US1466913A

US1466913A - Peep sight for firearms

Info

Publication number: US1466913A
Application number: US580949A
Authority: US
Inventors: Matthews Jesse Conrad
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-08-10
Filing date: 1922-08-10
Publication date: 1923-09-04
Anticipated expiration: 1940-09-04

Description

Sept. 4, 1923.

J. C. MATTHEWS PEEP SIGHT FOR FIREARMS Filed Aug. 10, 1922 m mb mun C J fit;

A TTORNEYS WITIVE888 Patented Sept. 4, 1923.

UNITED STATES JESSE CONRAD MATTHEWS, 0F KAMIAH, IDAHO.

PEEP SIGHT FOR FIREARMS.

Application filed August 10, 1922. Serial No. 580,949.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn CONRAD MAT- THEWS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Kamiah, in the county of Lewis and State of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Peep Sights for Firearms, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in peep sights for firearms.

An important object of my invention is to provide a peep sight which may be r0- tatably adjusted for accurate aiming when firing at different distances.

Another important object of my inven tion is to provide a sight which may be attached to any firearm without changing the construction of the same.

A further object of my invention is to provide a sight which consists of but few parts and yet is efiicient in operation.

The foregoing objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative ar rangement of parts as will more fully appear from a perusal of the following description and accompanying drawings.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like characters throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention showing the same in use,

Figure 2 is a front view of the sight, and

Figure 3 is a detail view of the rotatable disk.

A standard 10 is provided and carries a rotatable disk 11 by means of a pin 12. The standard 10 contains a vertical slot 13 near its top, while a fine wire 14 passes lengthwise through its center and is fastened at each end. A depression 15 is made between the top of the vertical slot 13 and the upper edge of the standard 10 and is adapted to receive projections for locking the rotatable disk in a predetermined position.

The rotatable disk 11 is perforated with a series of

sight openings

16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 which vary in size and are placed at different radial distances from the center of the disk, so that the line of sight is automatically determined for different. ranges or distances. Each of the sight openings, which are numbered according to their range, and have directly opposite them a projection 27 which is adapted to enter the depression 15 of the standard 10 and secure the opposite sight opening in alinement with the slot 13. The periphery 28 of the disk 11 is serrated to facilitate the grip when the same is being rotated.

In use, the standard 10 is attached to the breech or barrel of any ordinary firearm and the disk 11 is rotated until the desired sight opening appears in the slot 13. A projection 27 will enter the depression 15 and secure the sight opening directly in the center of the slot 13. When a different sight opening is desired the disk 11 is rotated until the desired opening appears in the center of the vertical slot 13.

By my invention it will be noticed that I provide a sight composed of two sections movable relative to each other, one of these sections having a sight line extending radially to the axis of the gun and the other having a series of openings of different sizes spaced at different distances from the center of the gun and gradually increasing in size toward the opening which is farthest from the axis of the gun, the parts being so arranged that these openings may be brought successively into registration with the sight line of the other section of the sight.

Although I have described only one form of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim A peep sight comprising a standard of substantially circular formation and having an elongated opening near its top portion, a wire secured centrally of the opening and radially of the standard, a disc rotatably mounted on the standard, said disc having apertures of different diameters arranged spirally about the face thereof, and means for holding the disc in a predetermined position, including a depression on the outer cumference of the disc and in radial alinc- 1 ment with the apertures whereby to engage the depression in the standard and for successively maintaining the apertures in alinement with the elongated opening and for locating the vertical diameters of the openings in alinement with the wire.

JESSE CONRAD MATTHEWS.