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Frame-mounted laser aiming device

a laser aiming device and frame technology, applied in the field of firearm laser aiming devices, can solve the problems of inability to reduce the constant distance of deviation, inconvenient installation and/or replacement, and inability to significantly affect so as to achieve the effect of not significantly affecting the weight or balance of the firearm

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-03-01
SMITH & WESSON
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[0021]It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser aiming device that is compact and lies substantially flush with the contours of the firearm, thereby avoiding inadvertent contact and manipulation. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a laser aiming device that does not interfere with the holstering of a firearm to which the laser aiming device is mounted.
[0022]It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser aiming device that is robust and can withstand impact without the need for laser-sight collimation.
[0023]It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser aiming device that is readily adjustable for near and far field aiming.
[0025]It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser aiming device that is readily installed and / or interchangeable with other laser aiming devices.
[0026]It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser aiming device that is ambidextrous and, thus, is equally accessible from both sides of the firearm.
[0027]It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser aiming device that does not significantly impact the weight or balance of the firearm.

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However, since the laser cannot readily be disposed in-line with the firing axis, some divergence is inevitable.
Reducing this constant distance of deviation is difficult in known laser aiming devices.
However, interchanging the laser aiming device can require laser-sight collimation when the laser aiming device is re-attached.
In addition, the mounted laser aiming device often prevents the firearm from being holstered.
However, the grip-integrated laser aiming device is oddly shaped and often requires a holster specific to its design.
Second, the mounted laser aiming device is prone to tampering or unintentional adjustment, for instance, if the laser aiming device is bumped, impacted, abraded or otherwise contacted.
Beyond misaligning the mounted laser aiming device, this contact can damage the laser and a mounting means thereof.
Third, the grip-integrated laser aiming devices are generally only accessible or actuable from one side of the firearm.
Fourth, the mounted laser aiming device can significantly increase the overall bulk and balance of the firearm.
Each of these additional components—the mounting means and the housing—increases the overall weight and impacts the balance of the firearm.

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[0039]Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, one exemplary embodiment of a firearm known in the art is shown generally at 10 and is hereinafter referred to as “firearm 10.” The firearm 10 is, preferably, a revolver that includes a frame 12, a cylinder 20, a barrel 22, and a firing mechanism 14. The operation and structure of the known firearm 10 is described in: U.S. Pat. No. 6,330,761 entitled “BLAST SHIELD APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY FOR A REVOLVER”; U.S. Pat. No. 6,523,294 entitled “REVOLVER-SAFETY LOCK MECHANISM”; U.S. Pat. No. 7,059,075 entitled “CYLINDER RETAINING MECHANISM”; U.S. Pat. No. 7,254,913 entitled “REVOLVER FOR FIRING HIGH VELOCITY AMMUNITION”; U.S. Pat. No. 7,263,795 entitled “EXTRACTOR FOR A REVOLVER”; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 760,873 entitled “FIREARM HAVING NONMETALLIC COMPONENTS AND AN AMBIDEXTROUS CYLINDER RELEASE LEVER”; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 760,927 entitled “FIREARM HAVING NONMETALLIC COMPONENTS AND AN EXTRACTOR YOKE LOCKUP”, which ar...

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Abstract

A revolver having a frame that defines a rectangular aperture to which a cylinder is mounted, and a laser aiming device that is mounted to the frame, rearward of the rectangular aperture. The laser aiming device is secured to the frame by a fastener that is inserted through an opening defined in a central position of the laser aiming device and into a corresponding hole formed in the frame. The alignment axis of the laser aiming device is proximate the firing axis of the revolver. The laser aiming device is light weight and lies substantially flush against the revolver, between the frame and the cylinder.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 378,153, filed Aug. 30, 2010, entitled “FRAME-MOUNTED LASER AIMING DEVICE”, the aforementioned application being hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention generally relates to a laser aiming device for a firearm and, more specifically, to a frame-mounted laser aiming device for a revolver.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Laser aiming devices are attached to firearms to improve the accuracy and precision of the user. In particular, the laser of the laser aiming device is aligned with a firing axis of the firearm and disposed as close to the firing axis as possible to reduce the divergence of the laser and the firing axis. However, since the laser cannot readily be disposed in-line with the firing axis, some divergence is inevitable.[0004]That being the case, if the distance to the target is known (e.g., 7 meter...

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IPC IPC(8): F41G1/00
CPCF41G1/35
Inventor CURRY, BRETT
Owner SMITH & WESSON
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