Patent Application
20120311909
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a sighting device, and more particularly to a multiple rail sighting device comprising a multiple rail arrangement which enables multiple firearm accessories to be conveniently mounted onto a scope.
2. Description of Related Arts
Conventional firearm, such as a gun or a rifle, usually needs a sighting device such as a telescopic scope for assisting the shooter to accurately locate the target and perform the shooting. Conventionally, a scope is mounted onto the gun through a mounting rails provided on the gun. The scope needs to be mounted at the mounting rail for securely mounting onto the gun. The shooter is then able to utilize the telescopic scope to accomplish accurate shooting.
A problem with the traditional firearm and the scope is that when a shooter needs shooting, he or she may need more than one firearm accessory. For example, the shooter may need more than one scope having different telescopic ability for shooting different objects. Moreover, the shooter may also need a laser locator for accurately pinpointing the target, especially targets which are positioned at a great distance from the shooter.
When the shooter needs more than one firearm accessory, the firearm accessories have to be individually mounted onto the firearm. This presents a very troublesome and inconvenient way of attaching the firearm accessories onto the firearm. More specifically, if the structure of the firearm is such that it is impossible for additional firearm accessories to be mounted thereon, the shooter has no choice but to give up using the additional firearm accessories.
The invention is advantageous in that it provides a multiple rail sighting device comprising a multiple rail arrangement which enables multiple firearm accessories to be conveniently mounted onto a scope.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a multiple rail sighting device comprising a multiple rail arrangement, which provides a plurality of mounting rails on the scope for allowing a corresponding number of firearm accessories to be mounted thereon respectively.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a multiple rail sighting device comprising a multiple rail arrangement, wherein a plurality of mounting rails are formed on the scope without affecting the original structure thereof. In other words, the present invention fits a wide variety of scopes and therefore facilitates widespread application.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a multiple rail sighting device comprising a first coupling member and a second coupling member for supporting the multiple rail arrangement, wherein the first coupling member and the second coupling member are mounted onto the scope without damaging it. In other words, there is no need to have connectors penetrating into the scope for mounting the multiple rail sight device of the present invention.
Additional advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows, and may be realized by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particular point out in the appended claims.
According to the present invention, the foregoing and other objects and advantages are attained by providing a sighting device for a scope which acts as a firearm accessory and is mounted on a firearm having a firearm rail, wherein the sighting device comprises:
a first coupling member supported on a upper half portion of the scope;
a second coupling member which is supported on a lower half portion of the scope, and comprises an elongated coupling slot formed thereon to detachably engage with the firearm rail of the firearm; and
a multiple rail arrangement which comprises a plurality of mounting rails formed on the first coupling member and the second coupling member, wherein the mounting rails allow the scope to be mounted onto at least one additional firearm accessory so as to eliminate a need to individually attach the additional firearm accessory to the firearm.
Still further objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the ensuing description and drawings.
These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.
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The second coupling member 20 is supported on a lower half portion of the scope 70, and comprises an elongated coupling slot 21 formed thereon to detachably engage with the firearm rail 81 of the firearm 80.
On the other hand, the multiple rail arrangement 30 comprises a plurality of mounting rails 31 formed on the first coupling member 10 and the second coupling member 20, wherein the mounting rails 31 allow the scope 70 to be mounted onto at least one additional firearm accessory so as to eliminate a need to individually attach the additional firearm accessory to the firearm 80.
The first coupling member 10 comprises a first semi-tubular body 12 having a radius of curvature substantially the same as that of the scope 70, and is fittedly mounted onto the upper half portion thereof. Moreover, the first coupling member 10 has a predetermined length which covers a predetermined portion of the scope 70. The first coupling member 10 further has a plurality of first through slots 13 formed on the first tubular body 12 and aligned with a plurality of adjustment knobs 72 of the scope 70. Thus, the adjustment knobs 72 can be conveniently accessed by the shooter even though the first coupling member 10 is mounted on the scope 70. It is worth mentioning that each of the first through slots 13 may be embodied as having different shapes so as to fit different sizes and shapes of the adjustment knobs 72.
On the other hand, the second coupling member 20 comprises a second semi-tubular body 23 having a radius of curvature substantially the same as that of the lower half portion of the scope 70. The second semi-tubular body 23 is fittedly mounted onto the lower half portion of the scope 70 and is arranged to be securely mounted with the first tubular member 10 so as to fittedly and substantially embed the entire perimeter of the scope 70. Similarly, the second coupling member 20 further has a plurality of second through slots 26 formed on the second tubular body 23 and aligned with a plurality of adjustment knobs 72 of the scope 70. Thus, the adjustment knobs 72 can be conveniently accessed by the shooter even though the second coupling member 20 is mounted on the scope 70. As the first through slots 13, each of the second through slots 26 may be embodied as having different shapes so as to fit different sizes and shapes of the adjustment knobs 72.
According to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, the multiple rail arrangement 30 further comprises a plurality of connectors 32 spacedly provided on the first coupling member 10 and the second coupling member 20 so as to securely mount the first coupling member 10 and the second coupling member 20 together on the scope 70. More specifically, each of the connectors 32 is a screw having a threaded portion formed thereon. The first coupling member 10 has a plurality of first connecting holes 11 spacedly formed thereon, while the second coupling member 20 has a plurality of second connecting holes 22 formed thereon and aligned with the first connecting holes 11 respectively, wherein each of the connectors 32 is arranged to penetrate a corresponding first connecting hole 11 and a corresponding second connecting hole 22 for mounting the first coupling member 10 with the second coupling member 20. It is worth mentioning that when connecting the first and the second coupling member 10, 20, the connectors 32 do not physically contact the scope 70 and do not in any way cause physical damage to the scope 70.
Hence, the tighter the screwing by the connectors 32, the more secure the connection between the first coupling member 10 and the second coupling member 20. However, the tight and secure connection between the first coupling member 10 and the second coupling member 20 does not impart any damage to the firearm accessory (i.e. the scope 70 in this preferred embodiment) because the first and the second coupling member 10, 20 are fittedly engaged with the scope 70.
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The second coupling member 20 further comprises a mounting base 25 provided at a bottom side of the second tubular body 23, wherein the mounting base 25 is arranged to be securely mounted onto the firearm rail 81 of the firearm 80. More specifically, the mounting base 25 comprises a plurality of connecting knobs 251 and has an engagement slot 252 formed on the bottom side of the mounting base 25 for mounting on the firearm rail 81 of the firearm 80.
Each of the mounting rails 31 of the multiple rail arrangement 30 comprises a rail base 311 protruded from the first coupling member 10, and a plurality of rail guiders 312 spacedly formed on the rail base 311 to define a rail channel 313 for an additional firearm accessory to be mounted thereon. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the multiple rail arrangement 30 comprises three mounting rails 31 formed on top, and at two sides of the first coupling member 10 respectively. Thus, the first mounting panels 14 are protruded from two sides of the first tubular body 12 and two of the rail bases 311 are extended from the first mounting panels 14 respectively. Furthermore, the remaining rail bases 311 is extended from the top side of the first tubular body 12 for forming the corresponding rail channel 313.
It is worth mentioning that the each of the rail bases 311 extends along a longitudinal direction of the scope 70 so as to form an elongated rail channel 313. Thus, the firearm accessory is slidably engaged with the rail channel 313 for mounting onto the sighting device of the present invention.
The operation of the present invention is as follows: a user or the manufacturer of the firearm 80 may mount the sighting device of the present invention onto the firearm 80 preferably through the firearm rail 81 and the mounting base 25. After that, the user may then mount additional firearm accessory onto the plurality of mounting rails 31 so as to mount the firearm accessory such as a laser pointer or another scope 70 onto the firearm 80. The most important point is that the firearm accessories need not be individually mounted onto the firearm 80. Rather, the sighting device provides a platform for mounting many firearm accessories. The scope 70 described above is merely an example of firearm accessory and it can be embodied as different devices.
It is also worth mentioning that the exact number of mounting rails 31 provided on the first coupling member 10 can be varied according to market needs and manufacturing circumstances. Each of the mounting rails 31 can be used to mount different firearm accessory so that the shooter can utilize different firearm accessories for enhancing shooting quality.
One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.
It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. It embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.
