Adjustable base for an optic
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US Β· United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- LWRC INTERNATIONAL
- Publication Date
- 2010-07-01
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable Β· inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] The herein disclosed invention relates, in general, to optical gun sight's for use with a firearm and specifically for optical gun sight mounts.
[0003] 2. Prior Art
[0004] Telescopic and electronic gun sights for use on rifles and other firearms are well known in the prior art. Adapting these gun sights to various weapons, in general, involves mounting the gun sight containing an image of a red dot or other physical reticule which is used to designate and aim upon a target and a means for mounting the gun sight onto a weapon. In general, the preferred method of securing a gun sight to a mount was through the use of at least one ring which encircles the gun sight and a mount which is designed to be secured to a secondary surface such as a 1913 mil. std. rail that is parallel to the bore of the host firearm. These conventional systems rely on the ring or rings which encircle the gun sight to be securely mounted to a base which co...