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A foldable peep sight according to the teachings of the present invention is shown for use with a firearm such as a rifle. A peep sighting member is mounted on an arm. The arm is pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis which is generally parallel to but spaced from the gun barrel by an arcuately s

A foldable peep sight according to the teachings of the present invention is shown for use with a firearm such as a rifle. A peep sighting member is mounted on an arm. The arm is pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis which is generally parallel to but spaced from the gun barrel by an arcuately shaped mount. The arm is pivotal between a first, non-sighting, transport, storage position adjacent the gun barrel and a second, sighting position spaced from the gun barrel and in firing alignment with the front sight of the firearm to allow aiming of the firearm by aligning the firearm to have the peep sight and the front sight of the firearm in line with the target. A spring located between a spring block attached to the mount and a leg attached to the arm biases the arm to its second, sighting position. The peep sighting member can be aligned by elongated slots through which screws extend for mounting the peep sighting member on the arm and by an abutment member which controls the angle the arm moves into its second, sighting position. In the preferred embodiment, the firearm further includes a pivotally mounted scope sight which is pivotal from a first, sighting position and a second, non-sighting position. When the scope sight is in its first, sighting position, the scope sight abuts with and moves the arm to its first, non-sighting position and when the scope sight is located in its second, non-sighting position, the scope sight does not abut with the arm of the foldable peep sight which then moves under the bias of the spring to its second, sighting position.

대표청구항 ▼

Foldable peep sight for use with a firearm having a gun barrel and a front sight comprising, in combination: a generally L-shaped body, with the L-shaped body including an elongaged arm having a first free end and a second end and a leg having a first free end and a second end, with the second ends

Foldable peep sight for use with a firearm having a gun barrel and a front sight comprising, in combination: a generally L-shaped body, with the L-shaped body including an elongaged arm having a first free end and a second end and a leg having a first free end and a second end, with the second ends of the arm and the leg being interconnected; a mount for attachment to the firearm; a pivot pin threadably engaged in the mount and extending through the arm of the L-shaped body for pivotally mounting the body about a horizontal axis generally parallel to but spaced from the gun barrel, with the arm of the body having a first pivotal, non-sighting position adjacent the gun barrel and a second pivotal, sighting position spaced from the gun barrel; means for biasing the arm to its second pivotal position comprising a spring extending between the first end of the leg of the body and the mount; elongated slots formed in the peep sighting member; members threadably engaged in the arm of the body which extend through the elongated slots of the peep sighting member for allowing the variable positioning of the peep sighting member on the arm of the body; an arm abutting member; means for positioning the arm abutting member to abut with the arm to limit the amount the arm pivots about the horizontal axis under the bias of the spring, with the elongated slots and the arm abutting member allowing the alignment of the peep sight relative to the mount for alignment with the front sight to allow aiming of the firearm by aligning the firearm to have the peep sight and the front sight in line with the target; a scope sight; means for pivotally mounting the scope sight to the firearm from a first, sighting position to a second, non-sighting position, with the scope sight abutting with the peep sighting member in its first, sighting position to move the foldable peep sight from its second, sighting position against the bias of the spring to its first, non-sighting position, and with the second position of the scope sight being in a non-abutting, spaced relation from the peep sighting member allowing the arm to move from its first, non-sighting position to its second, sighting position under the bias of the spring.