Scope Mount Assembly with Rotatable Level Indicator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing scope mounting systems are cumbersome and prone to damage, especially in harsh environments, and do not effectively address the issue of cant in firearms, leading to inaccurate shooting due to misalignment of the firearm barrel and scope reticle.
Innovation Solution
A scope mounting assembly with a rotatable level indicator that can be securely stored and easily extended for viewing, utilizing a magnetic system to maintain its position during recoil, and incorporating a rail for additional optics, ensuring precise alignment and quick target acquisition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a bubble level device is rigidly secured to a scope or its mounts, then the level indicator is always accessible for checking cant, but the device becomes cumbersome, complicated to operate, and prone to damage
Solution Approach 1:
The level indicator is made rotatable rather than rigidly fixed, allowing it to dynamically transition between a stored mode (retracted against the scope) and an extended mode (projecting laterally for viewing). This dynamic configuration reduces damage risk when not in use while maintaining accessibility when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The level indicator is separated from the scope body through a rotational joint, allowing independent movement and positioning. This segmentation enables the level indicator to be protected during storage while remaining accessible during use, resolving the contradiction between protection and accessibility.
2Ease of operation
If a level indicator is always extended and visible, then cant checking is always possible, but the device is cumbersome and takes up space
Solution Approach 1:
The level indicator transitions from a static extended position to a dynamic rotatable position, allowing it to be retracted into a compact stored mode against the scope body. This reduces the overall bulk and complexity of the mounting assembly while maintaining accessibility when needed.
3Reliability
If magnets are used to secure the level indicator in extended mode during recoil, then the level indicator remains stable under recoil, but the magnetic system adds complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic system replaces complex mechanical locking mechanisms with simple magnetic attraction forces. Magnets are strategically positioned to provide automatic securing in both stored and extended modes, maintaining stability under recoil while minimizing mechanical complexity.
4Device complexity
If the level indicator is stored in a recess, then it is protected and compact, but it cannot be viewed unless extended
Solution Approach 1:
The level indicator is designed to rotate from a retracted position within the scope's recess to an extended position projecting laterally. This dynamic movement allows the level indicator to transition between a compact protected state and a visible accessible state, resolving the contradiction between compact storage and visibility.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution reduces or eliminates cant in firearms, allowing for secure storage and easy deployment of the level indicator, while accommodating additional optics for improved shooting accuracy and versatility.
Implementation Method 1
a first magnet that magnetically secures the level indicator in the stored mode
Implementation Method 2
a second magnet that magnetically secures the level indicator in the extended mode
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AI summary
A scope mount assembly is provided including a scope mount having a reference axis and a level indicator rotatably joined with the scope mount. The level indicator can be rotatable from a stored mode, where a level indicator axis is transverse to the reference axis, to an extended mode, where the level indicator axis is transverse to the reference axis, and the level indicator projects laterally away from the reference axis. The assembly can include a first magnet that magnetically secures the level indicator in the stored mode, and a second magnet that magnetically secures the level indicator in the extended mode. A user rearward of the mount can view the laterally extending level indicator when the level indicator is in the extended mode, and optionally when the level indicator is in the stored mode, to confirm the level of the scope and any weapon to which it is mounted.