Laser Shooting Accessory with Adjustable Mounts for Safe Angles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Hunting and shooting accidents often occur due to hunters and sport shooters not respecting safe shooting angles, leading to incidents involving fellow shooters or onlookers, necessitating a solution to ensure safe shooting practices.
Innovation Solution
A laser pointing device with a holder and two laser pointers mounted at a predetermined angle, typically 30 degrees, to define a safe shooting vertex, allowing adjustable angular placement and data transmission for future reference.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If hunters and sport shooters manually estimate shooting angles, then the device complexity is low, but the shooting angle precision and safety are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a holder as an intermediary device that mounts two laser pointers at a predetermined angle (e.g., 30 degrees). This holder acts as a mechanical mediator that automatically establishes the correct shooting angle without requiring the shooter to manually calculate or estimate angles, thereby improving measurement precision while adding minimal complexity through a single structural component.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical angle estimation with optical laser beams. Instead of relying on human judgment and manual protractor-like tools, the system uses laser pointers to visually define the shooting angle, substituting mechanical estimation with optical precision and significantly improving angle measurement accuracy.
2Manufacturing precision
If fixed angle mounts are used for laser pointers, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the adaptability to different shooting conditions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements adjustable mounts that allow the angular position of laser pointers to be changed while maintaining precise positioning. The mounts transition from a completely fixed state to an adjustable state, enabling the device to adapt to different shooting conditions (different angles, different terrains) while preserving manufacturing precision through controlled adjustment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder is designed with universal adaptability, allowing it to accommodate different laser pointer configurations and angles. The adjustable mounts enable a single device to serve multiple shooting scenarios, making the system versatile while maintaining precise angular placement through standardized adjustment mechanisms.
3Stability of the object's composition
If two separate laser pointers are used without a holder, then the device complexity is low, but the stability of the shooting angle is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges two separate laser pointers into a single integrated holder unit. By combining the mounting functions and pre-setting the angular relationship between the two pointers within the holder, the system achieves stable angular positioning. The holder acts as a unified structure that maintains the relative positions of both pointers, eliminating the instability that would result from using separate uncoordinated pointers.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device ensures hunters and shooters can establish and maintain safe shooting angles, reducing accidents by providing a precise and adjustable means to determine a safe line of fire, and allows for data logging for incident reporting.
Implementation Method 1
the laser pointers are operable to emit laser beams to define a vertex having an included angle, which corresponds with the predetermined angle defined by the relative position of the mounts/locators
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AI summary
A shooting device (10) configured to use laser beams to set a safe shooting angle, wherein the shooting device (10) comprises a holder or casing (12) and two laser pointers (14) mounted relative to the holder or casing (12) and each other. The holder or casing (12) includes one or more mount/locators, which are configured to locate and support the laser pointers (14) against movement and relative to each other at a predetermined angle such that the laser pointers (14) are operable to emit laser beams at the predetermined angle.