Firearm Optic Textured Grip Surfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gun sights, both active and passive, face challenges in user manipulation, particularly on pistols, where the sighting device is often easier to grasp but lacks sufficient tactile feedback for secure handling, especially in low-light conditions or when dexterity is compromised.
Innovation Solution
A viewing optic with textured surfaces on at least one side, such as pyramids, dimples, or lines, providing tactile feedback and preventing slipping, which can be applied to various gun sight types including red dot sights, enhancing grip and usability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the sighting device is made with a smooth surface, then it is easier to manufacture and clean, but the user cannot securely grasp or manipulate it, especially in low-light conditions or when dexterity is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a textured surface treatment only to specific portions of the sighting device body, particularly on surfaces that contact the user's hand during manipulation. This localized texturing provides enhanced grip where needed while keeping other areas smooth for manufacturing efficiency and cleaning ease. The texture is applied to the front surface and possibly side surfaces that are most commonly contacted during slide manipulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The textured surface creates dynamic interaction between the user's finger and the device surface. The texture elements (ridges, grooves, or patterns) deform slightly under finger pressure, providing continuous tactile feedback that helps the user maintain secure grip and control during manipulation, especially in low-light conditions where visual feedback is reduced.
2Ease of operation
If the sighting device has a textured surface, then the user can securely grasp and manipulate it with better tactile feedback, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the surface parameters of the sighting device by introducing controlled texture elements with specific geometric characteristics (ridge height, groove depth, pattern spacing) optimized for tactile feedback. These parameter changes are implemented through standard manufacturing techniques such as laser etching, chemical etching, or molding, which can be integrated into existing production lines without requiring entirely new manufacturing processes.
3Ease of operation
If the sighting device provides a larger surface area for grasping, then it reduces dexterity requirements and is easier to handle in incapacitated states, but the device dimensions increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enhances the grasping surface area by extending texture elements in multiple dimensions on the device surface. The textured patterns are applied across the front surface and potentially wrap around to side surfaces, creating a three-dimensional tactile interface that provides increased surface area for finger contact without significantly increasing the overall footprint of the device. The texture elements themselves have height and depth that add vertical dimension to the grasping surface.
Data Source
AI summary
A viewing optic has a texture on at least a portion of the front side of the viewing optic. The texture may be further provided on a portion of at least one of the rear side, left side, right side and/or top side of the viewing optic. The texture on the front side may be the same or different than the texture provided on any other surface. The viewing optic is designed to secure to the slide of a firearm, such as a pistol.