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Matthews et al. (45) Date of Patent: May 28, 2013

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(51) Int‘ Cl- (57) ABSTRACT

B64F 1/00 (2006.01) Various gun sights for ?rearms and related methods of use are
(52) us CL provided. In one embodiment, the sight includes an apparatus
USPC ................. .. 42/114; 42/123; 42/131; 42/132; adapted I9 be mounted at a rear end Ofa ?rearm and arranged
42/140; 42/130 to occlude one eye of a user of the ?rearm and to generate an
(58) Field of Classi?cation Search illuminated dot that is disposed such that it is generally cen
USpC _________________ __ 42/114, 123’ 131’ 132’ 140’ 122’ tered on the longitudinal axis ofthe barrel ofthe ?rearm. The
42/130’ 113 gun sight produces a collimated beam of light that creates an
See application ?le for Complete Search history image of an illuminated dot by either a refractive method or a
re?ective method. In use, a dominant eye of the user is
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