Telescopic Sight Adapter Bridge Structure for Covered Scope Mounting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing telescopic sight adapters are not compatible with telescopic sights that have protective covers at their front end, as the radially projecting hinges or parts prevent conventional adapters from mounting.

Innovation Solution

A telescopic sight adapter with a housing featuring a clamping area and a rearward-opening receiving groove, equipped with a bridge piece that can be a cover flap or separate component, allowing secure mounting on sights with protective covers by preventing deformation of the clamping area.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a conventional telescopic sight adapter is used, then it can be mounted on telescopic sights with cylindrical housings, but it cannot be mounted on telescopic sights with protective covers that have radially projecting hinges

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompatibility with different telescopic sight designsVSAvoidstructure of the adapter

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The adapter is divided into functional segments: a clamping area with a clamping slot for securing to the telescopic sight, and a receiving groove for accommodating the radially projecting hinge of protective covers. This segmentation allows each part to serve its specific function independently, enabling compatibility with both covered and uncovered sight designs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The adapter design incorporates multiple functional areas within a single component: the clamping area secures the adapter to the sight body, while the receiving groove accommodates protective cover hinges. This multi-functionality allows one adapter design to work with various telescopic sight configurations, whether they have protective covers or not.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the receiving groove is made open to allow mounting on covered sights, then compatibility with protective covers is improved, but the clamping area may deform when the clamping device is actuated

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemounting capability on sights with protective coversVSAvoidstructural stability of the clamping area

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

A bridge piece is introduced as an intermediary element that connects the two sides of the receiving groove. This bridge piece acts as a structural mediator that prevents the groove from widening when the clamping device is actuated, while still allowing the groove to remain open for accommodating protective cover hinges. The bridge piece ensures that deformation is contained and does not affect the overall stability of the adapter.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP4116663B1Telescopic sight end attachment adapter and telescopic sight end attachment comprising such a telescopic sight end attachment adapter

Publication Date: 2026.04.01 L & O HUNTING GRP

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AI summary

The invention relates to a telescopic sight adapter (3) for mounting an attachment to a telescopic sight (1), comprising a housing with a mounting area for mounting the attachment and a clamping area (14) with a clamping slot and a clamping device (18, 19, 22, 24) for clamping the telescopic sight adapter (3) onto the telescopic sight (1). According to the invention, the telescopic sight adapter is characterized by a rearwardly open receiving groove (25) on the clamping area (14) and a bridge piece (5; 28; 30) that can be placed onto the receiving groove (25) to prevent the receiving groove (25) from widening when the clamping device (18, 19, 22, 24) is actuated.