Gun sight with range finder
AssigneeDead Ringer, LLC
InventorsJesse Erdle, Mike Furla, Kristian Meyer
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Abstract
Handgun front sight 140 has an elongated, rectangular body with a light pipe 21 inserted into the open space between the rear opening 141 and forward opening 142. The base of the front sight is slanted to raise the proximate end relative to the distal end. The rear sight 120 has a body 102 with a circular opening for centering the target. A compass ring 60 fits inside the circular opening. A pair of light pipes 116a, 116b in the body of the rear sight are aligned with 90 and 270 degree points of the compass ring to establish an imaginary line across the diameter. The front light pipe is centered along that imaginary line.
Claims17
A pair of sights for a firearm comprising:
- a front sight comprising an elongated base with a body for receiving and holding a light pipe and a light pipe colored with a fluorescent dye disposed in said body of said front sight;
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- a rear sight comprising a body with a base and an annular closed sight having an inside diameter and a compass ring disposed in said diameter and having a plurality of compass points, said compass ring comprising translucent material colored with a fluorescent dye and said inside diameter defining an opening which corresponds to an effective range of the firearm for a target whose image is substantially bounded by two or more points of the compass ring.
A method for applying sights to an elongated barrel of a firearm, the elongated barrel having a distal end for discharging a round and proximate end near the user, the sights for aiming and ranging the firearm on a target, comprising:
- fixing a front sight on the distal end of the barrel;
- providing a first light pipe in the front sight, the first light pipe comprising a translucent material having a fluorescent dye;
- providing a rear sight on the proximate end of the barrel, the rear sight defining a closed ring;
- providing an annular compass ring on the rear sight, the annular compass ring comprising a translucent material with fluorescent dye;
- adjusting the position of the rear sight relative to the front sight until a boundary of a predetermined target is centered inside the closed rear sight and a predetermined boundary region of the target is proximate at least two opposing compass points.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.