Illuminated gun sight and low ammunition warning assembly for firearms

An assembly for use on a weapon of the type having a central longitudinal axis extending from a proximal and zone, including a proximal end, to a distal end zone, and a barrel extending along the central axis between the proximal and zone and distal end zone, said assembly comprising:

• a front sight on said distal end zone,
• a rear sight on said proximal end zone,
• light emitting means an said front and rear sights for radiating light in a direction towards said proximal end in substantially parallel relation to said central longitudinal axis,
• light generating means for providing light to said light emitting means upon application of electric current thereto,
• modifying means for producing substantially uniform light intensity through out the visible light radiating area at said light emmiting means,
• means for adjusting the position of at least one of said front and rear sights comprising detachable aperture means wherein said aperture is of predetermined size and shape to permit passage from said light emitting means therethrough to produce a distinct luminous reference shape,
• Light adjusting means responsive to ambient light conditions for adjusting the intensity of light radiating from said light emmiting means, so that the light intensity of visible light radiating from said light emmiting means increases as the intensity of the ambient light condition increases and, alternatively, so that the light intensity of the visible light radiating from said light emitting means decreases as the intensity of the ambient light condition decreases.

An assembly for use on a weapon of the type including a handle and a barrel and adapted to contain and discharge a load of ammunition, said assembly comprising:

• a low ammunition warning system including:
• tracking means for tracking depletion of ammunition from said load of ammunition,
• detecting means for detecting depletion of ammunition from said load of ammunition, and
• signal means responsive to said tracking means upon ammunition remaining in said load reaching a predetermined low amount for indicating a low ammunition status,
• said signal means further including vibrating means including a vibrating motor contained within the handle of the weapon, said vibrating motor being actuated by said tracking means to cause the handle of the weapon to vibrate.

An assembly for use on a weapon of the type adapted to contain and discharge a load of ammunition and having a central longitudinal axis extending from a proximal and zone, including a proximal end, to a distal end zone, and a barrel extending along the central axis between the proximal and zone and distal end zone, said assembly comprising:

• a front sight on said distal end zone,
• a rear sight on said proximal end zone,
• light emmiting means an said front and rear sights for radiating light in a direction towards said proximal end in substantially parallel relation to said central longitudinal axis,
• light generating means for providing light to said light emmiting means upon application of electric current thereto,
• modifying means for producing substantially uniform light intensity throughout the visible light radiating area at said light emmiting means,
• light adjusting means responsive to ambient light conditions for adjusting the intensity of light radiating from said light emmiting means, so that the light intensity of visible light radiating from said light emmiting means increases as the intensity of the ambient light condition increases and, alternatively, so that the light intensity of the visible light radiating from said light emmiting means decreases as the intensity of the ambient light condition decreases,
• a low ammunition warning system comprising:
• tracking means for tracking depletion of ammunition from said load of ammunition,
• detecting means for detecting depletion of ammunition from said load of ammunition, and
• signal means responsive to said tracking means upon ammunition remaining in said load reaching a predetermined low amount for indicating a low ammunition status,
• control means on the weapon for programming said tracking means with at least said predetermined low amount.

An assembly for use on a weapon of the type including a handle and a barrel and adapted to contain and discharge a load of ammunition, said assembly comprising:

• a low ammunition warning system including:
• tracking means for tracking discharge of ammunition from said load of ammunition,
• detecting means for detecting discharge of ammunition from said load of ammunition, and
• signal means responsive to said tracking means upon ammunition remaining in said load reaching a predetermined low amount for indicating a low ammunition status,
• control means on the weapon for programming said tracking means with at least said predetermined low amount.

An assembly for use on a weapon of the type including a handle, a barrel, a slide movable between a firing position and a retracted position in order to advance a round of ammunition into a firing chamber, and a central longitudinal axis extending from a proximal end zone of the barrel to a distal end zone, said assembly comprising:

• a front sight on said distal end zone,
• a rear sight on said proximal end zone,
• light emitting means on said front and rear sights for radiating light in a direction towards said proximal end zone in substantially parallel relation to said central longitudinal axis,
• light generating means for providing light to said light emitting means upon application of electric current thereto,
• means for transmitting the light from said light generating means to said light emitting means,
• alignment means for completing transmission of the light from said light generating means to said light emitting means when said slide of said weapon is in the firing position and for interrupting light transmission from said generating means to said light emitting means when said slide is in the retracted position,
• modifying means for producing substantially uniform light intensity throughout the visible light radiating area at said light emitting means,
• Light adjusting means responsive to ambient light conditions for adjusting the intensity of light radiating from said light emmiting means, so that the light intensity of visible light radiating from said light emmiting means increases as the intensity or the ambient light condition increases and, alternatively, so that the light intensity of the visible light radiating from said light emitting means decreases as the intensity of the ambient light condition decreases.