GB1572356A – Sighting devices for small arms
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GB1572356A – Sighting devices for small arms
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Sighting devices for small arms
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GB1572356A
GB1572356A
GB82277A
GB82277A
GB1572356A
GB 1572356 A
GB1572356 A
GB 1572356A
GB 82277 A
GB82277 A
GB 82277A
GB 82277 A
GB82277 A
GB 82277A
GB 1572356 A
GB1572356 A
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F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F41—WEAPONS
F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
F41G1/00—Sighting devices
F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F41—WEAPONS
F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
F41G1/00—Sighting devices
F41G1/38—Telescopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnance; Supports or mountings therefor
Description
(54) IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO SIGHTING DEVICES FOR SMALL ARMS
(71) I, GERALD ROBERT HERSHBER
GER, of 285 E. Long Lake Road, Troy, Michigan 48048, United States of America, a citizen of United States of America, do hereby declare the invention, for which I pray that a patent may be granted to me and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement: This invention relates to sighting devices for small arms for example rifles, shotguns and pistols.
Telescopic or scope sights for rifles are well known, but have the disadvantage of presenting difficulties when close-up, near, or snap shots are to be made by the shooter. When the target is moving rapidly in the field, the scope reticle is very difficult to align with the target because of the limited field of view of the target afforded by the telescopic sight or close range, especially when using telescopic sights of four power amplification and upwards. However, if the power of the scope is reduced for example to two and a half power or three power to provide a wider field of view for fast, close or near shooting, there is inadequate amplification for determination of the specis of game that is being shot at for example in deer hunting when it is necessary to distinguish the female of the species from the male.However, even with low amplified or powered scopes, snap shooting is difficult with telescopic sighs because of the delay in aligning the human eye with the exact pupil diameter of the scope when the target is moving rapidly, and because the scope frame covers a substantial portion of the target at close range.
Accordingly the present invention provides a sighting device comprising an elongate tubular body, a telescopic sighting system within the tubular body and including a reticle aiming means, and a non-telescopic sighting system having spaced front and rear sighting elements carried at the exterior of the tubular body.
The invention is further explained below by way of illustration with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements in the various
Figures, and wherein:
Figure 1 is a perpective view of a first sighting device embodying the invention mounted to the body of said telescope;
Figure 2 is a partially cut-away end view of the sighting device taken in the directions of arrows 2 – 2 of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a section view of the sighting device taken along lines 3 – 3 of Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a plan view of the sighting device taken along lines 4-4 of Figure 3;
Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of a modified sighting device embodying the invention, the view corresponding to that taken along lines 5 – 5 of Figure 2;;
Figure 6 is a sectional end view taken along tines 6 – 6 of Figure 5 showing the front sight arrangement of the modified device; and
Figure 7 is a plan view taken along lines 7 – 7 of Figure 6.
Referring now in detail to the drawing, par- ticularly to Figure 1 thereof, the sighting device is denoted generally by the numeral 10. It includes an elongate telescopic small arms sight tubular shell portion 11 containing a telescopic system and having an objective end 12 and an ssyepiece or ocular end 13. The ends 12 and 13 rre shown as bell shaped, the diameter usually being about one and one-half inches for high power rifles. The intermediate annular or cylindrical portion 14 between the bell ends is usually about one inch in diameter for high power rifle scopes. The length of the tubular shell portion 11 from bell end to bell end is usually approximately eleven to twelve inches.
A reticle adjustment means 15 is mounted on the intermediate portion 14 for adjusting the far view with respect to a reticle 16 as shown in Figure 3. The telescopic sight system consists typically of at least four optical parts, namely, an objective lens 17, the reticle 16, an erector system including lens 18, and an eyepiece lens 19 mounted in the rear bell end 13. The objective lens 17 is mounted at the front of the telescope in the bell end 12 and forms a primary image of the objects viewed.
The reticle 16 has cross-hairs, a post, dot, or other sighting point or other indicia 16a which indicates the point of aim. The erecting lens 18 re-inverts the image as it is received from the objective lens so that it can be seen rightside up and in correct left-to-right position when viewed through the experience lens from which the image enters the eye. The reticle 16 may be placed at either of the points 20 and 21 at which the image forms. When the reticle 16 is at the point where the primary image is formed, it is superimposed on the image of the object sighted, and when the rifle barrel bore is aligned and zeroed in with the aiming point or center of said reticle, the rifle or other small arm, when in range, will shoot true to its point of aim, generally parallel to principle axis 21a of the lenses.
Referring again to Figure 1, an external auxiliary sighting system, or near aiming means, of the sighting device is shown as having a front iron sight 21b defined by a narrow elongated rectangularly outlined flexible strip stock piece 22 having a base portion 22a curved to fit the outside annular peripheral surface 23 of the objective end 12 and its forward end 24 reversely and transversely bent upwards to form a front sight portion. This front sight portion is notched inwardly 25 on both sides to form a narrow post portion 26 for sighting purposes.
The curved end base portion 22a of the front sight is fixedly mounted or clamped to the objective end by a fastening means comprising a thin, narrow, flexible, generally elongated rectangularly outlined annular strap 27 which encircles the objective end and has free ends 25a and 26a clamped rigidly over the curved base portion 22a of the front sight member and the objective end by means of a cap screw 28andanut29.
The eyepiece end 13 is threadedly rotatably mounted on the intermediate portion 14 for focusing the telescopic portion of the sight and is provided with a threaded lock-nut 20 for fixedly securing said end 13 once the focusing point is reached for the individual eye. The rear sighting member 31 of my external auxiliary sighting means is mounted to the intermediate portion 14 adjacent the eyepiece end by means of a center portion annular strap member 32, similar in outline to strap 27 and having a clamping screw 33 and a nut 34 securely holding the strap to the intermediate portion.
The member 31 is formed from a generally elongated strip stock member 36 having an annular curved base portion 35a fixedly fastened exteriorly to the intermediate portion clamp by welding or other fixed fastening process as an alternative to the method shown of securing said front sight, and has a reversely, transversely, and upwardly bent rear portion 36 shaped and arranged to form a rear sight having a “V” shaped aperture or notch 37 in its upper end 36a. Variously shaped apertures for rear sight member 31 may be provided in the upwardly extending portion 36, but the inventor prefers a “V” shaped aperture for this application, since from practice and experimentation it appears to give the fastest and clearest view of the front sight for snap shooting.The “V” shaped aperture is aligned and zeroed in which the reticle of the internal telescopic sighting means and the front post portion 26 of the front sight by rotating the sights on the body so that both sighting systems are aligned at substantially the same point of aim, as shown in Figure 2. The zeroing in of the telescopic and auxiliary sighting systems may be done on the bench before shooting the small arm.
Figure 5 shows a modification of the external sighting system wherein a rear sight 38 is fixedly and permanently mounted on the eyepiece bell end 13 by welding or other fixed fastening process during manufacture of my dual sighting means and a front blade sight 39; shown as having an elongate vertical blade or front sight member 38a with a transversely bent bottom flange 39b, is fixedly and permantently mounted on a straight tube type telescopic sight portion which does not have the objective end thereof belled out to receive the objective lens thereof.
Of course when the rear sight is fixedly and permanently mounted on the same tubular diameter as the front sight, the heights of the rear sight and front sight will be generally identical, and no elevational adjustment will be required in most cases. Even if there is a difference in height between said front and rear sights, the difference will be known during manufacturing of the instrument and the sights may be zeroed in for elevation accurately enough then for near shooting, as the initial zeroing in of the small arm may be done with the iron sights.
Referring to Figure 6, the front blade sight 39 is shown as fixedly mounted to the intermediate portion 11.
My dual sighting system is shown as having mounting rings 40 and 41 likewise securely clamped to the intermediate portion 11. The bottom 42a of the rings are provided with support portions, a pivotable support portion 43a of front clamping ring 41 being threaded into a threaded opening 42 in the adjustable base mount 43 so that the scope can pivot about the front clamping ring. The rear clam ping ring 40 is provided with a slidable pivot 44 movable laterally in slot 49 in the base mount 43 by screws 45 and 46 to provide an initial adjustment of my dual sighting system with the rifle bore 47. Once the system is correctly located, the screws are tightened into countersinks 47a in the end 48 of the rearward clamp ring 40, securing the system securely to the mount 43. The mount 43 is fixedly secured to the top of a receiver 50 of a rifle 51 by screws 52 tapped into the receiver 53.The same mounting procedure is generally followed for a shotgun or pistol.
In another version of my sighting device, the alignment of the internal sighting or reticle means within the field of view is fixed within the tubular shell, and no adjustment means 15 is necessary or provided. In this version the external sights may be very accurately zeroed in with the internal sight during the process of manufacturing the device, and when permanently fastened to the shell as zeroed in, no further adjustments between them are required. The entire instrument is then aligned and zeroed in with the small arm bore by means of the adjustable mount 43. The external sights can also be mounted as part of rings 40 and 41 although this is not recommended because of the lessened distance between sights. In the preferred version the distance between sights is approximately seven to eight inches, the length of the barrel of a long barrelled handgun.
However, a considerable accuracy is obtained on a rifle or shotgun with a relatively short distance between sights because the stock of the gun is held against the shoulder.
WHAT I CLAIM IS:
1. A sighting device comprising an elongate tubular body, a telescopic sighting system within the tubular body and including a reticle aiming means, and a non-telescopic sighting system having spaced front and rear sighting elements carried at the exterior of the tubular body.
2. A sighting device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the telescopic sighting system comprises an eye lens at one end of the tubular body and an objective lens at the other end thereof, the reticle aiming means having as its point of aim a reticle indicia sighting point positioned to appear in the same plane as the image of the target, and wherein the front sighting element is positioned adjacent the objective lens and the rear sighting element is positioned adjacent the eye lens.
3. A sighting device as claimed in claim 2 having attachment means attaching at least one of the front and rear sighting elements to the tubular body for movement to a selected position to align the aiming point of the sighting system.
4. A sighting device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the attachment means comprises screw clamping means.
5. A sighting device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the attachment means comprises a clamp having an annular strap portion arranged to encircle the body, and a screw member for securing the strap portion fixedly around the body.
6. A sighting device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the associated sighting element is fixedly connected to the strap portion.
7. A sighting device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the associated sighting element has a curved base portion clamped between the strap portion and the body.
8. A sighting device as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein the front and rear sighting elements are permanently fixed with respect to the tubular member.
9. A sighting device as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the front sighting element comprises a blade sight, and the rear sighting element has a sight aperture.
10. A sighting device substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 1 to 4 or
Figures 5 to 7 of the accompanying drawing.
**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.
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**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. ping ring 40 is provided with a slidable pivot 44 movable laterally in slot 49 in the base mount 43 by screws 45 and 46 to provide an initial adjustment of my dual sighting system with the rifle bore 47. Once the system is correctly located, the screws are tightened into countersinks 47a in the end 48 of the rearward clamp ring 40, securing the system securely to the mount 43. The mount 43 is fixedly secured to the top of a receiver 50 of a rifle 51 by screws 52 tapped into the receiver 53. The same mounting procedure is generally followed for a shotgun or pistol. In another version of my sighting device, the alignment of the internal sighting or reticle means within the field of view is fixed within the tubular shell, and no adjustment means 15 is necessary or provided. In this version the external sights may be very accurately zeroed in with the internal sight during the process of manufacturing the device, and when permanently fastened to the shell as zeroed in, no further adjustments between them are required. The entire instrument is then aligned and zeroed in with the small arm bore by means of the adjustable mount 43. The external sights can also be mounted as part of rings 40 and 41 although this is not recommended because of the lessened distance between sights. In the preferred version the distance between sights is approximately seven to eight inches, the length of the barrel of a long barrelled handgun. However, a considerable accuracy is obtained on a rifle or shotgun with a relatively short distance between sights because the stock of the gun is held against the shoulder. WHAT I CLAIM IS:
1. A sighting device comprising an elongate tubular body, a telescopic sighting system within the tubular body and including a reticle aiming means, and a non-telescopic sighting system having spaced front and rear sighting elements carried at the exterior of the tubular body.
2. A sighting device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the telescopic sighting system comprises an eye lens at one end of the tubular body and an objective lens at the other end thereof, the reticle aiming means having as its point of aim a reticle indicia sighting point positioned to appear in the same plane as the image of the target, and wherein the front sighting element is positioned adjacent the objective lens and the rear sighting element is positioned adjacent the eye lens.
3. A sighting device as claimed in claim 2 having attachment means attaching at least one of the front and rear sighting elements to the tubular body for movement to a selected position to align the aiming point of the sighting system.
4. A sighting device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the attachment means comprises screw clamping means.
5. A sighting device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the attachment means comprises a clamp having an annular strap portion arranged to encircle the body, and a screw member for securing the strap portion fixedly around the body.
6. A sighting device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the associated sighting element is fixedly connected to the strap portion.
7. A sighting device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the associated sighting element has a curved base portion clamped between the strap portion and the body.
8. A sighting device as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein the front and rear sighting elements are permanently fixed with respect to the tubular member.
9. A sighting device as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the front sighting element comprises a blade sight, and the rear sighting element has a sight aperture.
10. A sighting device substantially as herein described with reference to Figures 1 to 4 or
Figures 5 to 7 of the accompanying drawing.
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1977
1977-01-07
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not_active
Expired
1977-01-10
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Hakko Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
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Spetra-Physics, Inc.
Sighting cap for rotating laser beam transmitter
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(en)
*
1984-02-13
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Williams Paul D
Sight over scope gun sight
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*
1986-08-04
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Huggins Edward R
Open sight addition for a telescopic gun sight
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(en)
*
1986-08-04
1990-02-13
Huggins Edward R
Open sight addition for a telescopic gun sight
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1997-03-17
2002-01-08
Allen P. Baumer
Sighting apparatus
DE102011013553A1
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Sighting device for use with mounting device for firearm, particularly for handgun, comprises primary sighting element and secondary sighting element, which are arranged one behind other on firearm in target direction
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