Riflescope with multiple reticles selectively projected on a target
Abstract
Abstract A FIREARM OPTICAL SIGHT HAVING A PLURALITY OF RETICLES WHICH ARE SELECTABLY INDEXED AND PROJECTED WITHIN THE SIGHT TO APPEAR AS AN ILLUMINATED RETICLE SUPERIMPOSED ON A TARGET IMAGE VIEWED BY A SHOOTER. A CHOICE OF MANY DIFFERENT RECTICLES ADAPTS THE SIGHT FOR USE UNDER VARYING LIGHT CONDITIONS AND AT VARYING RANGE WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF AMMUNITION. A SMALL BATTERY-OPERATED LAMP PROJECTS THE RETICLE ON A BEAM-SPLITTING DEVICE SUCH AS A PARTIALLY TRANSPARENT PELLICLE OR MIRROR WHICH REFLECTS THE RETICLE IMAGE ONTO THE FOCAL PLANE OF THE TARGET IMAGETHE PELLICLE IS PARTIALLY COATED WITH A REFLECTION-REDUCING COATING TO MAINTAIN A BRIGHT TARGET IMAGE. THE RETICLES ARE MOUNTED IN A RING OR SIMILAR ASSEMBLY WHICH IS MOVABLY SUPPORTED ON THE SIGHT TO PERMIT A DESIRED RETICLE TO BE INDEXED INTO A PROJECTED POSITION.
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- 👤 Alfred A Akin Jr
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