Firearm laser sight alignment assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11965710-B2
Application number	US-202016932061-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2020
Priority date	Sep 26, 2011
Publication date	Apr 23, 2024
Grant date	Apr 23, 2024

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 configured to couple to a firearm, the device comprising:
a first housing defining a first opening and at least a first portion of a second opening;
a second housing defining a third opening and at least a second portion of the second opening, wherein the first housing is removably connected to the second housing to define the second opening, the first housing and the second housing defining a socket when connected together;
a laser module at least partially disposed within the socket, the laser module being oriented to emit light towards the second opening;
a resilient coupling forming an interference fit between the laser module and the socket at a first position along a length of the laser module;
a switch operably connected to the laser module;
an arm operably coupled to the switch, the arm at least partially extending through at least one of the first opening or the second opening;
a first alignment element operably engaged with the laser module at a second position along the length of the laser module, the first alignment element configured to move the laser module in a first direction;
a second alignment element operably engaged with the laser module at the second position along the length of the laser module, the second alignment element configured to move the laser module in a second direction different from the first direction; and
a biasing element operably engaged with the laser module, the biasing element situated within a pocket defined by the first housing and the second housing and configured to resist the first alignment element and the second alignment element, the biasing element directed in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first housing further defines a first recessed region, the first opening being disposed through the first housing within the first recessed region; and
the second housing further defines a second recessed region, the second opening being disposed through the second housing within the second recessed region.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first alignment element is disposed on a first side of the first housing; and
the second alignment element is disposed on a second side of the first housing opposite the first side of the first housing.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the biasing element is disposed in at least one of the first housing and the second housing.

5. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a power supply configured to provide power to the laser module, the power supply being disposed in at least one of the first housing or the second housing.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first housing and the second housing include a first components configured to couple to a trigger guard of the firearm and second components configured to couple to a frame of the firearm.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second direction is substantially orthogonal to the first direction.

8. An apparatus, comprising:
a first housing component;
a second housing component configured to couple to the first housing component;
a laser module residing at least partially within the first housing component and at least partially within the second housing component;
a resilient coupling forming an interference fit between the laser module and at least one of the first housing component or the second housing component at a first position along a length of the laser module;
an arm operably coupled to the laser module and actuatable between a first position in which the laser module is enabled and a second position in which the laser module is disabled;
a first alignment element operably engaged with the laser module at a second position along the length of the laser module, the first alignment element being configured to move the laser module in a first direction;
a second alignment element operably engaged with the laser module at the second position along the length of the laser module, the second alignment element being configured to move the laser module in a second direction different than the first direction; and
a biasing element operably engaged with the laser module, the biasing element situated within a pocket defined by the first housing component and the second housing component and configured to resist the first alignment element and the second alignment element, the biasing element directed in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein:
the first housing component defines a first opening through which a first end of the arm is disposed; and
the second housing component defines a second opening through which a second end of the arm is disposed.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein:
the first housing component defines a first portion of a socket;
the second housing component defines a second portion of the socket; and
the laser module at least partially resides within the socket when the first housing component and the second housing component couple together.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein:
the first alignment element is accessible via a first opening in the first housing component; and
the second alignment element is accessible via a second opening in the first housing component.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein:
the apparatus is configured to couple a firearm; and
the first housing component and the second housing component are configured to couple to a frame of the firearm and a trigger guard of the firearm.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the biasing element is disposed within at least one of the first housing component or the second housing component.

15. A laser sight for a firearm, the laser sight comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing coupled to the first housing;
a laser module disposed at least partially within the first housing and at least partially within the second housing;
a resilient coupling forming an interference fit between the laser module and at least one of the first housing or the second housing at a first position along a length of the laser module;
a first alignment mechanism engaged with the laser module at a second position along the length of the laser module, the first alignment mechanism being configured to adjust an orientation of the laser module in a first direction;
a second alignment mechanism engaging the laser module at the second position along the length of the laser module, the second alignment mechanism being configured to adjust the orientation of the laser module in a second different than the first direction; and
a biasing element, the biasing element operably engaged with the laser module, the biasing element situated within a pocket defined by the first housing and the second housing and configured to resists the first alignment mechanism and the second alignment mechanism, the biasing element directed in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction.

16. The laser sight of claim 15 , wherein:
the first housing and the second housing form an opening when the first housing and the second housing couple together; and
the laser module is oriented to emit light through the opening.

17. The laser sight of claim 15 , further comprising:
a switch operably connected to the laser module;
an arm operably coupled to the switch;
a first end of the arm is disposed

Assignees

• Crosman Corp

Inventors

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

Classifications

• 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

• F41G1/00

  Sighting devices (for indirect laying of fire F41G3/16; bombsights F41G3/24 {; structurally associated with laser telemeters F41G3/065; mounting tubular or beam shaped aiming devices on firearms F41G11/001}) · CPC title

• F41G11/001

  Means for mounting tubular or beam shaped sighting or aiming devices on firearms · CPC title

• F41G11/004

  Mountings with clamping means on the device embracing at least a part of the firearm, e.g. the receiver or a dustcover (F41G11/003 takes precedence) · CPC title