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US5344320A
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Dual mode apparatus for assisting in the aiming of a firearm
Assignee: L3 Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1992-03-12
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Granted: 1994-09-06
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Expires: 2012-03-12
Abstract
Abstract Dual mode apparatus for assisting in the aiming of a firearm including laser designating apparatus boresighted with the barrel of the firearm, apparatus for actuating the laser designating apparatus in a first mode of operation for illuminating an impingement location on a target while permitting normal operation of the firearm to shoot projectiles and apparatus for actuating the laser designating apparatus in a second mode of operation to illuminate an impingement location on a target with laser light in response to actuation of the trigger of the firearm.
Inventors
- 👤 Motti Inbar
- 👤 Yosef Haimovich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 10:14
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41G; F41G3/00; F41G3/26; F41G3/2616; F41G3/2622; F41G3/2655; F41G3/14; F41G3/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
Dual mode apparatus for assisting in the aiming of a firearm comprising: laser designating means boresighted with the barrel of the firearm; means for actuating the laser designating means in a first mode of operation for target designation to illuminate a target while permitting normal operation of the firearm to shoot projectiles and including an operator control switch whose actuation produces a laser output of the laser designating means; and means for actuating the laser designating means in a second mode of operation for target practice to illuminate a target with a laser beam emission in response to actuation of the trigger of the firearm and incorporating a firing sensor whose output produces a laser beam simulated firing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
Dual mode apparatus for assisting in the aiming of a firearm comprising: laser designating means boresighted with the barrel of the firearm; means for actuating the laser designating means in a first mode of operation for target designation to illuminate a target while permitting normal operation of the firearm to shoot projectiles and including an operator control switch whose actuation produces a laser output of the laser designating means; and means for actuating the laser designating means in a second mode of operation for target practice to illuminate a target with a laser beam emission in response to actuation of the trigger of the firearm and incorporating a firing sensor whose output produces a laser beam simulated firing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
134 words
A target practice system comprising: laser designating means boresighted with the barrel of the firearm; means for actuating the laser designating means to illuminate a target with laser light at an impingement location in response to actuation of the trigger of the firearm; target means defining a target reference and including sensor means for sensing the spatial relationship between the impingement location and the target reference, said target means including: a laser light diffuser which produces scattering of incoming laser light in a known geometrical distribution; and a plurality of detectors for sampling said distribution and thus providing an output indication of the position of said impingement location relative to said target reference; and means for providing a hard copy output indication of the spatial relationship between the impingement location and the target reference.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
134 words
A target practice system comprising: laser designating means boresighted with the barrel of the firearm; means for actuating the laser designating means to illuminate a target with laser light at an impingement location in response to actuation of the trigger of the firearm; target means defining a target reference and including sensor means for sensing the spatial relationship between the impingement location and the target reference, said target means including: a laser light diffuser which produces scattering of incoming laser light in a known geometrical distribution; and a plurality of detectors for sampling said distribution and thus providing an output indication of the position of said impingement location relative to said target reference; and means for providing a hard copy output indication of the spatial relationship between the impingement location and the target reference.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A system according to claim 2 and wherein said laser designating means includes dual mode laser designating means and also includes: means for actuating the laser designating means in an actual firing mode of operation for illuminating a target while permitting normal operation of the firearm to shoot projectiles.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
201 words
A target practice system comprising: laser designating means boresighted with the barrel of the firearm; means for actuating the laser designating means in a first mode of operation for target designation to illuminate a target while permitting normal operation of the firearm to shoot projectiles and including operator control switch whose actuation produces a laser output of the laser designating means; means for actuating the laser designating means in a second mode of operation for target practice to illuminate a target with a laser beam emission in response to actuation of the trigger of the firearm and incorporation a firing sensor whose output produces a laser beam simulated firing; and target means defining a target reference and including sensor means for sensing the spatial relationship between the impingement location and the target reference, said target means including: a laser light diffuser which produces scattering of incoming laser light in a known geometrical distribution; and a plurality of detectors for sampling said distribution and thus providing an output indication of the position of said impingement location relative to said target reference; and means for providing a hard copy output indication of the spatial relationship between the impingement location and the target reference.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
201 words
A target practice system comprising: laser designating means boresighted with the barrel of the firearm; means for actuating the laser designating means in a first mode of operation for target designation to illuminate a target while permitting normal operation of the firearm to shoot projectiles and including operator control switch whose actuation produces a laser output of the laser designating means; means for actuating the laser designating means in a second mode of operation for target practice to illuminate a target with a laser beam emission in response to actuation of the trigger of the firearm and incorporation a firing sensor whose output produces a laser beam simulated firing; and target means defining a target reference and including sensor means for sensing the spatial relationship between the impingement location and the target reference, said target means including: a laser light diffuser which produces scattering of incoming laser light in a known geometrical distribution; and a plurality of detectors for sampling said distribution and thus providing an output indication of the position of said impingement location relative to said target reference; and means for providing a hard copy output indication of the spatial relationship between the impingement location and the target reference.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
97 words
A target practice system comprising: laser designating means boresighted with the barrel of the firearm; means for actuating the laser designating means to illuminate an impingement location on a target with laser light in response to actuation of the trigger of the firearm; and target means defining a target reference and including sensor means for sensing the spatial relationship between the impingement location and the target reference, the target means comprising a laser light diffuser for scattering received laser light and said sensor means being operative for sensing the spatial distribution of the scattered received laser light.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
97 words
A target practice system comprising: laser designating means boresighted with the barrel of the firearm; means for actuating the laser designating means to illuminate an impingement location on a target with laser light in response to actuation of the trigger of the firearm; and target means defining a target reference and including sensor means for sensing the spatial relationship between the impingement location and the target reference, the target means comprising a laser light diffuser for scattering received laser light and said sensor means being operative for sensing the spatial distribution of the scattered received laser light.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A target practice system according to claim 4 and also comprising means for providing a hard copy output of the spatial relationship between the impingement location and the target reference.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A target practice system according to claim 5 and also comprising means for providing a hard copy output of the spatial relationship between the impingement location and the target reference.
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