Firearm sight tool
OwnerDanny Fisherinventor
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Abstract
Firearm sight tools for removing and installing a firearm sight are presented, the firearm sight tool including: a tool frame having a top wall, a bottom wall, and sidewalls, the sidewalls connecting the top wall and the bottom wall; a firearm clamping assembly including, a stationary jaw, a clamping spindle, a clamping jaw, and a clamping spindle handle; a bottom spacer removably attached with the bottom wall, the bottom spacer selected to provide vertical alignment; and a sight press assembly including, a carriage, a carriage spindle, and a sight carriage where the sight carriage includes a sight blade aligned along the carriage spindle.
Claims20
A firearm sight tool for removing and installing a firearm sight, the firearm sight tool including:
- a tool frame having a top wall, a bottom wall, and sidewalls, the sidewalls connecting the top wall and the bottom wall;
- a firearm clamping assembly including,
- a stationary jaw removeably attached with one of the sidewalls, a clamping spindle threadably engaged with and extending through the other of the sidewalls,
- a clamping jaw removably and rotatably attached with the clamping spindle, where the clamping spindle is configured to move the clamping jaw toward and away from the stationary jaw, and
- a clamping spindle handle positioned opposite the clamping jaw on the clamping spindle, the clamping spindle handle provided to rotate the clamping spindle;
- a bottom spacer removably attached with the bottom wall, the bottom spacer selected to provide vertical alignment;
- and
- a sight press assembly including,
- a carriage spindle extending through and rotatably engaged with the sidewalls,
- at least one carriage spindle head positioned at one end of the carriage spindle, the at least one carriage spindle head provided to rotate the carriage spindle, and
- a sight carriage having an upper portion and a lower portion, where the upper portion is threadedly engaged with the carriage spindle such that the sight carriage moves transversely along the tool frame, and where the sight carriage includes a sight blade positioned along the lower portion, the sight blade aligned along the carriage spindle.
A method for using a firearm sight tool on a firearm barrel slide having a firearm sight, the method including:
- locating the firearm barrel slide on the firearm sight tool, the firearm sight tool including,
- a tool frame having a top wall, a bottom wall, and sidewalls, the sidewalls connecting the top wall and the bottom wall,
- a firearm clamping assembly including,
- a stationary jaw removeably attached with one of the sidewalls,
- a clamping spindle threadably engaged with and extending through the other of the sidewalls,
- a clamping jaw removably and rotatably attached with the clamping spindle, where the clamping spindle is configured to move the clamping jaw toward and away from the stationary jaw, and
- a clamping spindle handle positioned opposite the clamping jaw on the clamping spindle, the clamping spindle handle provided to rotate the clamping spindle,
- a bottom spacer removably attached with the bottom wall, the bottom spacer selected to provide vertical alignment, and
- a sight press assembly including,
- a carriage spindle extending through and rotatably engaged with the sidewalls,
- at least one carriage spindle head positioned at one end of the carriage spindle, the at least one carriage spindle head provided to rotate the carriage spindle, and
- a sight carriage having an upper portion and a lower portion, where the upper portion is threadedly engaged with the carriage spindle such that the sight carriage moves transversely along the tool frame, and
- where the sight carriage includes a sight blade positioned along the lower portion, the sight blade aligned along the carriage spindle;
- aligning the firearm sight with the sight blade in the firearm sight tool;
- clamping the firearm barrel slide in the firearm sight tool with the firearm clamping assembly;
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- actuating the sight press assembly to engage the firearm sight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.