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US 4,738,044 AGranted
Light beam target designator
AssigneeTekna
InventorRalph F. Osterhout
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Abstract
A light beam target designator includes a first beam generator and a second beam generator. The beams are aligned so that they may be selectively directed to a common beam deflecting mechanism which allows for deflection of the beams to compensate for windage, distance to target, and the like. Typically, the first beam generator is a visible light laser and the second beam generator is an infrared laser. In this way, a single target designator is provided which is useful both at night and during the day.
Claims10
A beam aiming device, said device comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a first beam generator mounted within the enclosure, said first beam generator capable of directing a beam along a first preselected path;
- a second beam generator mounted within the enclosure, the second beam generator capable of direction a beam along a second preselected path;
- means for manually selectively operating either the first beam generator or the second beam generator in a continuous manner, whereby the device has two modes of operation;
- means for aligning the first beam and the second beam along a common path;
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- an assembly comprising a collimating lens and a focusing lens, said assembly being pivotally mounted along the common path for adjustably deflecting the beam which is directed along said common path so that said beam is aimed in a desired direction relative to the enclosure.
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A beam aiming device, said device comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a first beam generator mounted within the enclosure, said first beam generator capable of directing a beam along a first preselected path;
- a second beam generator mounted within the enclosure, the second beam generator capable of directing a beam along a second preselected path;
- means for mounting the enclosure on a firearm;
- means for aligning the first beam and the second beam along a common path;
- a gimbal assembly mounted within the enclosure;
- a lens assembly mounted on the gimbal assembly and lying along the common beam path;
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- means for adjusting the elevation and the azimuth of the lens assembly, said means comprising a pair of wedges spaced apart by 90.degree. about the lens assembly so that translation of the wedges causes the lens assembly to deflect in either of two orthogonal planes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.