Alignment tool
US9115957B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41G1/545
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved alignment device and method of use thereof that provides a simple, inexpensive and accurate leveling device that can be used by non-technical people to align a rifle scope to the bore of the rifle and set the vertical crosshair or turret axis plumb to the Earth. The device and method allows the rifle scope to be quickly, conveniently and accurately aligned such that the vertical reticle axis or elevation turret axis is projected through the center of the rifle bore. The device and method can be used to level or plumb a flat surface on the scope by first locating an edge of the device parallel to a flat surface on the rifle scope. The device has a low center of gravity that allows the device to stand inverted, resting on a flat horizontal surface.
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