Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A sight means for a weapon, having a barrel having a muzzle and, comprising: (a) a forward U-shaped sight mounted on said barrel proximate said muzzle end, (b) a rear U-shaped sight mounted on said barrel remote from said muzzle end, said sights being aligned on said barrel so that their U-configurement provides aligned sight openings, the horizontal width of said sight opening of said rear sight being dimensioned to be less than the horizontal width of said front sight opening, and (c) horizontally aligned, rearwardly facing sighting elements disposed on said front sight on opposite legs of the sight which define sides of said front sight opening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
A sight means for a weapon, having a barrel having a muzzle and, comprising: (a) a forward U-shaped sight mounted on said barrel proximate said muzzle end, (b) a rear U-shaped sight mounted on said barrel remote from said muzzle end, said sights being aligned on said barrel so that their U-configurement provides aligned sight openings, the horizontal width of said sight opening of said rear sight being dimensioned to be less than the horizontal width of said front sight opening, and (c) horizontally aligned, rearwardly facing sighting elements disposed on said front sight on opposite legs of the sight which define sides of said front sight opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The sight means of claim 1 wherein said rear sight comprises a U-shaped sight structure dimensioned to simultaneously mask areas of said front sight disposed laterally beyond said sighting elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The sight means of claim 1 wherein said sighting elements of said front sight comprise illuminated elements, said sight means including means for supplying energy to said illuminated elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The sight means of claim 1 wherein said sighting elements comprise patches optically distinguishable from the remainder of said front sight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The sight means of claim 1 wherein said sighting elements comprise colored patches.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The sight means of claim 1 wherein said rear sight also includes horizontally-aligned, rearwardly-facing sighting elements dimensioned for horizontal alignment and simultaneous viewing with said sighting elements of said front sight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The sight means of claim 6 wherein all of said sighting elements of said front and rear sights comprise light emitting elements, and means for powering said light emitting elements.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
75 words
A firearm having a barrel, and U-shaped front and rear sights spaced and aligned upon said barrel of said firearm, each of said sights having a respective U-shaped sighting opening, the dimension of the horizontal width of said sighting opening of said rear sight being less than that of said front sight, said front and rear sights including mutually horizontally aligned, rearwardly facing sighting elements disposed upon the legs defining the U-configurements of said sights.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
75 words
A firearm having a barrel, and U-shaped front and rear sights spaced and aligned upon said barrel of said firearm, each of said sights having a respective U-shaped sighting opening, the dimension of the horizontal width of said sighting opening of said rear sight being less than that of said front sight, said front and rear sights including mutually horizontally aligned, rearwardly facing sighting elements disposed upon the legs defining the U-configurements of said sights.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The structure of claim 8 wherein said firearm includes power supply means, said sighting elements comprising luminous elements, said power supply means coupled to said elements for effecting illumination of the same.