Rangefinder for shooting device and method of aligning rangefinder to shooting device sight
AssigneeLeupold & Stevens, Inc.
InventorEric T. Overstreet
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present concept are directed to a rangefinder that can be aligned to a fixed sight on a shooting device so that a range can be accurately taken that corresponds to a fixed sight that is used to align the shooting device to a target. Other embodiments of this concept provide methods of aligning the rangefinder to the fixed sight of the shooting device.
Claims22
A rangefinder for determining a distance between a shooting device and a target, the shooting device including a sighting mechanism for aligning the shooting device to the target, the rangefinder device comprising:
- a housing;
- a mounting apparatus attached to the housing structured to mount the rangefinder on the shooting device, the mounting apparatus including a connector by which the rangefinder can be mounted on the shooting device and adjusted relative to the shooting device after mounting in a manner that is separate from aligning the sighting mechanism of the shooting device to the target;
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- an alignment mechanism on the rangefinder and configured to align the rangefinder to a fixed sight of the shooting device, the alignment mechanism including a visible laser configured to illuminate the target, and the visible laser controllable by an operator to be turned on and turned off.
A method of aligning a rangefinder mounted to a shooting device, the method comprising:
- measuring a distance from the rangefinder to a target;
- aligning a fixed sight of the shooting device to the target;
- activating a visible alignment mechanism of the rangefinder to illuminate a visible image on the target;
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- aligning the rangefinder mounted to the shooting device to center the visible image on the sighted target by adjusting the position of the rangefinder relative to the bow after mounting in a process that is separate from aligning the fixed sight of the shooting device to the target.
A method of aligning a rangefinder mounted to a shooting device, the method comprising:
- measuring a distance from the rangefinder to a target;
- aligning a fixed sight of the shooting device to the target;
- viewing the target through a peep tube integrated with the rangefinder;
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- aligning the rangefinder to center the peep tube target view with the sighted target by adjusting the position of the rangefinder mounted to the shooting device relative to the shooting device in a process that is separate from aligning the fixed sight of the shooting device to the target.
A method of aligning a rangefinder mounted to a shooting device, the method comprising:
- measuring a distance from the rangefinder to a target that includes a material that will emit light when exposed to a non-visible beam;
- aligning a fixed sight of the shooting device to the target;
- activating the non-visible beam on the rangefinder to illuminate an image on the target;
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- aligning the rangefinder mounted to the shooting device to center the illuminated image on the sighted target in a process that is separate from aligning the fixed sight of the shooting device to the target.
A rangefinder for determining a distance between a shooting device and a target, the rangefinder device comprising:
- a housing;
- a mounting apparatus fixedly attached to the housing and structured to mount the rangefinder on the shooting device, the mounting apparatus including an adjustable rangefinder support structured to allow the rangefinder to be adjusted relative to the shooting device after mounting and set in a fixed position once adjusted;
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- an alignment mechanism including a beam transmitter configured to align the rangefinder device to a fixed sight of the shooting device and illuminate the target that is separate from a sight alignment system of the fixed sight of the shooting device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.