Open-View Aiming Apparatus With Dual Sight Windows

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional iron sights occlude a portion of the target, hindering fast target acquisition and precision due to their structural design.

Innovation Solution

Aiming apparatus comprising a first and second body with sight windows and indicators that allow for unobstructed target visibility and alignment, featuring adjustable sighting structures and indicators that are visible through each other's windows.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If traditional iron sights with a central pin are used, then alignment with the target center is achieved, but a portion of the target is occluded

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvealignment precisionVSAvoidtarget visibility area

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent removes the central pin from the front sight assembly, extracting the occluding element while preserving the alignment function through alternative means (side indicators and sight windows), thereby eliminating target blockage without sacrificing aiming precision

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions from a single-dimension central pin alignment method to a multi-dimensional system using side indicators positioned laterally, allowing alignment through horizontal reference points that do not obstruct the central target view

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Device complexity

If traditional iron sights are used, then a simple structure is maintained, but target acquisition speed is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesight structure complexityVSAvoidtarget acquisition time

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the sight assembly into separate functional components: front sight window, rear sight window, and side indicators, allowing each element to be optimized independently for rapid target acquisition while maintaining overall structural simplicity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The sight windows and indicators are pre-positioned to provide immediate visual reference upon acquisition, eliminating the need for additional alignment adjustments and enabling faster target engagement

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20250283692A1Aiming Apparatus

Publication Date: 2025.09.11 OZANNE JEFFREY A

AI summary

In some embodiments, an apparatus comprises a first body and a second body aligned upon an axis. The first body comprises a first sight window and a first side edge, a second side edge and a base edge defining the first sight window, and a first central indicator. The second body comprises a second sight window and a first side edge, a second side edge and a base edge defining the second sight window, and a second central indicator. The axis extends through a center of the first sight window and through a center of the second sight window.