope comprising a movable zoom selector for adjusting magnification of an image viewed through the scope. The scope further comprises an objective, an ocular, and an erector assembly positioned between the objective and ocular. The erector assembly comprises at least three optical elements movable relative to one another in response to operation of the zoom selector.
Claims21
A scope for sighting, the scope comprising:
- a movable zoom selector for adjusting magnification of an image viewed through the scope;
- an objective;
- an ocular;
- and
- an erector assembly positioned between the objective and ocular, the erector assembly comprising at least three optical elements movable relative to one another in response to operation of the zoom selector.
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A scope for sighting, the scope comprising:
- a movable zoom selector for adjusting magnification of an image viewed through the scope;
- an objective;
- an ocular;
- an erector assembly positioned between the objective and ocular, the erector assembly comprising:
- at least three optical elements;
- at least three separate carriages supporting said at least three optical elements;
- and
- a tube having at last three cams, said at least three separate carriages being slidably engaged to said at least three cams such that rotation of said tube induces longitudinal movement of said carriages and said optical elements.
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A scope for a firearm, the scope comprising:
- an elongate main body;
- and
- an erector assembly disposed within the main body, the erector assembly comprising:
- a collector lens;
- a zoom lens;
- a Barlow lens;
- an erector housing defining at least three elongate cams, movement of the collector lens, zoom lens, and Barlow lens each being guided by one of the elongate cams.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.