Cantilevered and off-set weapon sights
OwnerBarry W. Dueckinventor
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Abstract
The weapon sights can be used simultaneously in conjunction with another optical sight and can be mounted on the same weapon accessory rail as the other optical sight. The weapon sights include a front sight and a rear sight that detachably mount to the weapon's accessory rail, but are cantilevered and off-set so that they do not interfere with the optical sight mounted to the same accessory rail. The cantilevered configuration and off-set orientation of the rear sight assembly and the front sight post also allow the shooter to transition quickly between the weapon sight of this invention and an optical sight by simply canting the weapon 45 degrees to bring the desired sight on target and into the vertical of the weapon.
Claims26
Weapon sights for a weapon where the weapon includes an elongated barrel having a longitudinal bore axis, and an elongated accessory rail mounted to the weapon above the barrel and substantially parallel to the bore axis for supporting the weapon sights and a second weapon sight having a second line of sight parallel to the bore axis and spaced at a fixed selected distance above the bore axis when mounted to the accessory rail, the weapon sights comprising:
- a front sight;
- and a rear sight used in conjunction with the front sight to aim the weapon,
- the front sight includes an elongated sight body having a first end and a second end, means for detachably securing the first end of the front sight body to the accessory rail so that the second end of the front sight body extends laterally from the accessory rail in a cantilevered fashion, and a front sight post adjustably mounted to the second end of the front sight body at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the front sight body,
- the rear sight includes an elongated sight body having a first end and a second end, means for detachably securing the first end to the accessory rail so that the second end of the rear sight body extends laterally from the accessory rail in a cantilevered fashion, and a rear sight assembly mounted to the second end of the rear sight body at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rear sight body, the rear sight assembly having an aperture therein whereby the front sight post is viewable through the aperture for aiming the weapon along a first line of sight parallel to the bore axis and spaced from the bore axis at substantially the fixed selected distance when mounted to the accessory rail.
Weapon sights for a weapon where the weapon includes an elongated barrel having a longitudial bore axis, the weapon also adapated to support the weapon sights and a second weapon sight having a second line of sight parallel to the bore axis and spaced at a fixed selected distance above the bore axis when mounted to the weapon, the weapon sights comprising:
- a front sight;
- and a rear sight used in conjunction with the front sight unit to aim the weapon,
- the front sight includes an elongated sight body having a first end and a second end, means for detachably securing the first end of the front sight body to the weapon so that the second end of the front sight body extends laterally from the weapon in a cantilevered fashion, and a sight post adjustably mounted to the second end of the front sight body to lie within a plane angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the front sight body,
- the rear sight includes an elongated sight body having a first end and a second end, means for detachably securing the first end to the weapon so that the second end of the rear sight body extends laterally from the weapon in a cantilevered fashion, and a rear sight assembly mounted to the second end of the rear sight body to lie within a plane angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rear sight body, the rear sight assembly having an aperture therein whereby the front sight post is viewable through the aperture for aiming the weapon along a first line of sight parallel to the bore axis and spaced from the bore axis at substantially the fixed selected distance when mounted to the weapon.
A set of alternative sights for a gun having a barrel, an accessory rail mounted above and substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of a bore of the barrel, and a primary weapon sight with a line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore and set at a fixed distance from the axis of the bore, the set of alternative sights comprising:
- a front sight and a rear sight that can be used in conjunction with the front sight to aim the weapon,
- the front sight and the rear sight being independently removably mountable to the accessory rail such that they are off-set at an angle of between 15 and 60 degrees from the line of sight of the primary weapon sight with a line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore and at substantially the same fixed distance from the axis of the bore as the primary weapon sight.
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