Firearm laser sight alignment assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11320240-B2
Application number	US-201916601279-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2019
Priority date	Sep 26, 2011
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a firearm which may include a frame with a first outer wall, and a second outer wall opposite the first outer wall. A laser module may be disposed between the first and second outer walls. An alignment pin may be in communication with the first outer wall and may be configured to move the laser module relative to the frame.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device, comprising:
a housing including:
a first socket portion; and
a second socket portion;

a laser module including a face;
a resilient member including:
an inner coupling positioned about the laser module, the inner coupling having a first planar facet and a second planar facet, the first planar facet and the second planar facet engaging the face of the laser module, and the first planar facet extending non-parallel to the second planar facet; and
an external seat engaging the first socket portion and the second socket portion; and

a fastener coupling the first socket portion and the second socket portion to form a socket of the housing, the resilient member and at least a portion of the laser module being disposed within the socket, wherein:
the resilient member is axially disposed between the socket and the laser module via a first interface having an axial dimension that is different from a nominal axial dimension of the resilient member, and
the resilient member is longitudinally disposed between the face and the socket via a second interface having a longitudinal dimension that is different from a nominal longitudinal dimension of the resilient member that extends from the axially extending facet to the external seat.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the resilient member resists longitudinal movement between the first facet, the second facet, and the external seat by resiliently biasing the face away from the socket.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the resilient member resists longitudinal deviation by an extent determined at least in part by an extent of deviation of the first interface between the resilient member, the laser module, and the socket.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein:
the laser module emits a laser light from a first longitudinal end of the laser module; and
at least a portion of the resilient member is positioned between the face and a second longitudinal end of the laser module.

5. The device of claim 1 , further comprising an alignment pin movably joined to the housing and configured to move the laser module relative to the housing.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the housing includes an outer wall, the outer wall having an opening through which the alignment pin moves to move the laser module.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein the alignment pin is threadedly engaged with the laser module such that a rotation of the alignment pin moves the laser module.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the resilient member has a durometer measurement of 69.

9. A device, comprising
a housing including a first socket part and a second socket part;
a laser module having a face, a longitudinal length, a proximal end, and a distal end through which light exits the laser module, wherein a first portion of the longitudinal length has a first axial width and a second portion of the longitudinal length has a second axial width different than the first axial width, the face extending axially at least partly between the first portion and the second portion, the second portion being located closer to the proximal end than the distal end;
a resilient member positioned about the second portion of the laser module, the resilient member including:
a facet; and
an external seat configured to engage the first socket part and the second socket part;

a fastener joining the first socket part and the second socket part to form a socket of the housing, wherein:
the resilient member and at least a portion of the laser module are disposed within the socket, and
the resilient member is disposed between the socket and the laser module within a first aperture having an axial dimension that deviates from a nominal dimension of the resilient member and within a second aperture having a longitudinal dimension that deviates from a nominal dimension of the resilient member along a longitudinal direction at least from the face to the facet; and

an alignment pin engaged with the laser module, wherein the alignment pin engages with the laser module at a location that is closer to the distal end of the laser module than the second portion of the laser module.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the resilient member resists longitudinal deviation between the facet and the external seat by resiliently biasing the face away from the socket along the longitudinal direction.

11. The device of claim 9 , wherein the resilient member resists longitudinal deviation to an extent determined by an extent of deviation of the axial dimension between the resilient member, the laser module, and the socket.

12. The device of claim 9 , wherein at least a portion of the resilient member is positioned between the face and the proximal end of the laser module.

13. The device of claim 9 , wherein the alignment pin is movably joined to the housing and configured to move the laser module relative to the housing.

14. The device of claim 9 , wherein the resilient member has a durometer measurement of 69.

15. A device, comprising:
a housing including:
a socket; and
an opening;

a laser module oriented to emit light through the opening, the laser module including an outer seat having a first face and a second face that are non-parallel with a longitudinal axis of the laser module; and
a resilient member disposed within the socket, the resilient member including:
an exterior portion engaging the socket; and
an inner portion engaging at least a portion of the laser module, the inner portion including an inner seat having:
a first facet that engages the first face; and
a second facet that engages the second face.

16. The device of claim 15 , further comprising:
an arm extending through the housing; and
a switch operably coupled to the laser module, the switch being actuatable via movement of the arm.

17. The device of claim 15 , wherein:
the laser module has a longitudinal length extending along the longitudinal axis;
a first portion of the longitudinal length has a first axial width;
a second portion of the longitudinal length has a second axial width that is different than the first axial width;
a third portion of the longitudinal length has the first axial width;
the first face extends between the first portion and the second portion; and
the second face extends axially between the second portion and the third portion.

18. The device of claim 15 , wherein:
the laser module emits a laser light from a first end of the laser module; and
at least a portion of the resilient member is positioned between the first end and a second end of the laser module.

19. The device of claim 15 , further comprising one or more alignment pins operably coupled to the laser module, the one or more alignment pins being movable to adjust the laser module.

20. The device of claim 15 , wherein:
the resilient member resists longitudinal deviation of the laser module away from the socket along a longitudinal direction; and
resilient member resists the longitudinal deviation by an extent determined at least in part by an extent of deviation of an axial dimension between the resilient member, the laser module, and the socket.

Assignees

• Crosman Corp

Inventors

• Kowalczyk Jr John A
• Mock Jeffrey W
• Tuller Jeffrey D

Classifications

• F41G1/36

  with infrared light source · CPC title

• G01B11/27

  for testing the alignment of axes {(means for centering or aligning a light guide within a ferrule G02B6/3834)} · CPC title

• F41G1/35 Primary

  for illuminating the target {, e.g. flash lights} · CPC title

• F41A19/11

  Trigger guards; Trigger-guard mountings (F41A19/15 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title