Recessed Handgun Sight Assembly for Snag Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional handgun sights protrude from the slide, leading to snagging issues during holstering and drawing, and can obscure the user's view, while also making it difficult to accurately aim due to increased height and width.
Innovation Solution
A sight assembly is recessed into the top of the handgun slide, with point-of-aim indicators visible from the rear, reducing the likelihood of snagging and allowing for clearer aiming, and the slide's surface can be used alternately or in conjunction with the sight for alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional handgun sights protrude from the slide, then the sights are visible and usable for aiming, but they increase the likelihood of snagging on clothing and obscure the user's view
Solution Approach 1:
The sight assembly is nested within a recess in the slide, with the sight indicators positioned within the recessed area. This allows the sights to be visible and functional while being recessed below the top surface of the slide, eliminating the protruding structure that causes snagging on clothing during holstering and drawing operations.
2Reliability
If conventional handgun sights protrude from the slide, then the sights can be seen and used for aiming, but they increase the height and width of the slide
Solution Approach 1:
The sight assembly is nested within a recess in the slide, with the sight indicators positioned within the recessed area. This allows the sights to be visible and functional while being recessed below the top surface of the slide, eliminating the need for additional height and width that would result from protruding sights.
Data Source
AI summary
A handgun slide has a slide body extending longitudinally and includes sides extending down from a top surface. A proximal end portion of the slide body defines a recess configured to receive a sight assembly. A sight assembly can be installed in the recess of the slide by placing the sight assembly in the recess, followed by securing the assembly to the slide. In its installed configuration, at least part of the sight assembly's point-of-aim indicator is recessed below the top surface of the slide.