CA2439797C - Rapid clamping base for an optic rifle sight - Google Patents
Rapid clamping base for an optic rifle sight Download PDFInfo
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- CA2439797C CA2439797C CA002439797A CA2439797A CA2439797C CA 2439797 C CA2439797 C CA 2439797C CA 002439797 A CA002439797 A CA 002439797A CA 2439797 A CA2439797 A CA 2439797A CA 2439797 C CA2439797 C CA 2439797C
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
- F41G11/00—Details of sighting or aiming apparatus; Accessories
- F41G11/001—Means for mounting tubular or beam shaped sighting or aiming devices on firearms
- F41G11/003—Mountings with a dove tail element, e.g. "Picatinny rail systems"
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
- F41G11/00—Details of sighting or aiming apparatus; Accessories
- F41G11/001—Means for mounting tubular or beam shaped sighting or aiming devices on firearms
- F41G11/005—Mountings using a pivot point and an anchoring point
- F41G11/006—Mountings using a pivot point and an anchoring point the device being rotated in a horizontal plane
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Abstract
A rapid clamping base for an open rifle sights, the base consisting of two clamping frames, a front frame (1) and a rear frame (2), whose clamping rings (3,4) retain the sight (5). The frames can be clamped by means of a rapid retainer to a two-piece clamping rail (6, 7) in a gun, such as a sporting gun.
The claws (8, 9) provided in the front frame (1) for engagement with the clamping rail (6) are provided at differ- ent locations relative to the longitudinal direction of the rail so as to be pressed in engagement with the edges of the rail when the optic sight (5) is turned in the hori- zontal plane from the lateral direction (10) to the central line of the gun. The front frame (1) also comprises a support tongue (11) extending downwardly and bearing against the rear edge of the front clamping rail (6). The rear frame (2) comprises second claws (12, 13) engaging the clamping rail (7), one claw (12) being solidly mounted in the rear frame and the other, i.e. the clamping claw (13) being movable and in position to be pressed against the edge of the rail. The rear frame (2) also comprises a support tongue (14) extending downwards and bearing against the front edge of the rear clamping rail (7), both of the frames thus having three pressing points on the clamping rails.
The claws (8, 9) provided in the front frame (1) for engagement with the clamping rail (6) are provided at differ- ent locations relative to the longitudinal direction of the rail so as to be pressed in engagement with the edges of the rail when the optic sight (5) is turned in the hori- zontal plane from the lateral direction (10) to the central line of the gun. The front frame (1) also comprises a support tongue (11) extending downwardly and bearing against the rear edge of the front clamping rail (6). The rear frame (2) comprises second claws (12, 13) engaging the clamping rail (7), one claw (12) being solidly mounted in the rear frame and the other, i.e. the clamping claw (13) being movable and in position to be pressed against the edge of the rail. The rear frame (2) also comprises a support tongue (14) extending downwards and bearing against the front edge of the rear clamping rail (7), both of the frames thus having three pressing points on the clamping rails.
Description
Rapid clamping base for an optic rifle sight The invention relates to a rapid clamping base for optic rifle sights, the base consist-s ing of two clamping frames, a front frame and a rear frame, whose clamping rings retain the sight and which can be locked to a two-piece clamping rail of a gun, such as a sporting gun, by means of a rapid retainer.
There are various locking systems operating with various technical solutions includ-ing conventional rapid clamping bases of this type. All these have the inconven-ience of the locking systems comprising some kind of female or male clamp mem-ber, which can be fastened to the gun, usually on top of the barrel or to the clamping rail. When it is desirable to use an open sight, the optic sight is removed using the rapid retainer, however, the member fastened to the barrel will remain on this, which considerably hampers aiming operations or prevents them altogether. The purpose of this invention is to eliminate this shortcoming. The rapid clamping base of the invention is characterised by the claws which are provided in the front frame to grip the clamping rail being provided at different locations relative to the longitu-dinal direction of the rail, so that the claws are pressed in engagement with the edges of the rail when the sight is turned in the horizontal plane from the lateral di-rection to the central line of the gun, and that the front frame additionally comprises a downwardly extending support tongue, which bears against the rear edge of the front clamping rail, and that the rear frame comprises second claws engaging the clamping rail, one of the claws being a stationary claw mounted in the rear frame and the other, i.e. the clamping claw, is movable and in position to be pressed against the edge of the rail, and that the rear frame also comprises a downwardly ex-tending support tongue, which bears against the front edge of the rear clamping rail, both the frames having three pressing points relative to the clamping rails.
The in-vention thus allows an optic sight to be fastened and removed directly on the clamp-ing rail provided in the gun. No accessories hampering an open sight need to be fixed to the gun, nor are any other mechanical measures required.
A preferred embodiment of the invention is characterised by the clamping claw be-ing spring-loaded, so that the clamping claw bears against the edge of the clamping rail under the spring force. A second embodiment of the invention is characterised by one claw of the front frame being spring-loaded so as to engage the edges of the clamping rail under the action of the spring force when the sight is turned in posi-tion.
There are various locking systems operating with various technical solutions includ-ing conventional rapid clamping bases of this type. All these have the inconven-ience of the locking systems comprising some kind of female or male clamp mem-ber, which can be fastened to the gun, usually on top of the barrel or to the clamping rail. When it is desirable to use an open sight, the optic sight is removed using the rapid retainer, however, the member fastened to the barrel will remain on this, which considerably hampers aiming operations or prevents them altogether. The purpose of this invention is to eliminate this shortcoming. The rapid clamping base of the invention is characterised by the claws which are provided in the front frame to grip the clamping rail being provided at different locations relative to the longitu-dinal direction of the rail, so that the claws are pressed in engagement with the edges of the rail when the sight is turned in the horizontal plane from the lateral di-rection to the central line of the gun, and that the front frame additionally comprises a downwardly extending support tongue, which bears against the rear edge of the front clamping rail, and that the rear frame comprises second claws engaging the clamping rail, one of the claws being a stationary claw mounted in the rear frame and the other, i.e. the clamping claw, is movable and in position to be pressed against the edge of the rail, and that the rear frame also comprises a downwardly ex-tending support tongue, which bears against the front edge of the rear clamping rail, both the frames having three pressing points relative to the clamping rails.
The in-vention thus allows an optic sight to be fastened and removed directly on the clamp-ing rail provided in the gun. No accessories hampering an open sight need to be fixed to the gun, nor are any other mechanical measures required.
A preferred embodiment of the invention is characterised by the clamping claw be-ing spring-loaded, so that the clamping claw bears against the edge of the clamping rail under the spring force. A second embodiment of the invention is characterised by one claw of the front frame being spring-loaded so as to engage the edges of the clamping rail under the action of the spring force when the sight is turned in posi-tion.
2 The invention is described below by means of an example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which figures 1-4 show the front frame of the rapid clamping base viewed from different directions, figures 5-8 show the rear frame of the rapid clamping base viewed from different directions, figure 9 is a top view of the fastening of the optic sight and figure 10 shows the same as figure 9, but with the optic sight in retained position.
The rapid clamping base of an optic rifle sight consists of two clamping frames, a front frame 1 and a rear frame 2. The clamping rings 3, 4 of the clamping frames 1, 2 retain the optic sight 5. The frames can be fixed with a rapid retainer in engage-went with a two-piece clamping rail 6 of a gun, such as a sporting gun. The claws 8, 9 provided in the front frame to engage the clamping rail 6 are provided at different locations relative to the longitudinal direction of the rail, so that the claws are pressed in engagement with the edges of the rail when the optic sight 5 is turned in the horizontal plane from the lateral direction to the central line of the rifle as shown with arrow 10. The front frame 1 also has a downwardly extending support tongue 11, which bears against the rear edge of the front clamping rail 6. The rear frame 2 comprises second claws 12, 13 engaging the clamping rail 7, one claw 12 being sol-idly mounted in the rear frame and the other, i.e. the clamping claw 13 being mov-able and in position to be pressed against the edge of the rail. The rear frame 2 also comprises a downwardly extending support tongue 14, which bears against the front edge of the rear clamping rail 7, both of the frames having three pressing points on the clamping rails. The clamping claw 12 is spring-loaded so as to bear against the edge of the clamping rail 7 under the action of the spring force, thus firmly clamp-ing the whole optic sight to the gun. The other claw 8 of the front frame 1 is spring-loaded so that the claws 8, 9 engage the edges of the clamping rail 6 under the spring force when the optic sight is turned 10 in position.
The rapid clamping base of an optic rifle sight consists of two clamping frames, a front frame 1 and a rear frame 2. The clamping rings 3, 4 of the clamping frames 1, 2 retain the optic sight 5. The frames can be fixed with a rapid retainer in engage-went with a two-piece clamping rail 6 of a gun, such as a sporting gun. The claws 8, 9 provided in the front frame to engage the clamping rail 6 are provided at different locations relative to the longitudinal direction of the rail, so that the claws are pressed in engagement with the edges of the rail when the optic sight 5 is turned in the horizontal plane from the lateral direction to the central line of the rifle as shown with arrow 10. The front frame 1 also has a downwardly extending support tongue 11, which bears against the rear edge of the front clamping rail 6. The rear frame 2 comprises second claws 12, 13 engaging the clamping rail 7, one claw 12 being sol-idly mounted in the rear frame and the other, i.e. the clamping claw 13 being mov-able and in position to be pressed against the edge of the rail. The rear frame 2 also comprises a downwardly extending support tongue 14, which bears against the front edge of the rear clamping rail 7, both of the frames having three pressing points on the clamping rails. The clamping claw 12 is spring-loaded so as to bear against the edge of the clamping rail 7 under the action of the spring force, thus firmly clamp-ing the whole optic sight to the gun. The other claw 8 of the front frame 1 is spring-loaded so that the claws 8, 9 engage the edges of the clamping rail 6 under the spring force when the optic sight is turned 10 in position.
Claims (3)
1. A rapid clamping base for an optic rifle sight, the base consisting of two clamp-ing frames, a front frame (1) and a rear frame (2), whose clamping rings (3, 4) retain the optic sight (5) and which can be locked in engagement with a two-piece clamp-ing rail (6, 7) of a gun, such as a sporting gun, by means of a rapid retainer, charac-terised in that the claws (8, 9) provided in the front frame (1) for gripping the clamping rail (6) are provided at different locations relative to the longitudinal di-rection of the rail, so that the claws are pressed in engagement with the edges of the rail when the sight (5) is turned in the horizontal plane from the lateral direction (10) to the central line of the rifle, and that the front frame (1) additionally com-prises a downwardly extending support tongue (11), which bears against the rear edge of the front clamping rail (6), and that the rear frame (2) comprises second claws (12,, 13) engaging the clamping rail (7), one claw (12) being solidly mounted in the rear frame and the other, i.e. the clamping claw (13) being movable and in position to be pressed against the edge of the rail, and that the rear frame also has a downwardly extending support tongue (14), which bears against the front edge of the rear clamping rail (7), both of the frames thus having three pressing points rela-tive to the clamping rails.
2. A rapid clamping base as defined in claim 1, characterised in that the clamping claw (13) is spring-loaded so as to bear against the edge of the clamping rail (7) un-der the action of the spring force.
3. A rapid clamping base as defined in claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the other claw (8) of the front frame (1) is spring-loaded so that the claws (8, 9) engage the edges of the clamping rail (6) under the spring force when the optic sight is turned (10) in position.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| FI20010431 | 2001-03-05 | ||
| FI20010431A FI110285B (en) | 2001-03-05 | 2001-03-05 | Quick clamping foot for binoculars view |
| PCT/FI2002/000168 WO2002070979A1 (en) | 2001-03-05 | 2002-03-05 | Rapid clamping base for an optic rifle sight |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2439797A1 CA2439797A1 (en) | 2002-09-12 |
| CA2439797C true CA2439797C (en) | 2009-05-26 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002439797A Expired - Lifetime CA2439797C (en) | 2001-03-05 | 2002-03-05 | Rapid clamping base for an optic rifle sight |
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| US (1) | US20040148842A1 (en) |
| EP (1) | EP1366335A1 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2439797C (en) |
| FI (1) | FI110285B (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2002070979A1 (en) |
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- 2001-03-05 FI FI20010431A patent/FI110285B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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- 2002-03-05 EP EP02703642A patent/EP1366335A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2002-03-05 CA CA002439797A patent/CA2439797C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-03-05 WO PCT/FI2002/000168 patent/WO2002070979A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2002-03-05 US US10/469,856 patent/US20040148842A1/en not_active Abandoned
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| WO2002070979A1 (en) | 2002-09-12 |
| FI110285B (en) | 2002-12-31 |
| FI20010431A (en) | 2002-09-06 |
| EP1366335A1 (en) | 2003-12-03 |
| CA2439797A1 (en) | 2002-09-12 |
| FI20010431A0 (en) | 2001-03-05 |
| US20040148842A1 (en) | 2004-08-05 |
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| MKEX | Expiry |
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