Firearm Sight Mount with Contoured Weight Reduction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Attaching an optical sight to a handgun is challenging due to the need for permanent modifications that can expose internal components to environmental damage and affect the handgun's performance and usability.

Innovation Solution

A sight mount and method for modifying a firearm to securely attach an optical sight, featuring a rectangular design with weight-reducing depressions and contours that conform to the firearm's shape, providing a dust-resistant and water-resistant seal while maintaining structural integrity and reducing weight.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If permanent modifications are made to the handgun slide to attach an optical sight, then the optical sight can be securely mounted, but internal components are exposed to dust and moisture leading to mechanical failure

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattachment securityVSAvoidinternal component protection

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting system is divided into separate components: a mounting bracket that attaches to the slide's external surfaces, and a separate optical sight that attaches to the bracket. This segmentation allows the sight to be mounted securely without permanent modifications to the slide's internal structure, thus protecting internal components from environmental exposure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A mounting bracket serves as an intermediary component between the handgun slide and the optical sight. The bracket attaches to external surfaces of the slide using screws or adhesives, providing a secure mounting interface without requiring permanent modifications to the slide's internal structure or creating pathways for dust and moisture

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Strength

If permanent modifications are made to the handgun slide to attach an optical sight, then the optical sight can be mounted, but the mechanical forces during operation reduce service life

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattachment securityVSAvoidservice life

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSDuration of action of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting bracket is designed with features that cushion and distribute the mechanical forces generated during firearm operation. The bracket's structural design includes reinforcement elements and mounting configurations that absorb and dissipate recoil forces and acceleration stresses, protecting both the slide and optical sight from damage

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

3Measurement precision

If an optical sight is attached to the handgun, then target acquisition and accuracy are improved, but the added weight affects operation and usability

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaiming accuracyVSAvoidhandgun weight

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting bracket is designed with non-uniform material distribution, featuring thicker sections only where structural strength is required for mounting, and thinner sections in other areas. This localized quality approach provides sufficient structural integrity for secure mounting while minimizing the overall weight of the mounting system

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting bracket incorporates curved and contoured surfaces that conform to the handgun's grip area, optimizing the weight distribution and balance point. The curved design allows for more efficient material placement that reduces weight while maintaining structural strength and ergonomic handling characteristics

Inventive Principle:

Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

4Strength

If the sight mount is made with sufficient material for structural integrity, then strength is improved, but weight increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural integrityVSAvoidsight mount weight

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting bracket utilizes composite construction combining materials with different properties - such as a rigid material for structural framework and a lighter material for non-critical sections. This composite approach achieves the required strength-to-weight ratio by strategically placing materials where their specific properties are most beneficial

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

Data Source

PatentUS11788818B2Firearm sight mount and methods and uses thereof

Publication Date: 2023.10.17 CORE-ARMS LLC

AI summary

The present specification discloses a sight mount used to attach or otherwise secure an optical sight to a firearm as well as methods of modifying a firearm to receive a sight mount disclosed herein.