Riflescope aiming system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9885541-B2
Application number	US-201414774680-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2014
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Feb 6, 2018
Grant date	Feb 6, 2018

Abstract

A riflescope aiming system that includes a telescopic sight, a multiple-zero-point elevation turret and a ballistics reference system. The multiple-zero-point elevation turret includes a rotatable indicator carrier and a plurality of indicator pins secured to the indicator carrier, each indicator pin corresponding to a predetermined target distance. The ballistics reference system is operably coupled to the objective housing of the telescopic sight and displays ballistics data indicia.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A combination rifle with a riflescope and a ballistic reference card mounting system, the combination comprising:
the rifle with a stock, a forestock, and a barrel;
the riflescope mounted to the barrel, the riflescope comprising a turret with rotatable indicator carrier with a plurality of indicator markers associated therewith and a rotatable gripping cap positioned above the rotatable indicator carrier, wherein the indicator markers are removable and are each color coded;
a ballistic reference card having data comprising distances correlating to colors of the indicator markers; and
the ballistic card mounting system comprising a card holder for receiving the ballistic reference card, a movable portion attached to the card holder, and an attachment portion for attachment to the scope or rifle, the movable portion providing a stow position for the card holder whereby the card therein is not viewable by a user of the firearm in a ready to shoot position and a viewable position where the card therein is viewable by the user of the firearm in the ready to shoot position.

2. The combination rifle and riflescope and ballistic reference card mounting system of claim 1 wherein the data comprising distances is displayed on the ballistic reference card in colors corresponding to colors of the plurality of indicator markers.

3. The combination rifle and ballistic reference card mounting system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of indicator carriers each with a plurality of indicator markers respectively associated therewith.

4. The combination rifle and ballistic reference card mounting system of claim 3 wherein each of the indicator carriers is associated with different ammunition.

5. The combination rifle and ballistic reference card mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the attachment portion is attached to a forward portion of the rifle scope.

6. A riflescope for a rifle, the riflescope comprising:
a turret with rotatable indicator carrier with a plurality of indicator markers associated therewith and a rotatable gripping cap positioned above the rotatable indicator carrier, wherein the indicator markers are removable and are each color coded;
a ballistic reference card having data comprising distances correlating to colors of the indicator markers; and
a ballistic card mounting system comprising a card holder for receiving the ballistic reference card, and an attachment portion attached or attachable to a forward portion of the riflescope, the movable portion providing a stow position for the card holder whereby the card holder covers an objective lens of the rifle scope and wherein the card therein is not viewable by a user of the firearm in a ready to shoot position and a viewable position where the card therein is viewable by the user of the firearm in the ready to shoot position.

7. The riflescope of claim 6 packaged and further comprising instructions for downloading and printing ballistic information for the ballistic reference card to be received in the card holder.

8. The rifle scope of claim 6 further comprising packaging enclosing the instructions and riflescope.

9. An indicator and ballistic card mounting system for a riflescope, comprising:
a rotatable indicator carrier with a plurality of indicator markers associated therewith and a rotatable gripping cap positioned above the rotatable indicator carrier for a riflescope attached to a rifle, wherein the indicator markers are removable and are each color coded;
a ballistic reference card having data comprising distances correlating to colors of the indicator markers; and
a ballistic card mounting system comprising a card holder for receiving the ballistic reference card, a movable portion attached to the card holder, and an attachment portion attachable to a forward portion of a riflescope or rifle, the movable portion providing a stow position for the card holder whereby the card therein is not viewable by a user of the firearm in a ready to shoot position and a viewable position where the card therein is viewable by the user of the firearm in the ready to shoot position.

10. The combination rifle with a riflescope and ballistic reference card mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the distances comprise yardages.

11. The combination rifle with a riflescope and ballistic reference card mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the movable portion is pivotally coupled to the attachment portion.

12. The riflescope of claim 6 , wherein the movable portion is pivotally coupled to the attachment portion.

13. The riflescope of claim 6 , wherein the movable portion includes a transparent portion.

14. The riflescope of claim 13 , wherein the transparent portion is configured to cover a ballistics card received by movable portion.

15. The combination rifle and riflescope and ballistic reference card mounting system of claim 6 wherein the data comprising distances is displayed on the ballistic reference card in colors corresponding to colors of the plurality of indicator markers.

16. The indicator and ballistic card mounting system of claim 9 , wherein the movable portion is pivotally coupled to the attachment portion, and the movable portion includes a transparent portion.

17. The indicator and ballistic card mounting system of claim 9 , wherein the movable portion comprises a movable lens cover.

Assignees

• Vista Outdoor Operations Llc

Inventors

• Meinert Robert J
• Atwood William P
• Kramer Thomas
• Cook Brent R

Classifications

• F41C23/16

  Forestocks; Handgrips; Hand guards (pump-action guns F41C7/02) · CPC title

• F41G1/387 Primary

  Mounting telescopic sights on smallarms · CPC title

• F41G1/38 Primary

  Telescopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnance (telescopic sights in general G02B); Supports or mountings therefor · CPC title

• F41G1/473 Primary

  for lead-indicating or range-finding, e.g. for use with rifles or shotguns · CPC title

• F41G1/18

  Clicking-indicators with spring detents · CPC title