Gun-mounted sighting device
OwnerLarry E. Moore, Aaron Mooreinventors
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Abstract
A sighting device is mountable to a gun. The device includes a light source (preferably a laser), a power source connectable to the light source and a mount attachable to the gun so that the laser is juxtaposed either the top surface of the gun or a side surface of the gun. In one embodiment, the sighting device includes a bottom rail mountable in a slot on the gun, wherein the slot is preferably positioned on the top surface of the gun. The sighting device may also include a mechanical sight that functions as the rear mechanical sight on the gun and/or a secondary light source.
Claims38
A sighting device mountable on a gun, the gun having a grip and a body portion including a barrel, the body portion having a top surface, a back surface adjacent the top surface and above the grip, and two side surfaces wherein each side surface is adjacent the top surface, the sighting device including a first light source and a power source connectable to the first light source, wherein the power source is spaced apart from the first light source, the sighting device including a mechanical sight between the power source and the first light source, the first light source having a first mode in which it emits light and a second mode in which it does not emit light, the sighting device mechanically mountable on one or more of either of the side surfaces of the gun and the top surface of the gun, so that the light emitted by the first light source travels along side either the top surface or one of the side surfaces of the gun.
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