Target and navigation illuminators for firearms
AssigneeSureFire, LLC
InventorPaul Youngcho Kim
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Abstract
A firearm illuminator for selectively providing low intensity illumination to assist the firearm user to navigate his or her surroundings in dark environments, as well as for selectively providing high intensity illumination of a target. The preferred embodiment includes a vertical handgrip having a battery compartment in the handgrip. A battery retainer cap assembly for the battery compartment includes a battery enable/disable mechanism and a safety latch is provided on the handgrip or battery housing for assuring the retainer cap assembly's secure attachment to the battery housing.
Claims54
An illumination apparatus for a firearm, comprising the combination of:
- a housing adapted to be secured to the firearm;
- a high intensity light source carried by said housing and operable by a user for illuminating a target when said housing is secured to the firearm;
- at least one low intensity light source carried by said housing and operable by the user for illuminating the user's surroundings when said housing is secured to the firearm;
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- said housing including a handgrip having a longitudinal axis substantially vertically disposed beneath a barrel of the firearm when said housing is secured to the firearm and the firearm is horizontally disposed, said housing further including a forward portion carrying said light sources.
An illumination apparatus for a firearm, comprising me combination of:
- a housing adapted to be secured to the firearm, said housing including a handgrip having a longitudinal axis substantially vertically disposed beneath a barrel of the firearm when said housing is secured to the firearm and the firearm is horizontally disposed;
- a light source carried by said housing;
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- a compartment in said handgrip for containing a battery for energizing said light source.
Firearm and illumination apparatus, comprising in combination:
- a firearm including a barrel;
- a housing secured to said firearm;
- a high intensity light source carried by said housing and operable by a user of said firearm for illuminating a target;
- at least one low intensity light source carried by said housing and operable by the user for illuminating the user's surroundings;
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- said housing including a handgrip having a longitudinal axis substantially vertically disposed beneath said barrel when said barrel is horizontally disposed, said housing further including a forward portion carrying said light sources.
Firearm and illumination apparatus, comprising in combination:
- a firearm including a barrel;
- a housing secured to said firearm, said housing including a handgrip having a longitudinal axis substantially vertically disposed beneath said barrel when said firearm is horizontally disposed;
- a light source carried by said housing;
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- a compartment in said handgrip for containing a battery for energizing said light source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.