May 13, 2025

US12298104 - Firearm sights and assemblies

Sights of the present disclosure comprise a housing supporting an optical sighting element, such as one or more lenses or iron sights. A first lateral side of the housing has a laterally-extending protrusion and a lead-in portion forward of the laterally-extending portion. In some arrangements the lead-in portion is laterally-inward of an outermost surface of the laterally-extending protrusion and has a surface roughness of less than 50 μm. In some instances, the laterally-extending protrusion has a width of at least 1 mm and the lead-in portion has a length of at least five times the width of the laterally-extending protrusion.

Assignee: Springfield, Inc.
Inventors: Dennis J. Reese, Stephen H. McKelvain, Nick Ballard, Peter J. Leach
Filing date: 2023-11-14

firearmsightsoptics

The patent describes a firearm sight with a housing that includes a lens opening and features serrations on the rearward-facing side, designed to enhance grip and usability. The housing’s design incorporates a laterally-extending protrusion and a lead-in portion, optimizing the sight’s functionality and user experience.

Claim 1

A firearm sight, comprising: a housing having a rearward end, a forward end, a left lateral side, a right lateral side, a bottom side, and a top side; the housing defining a lens opening that forms a window to look through the housing along a rearward end to forward end direction; wherein the housing has a portion that extends at least partially around a perimeter of the lens opening and to a first height above the bottom side; wherein the top side of the housing at the rearward end is a second height above the bottom side, the second height being less than the first height; wherein said portion has a rearward-facing side and a forward-facing side, the rearward-facing side having serrations and being separate from and spaced forward of said rearward end; wherein the serrations are defined by v-shaped grooves extending along a direction from a left lateral side of the housing to a right lateral side of the housing; and wherein the forward-facing side is free of serrations. a housing having a rearward end, a forward end, a left lateral side, a right lateral side, a bottom side, and a top side; the housing defining a lens opening that forms a window to look through the housing along a rearward end to forward end direction; wherein the housing has a portion that extends at least partially around a perimeter of the lens opening and to a first height above the bottom side; wherein the top side of the housing at the rearward end is a second height above the bottom side, the second height being less than the first height; wherein said portion has a rearward-facing side and a forward-facing side, the rearward-facing side having serrations and being separate from and spaced forward of said rearward end; wherein the serrations are defined by v-shaped grooves extending along a direction from a left lateral side of the housing to a right lateral side of the housing; and wherein the forward-facing side is free of serrations.

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