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Sighting device for small arms, comprising a variable aperature

US5452131A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 10, 1994
Grant dateSep 19, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41G1/345
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a sighting device for small arms comprising a holder (1) which near its one end carries a light transmitting mirror (7) and at its other end--in the focus of said mirror--a first light source (14) will according to the invention be provided with a second light source (16) both sources being mounted in front of adjacent faces on a cube beam splitter (11) in such a way that light from both sources (14, 16) coaxially follow a common path, the said light sources (14, 16) being included in circuits which are alternatively activated.

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