U.S. patent application number 11/627063 was filed with the patent office on 2008-07-31 for gun sighting.
Invention is credited to Michael P. Miller.
Application Number | 20080179832 11/627063 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39667073 |
Filed Date | 2008-07-31 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080179832 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Miller; Michael P. |
July 31, 2008 |
GUN SIGHTING
Abstract
A gun sighting kit (8) and a method for gun sighting are
preformed by placing a clear sheet (12) having a concentric
circular graph (10) over a cluster of shots (32) on a target (28)
that need only have a center location (30). A center (16) of the
concentric circular graph has a hole (16') through which a center
(36) of the shot cluster is marked. The kit (8) also includes a
square grid (18) on a clear sheet (20) that is then placed over the
marked target so that a center (22) of the grid is located at the
target center in order to permit determination of the horizontal
and vertical deviation of the shot cluster center (36) from the
target center, in order to permit necessary gun sight adjustment
for proper aiming.
Inventors: |
Miller; Michael P.; (South
Lyon, MI) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.
1000 TOWN CENTER, TWENTY-SECOND FLOOR
SOUTHFIELD
MI
48075
US
|
Family ID: |
39667073 |
Appl. No.: |
11/627063 |
Filed: |
January 25, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
273/378 ;
273/409; 434/23 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41G 1/545 20130101;
F41J 5/12 20130101; F41G 1/54 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
273/378 ;
273/409; 434/23 |
International
Class: |
F41J 5/12 20060101
F41J005/12 |
Claims
1. A gun sighting kit comprising: a light transmitting sheet
supported concentric circular graph having a center and being
placed over a target which needs only a center target location at
which a gun is aimed and fired for a plurality of rounds that
establish a cluster of shots with a center determined by the center
of the concentric circular graph; and a light transmitting sheet
supported square grid having a center which is placed over the
center of the cluster of shots on the target to determine the
horizontal and vertical deviation of the shot cluster center from
the target center location and thereby determine any necessary
adjustment of the gun sight for proper gun aiming.
2. A gun sighting kit as in claim 1 which includes separate light
transmitting sheets respectively supporting the concentric circular
graph and the square grid.
3. A gun sighting kit as in claim 1 wherein the concentric circular
graph and the square grid are each supported on a clear light
transmitting sheet.
4. A gun sighting kit as in claim 1 wherein the concentric circular
graph has a hole through the light transmitting sheet to permit
marking of the shot cluster center on the target.
5. A gun sighting kit comprising: a first clear light transmitting
sheet including a concentric circular graph having a center
including a hole and being placed over a target which needs only a
center target location at which a gun is aimed and fired for a
plurality of rounds that establish a cluster of shots with a center
determined by the center of the concentric circular graph which
permits marking of the target through the hole; and a second clear
light transmitting sheet including a square grid having a center
which is placed over the marked center of the cluster of shots on
the target to determine the horizontal and vertical deviation of
the marked shot cluster center from the target center location
thereby determine any necessary adjustment of the gun sight for
proper gun aiming.
6. A method for sighting a gun comprising: firing a plurality of
rounds at a target, which need only have a center target location,
and thereby establishing a cluster of shots; placing over the
cluster of shots a light transmitting sheet supported concentric
circular graph having a center and positioning the concentric
circular graph with respect to the cluster of shots to establish a
shot cluster center at the circular graph center; and thereafter
placing over the shot cluster on the target a light transmitting
sheet supported square grid to determine the horizontal and
vertical deviation of the shot cluster center from the center
target location to thereby determine any necessary adjustment of
the gun sight for proper aiming.
7. A method for sighting a gun as in claim 6 wherein the concentric
circular graph and the square grid are on separate light
transmitting sheets separately place over the target from each
other.
8. A method for sighting a gun as in claim 6 wherein the concentric
circular graph and the square grid are each supported on a clear
light transmitting sheet.
9. A method for sighting a gun as in claim 6 wherein the concentric
circular graph is supported on a light transmitting sheet having a
hole through which the shot cluster center is marked on the
target.
10. A method for sighting a gun as in claim 6 wherein any abnormal
shots are ignored upon establishing the shot cluster center by the
concentric circular graph.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to a kit and method for sighting a
gun in order to permit adjustment of an associated gun sight for
proper gun aiming during use.
[0003] 2. Background Art
[0004] Gun sighting and any necessary adjustment are conventionally
performed by firing rounds of the gun at a preprinted target that
may be either a graph and/or concentric circular scoring rings such
as disclosed by United States patents: U.S. Pat. No. 197,397
O'Neil; U.S. Pat. No. 3,118,674 Curren; U.S. Pat. No. 4,244,586
Gorrow and U.S. Pat. No. 6,213,470 Miller; and by U.S. patent
application Publication US 2005/0268520 Ugolini et al. For gun
aiming in this conventional manner, one must necessarily have a
type of preprinted target when the aiming is to be performed which
may result in a convenience interruption in addition to the cost
involved.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide an improved
gun sighting kit.
[0006] In carrying out the above object, the gun sighting kit of
the invention includes a light transmitting sheet supported
concentric circular graph having a center. A gun is aimed at a
target which needs only a center target location such that a
plurality of rounds establish a cluster of shots on the target. The
concentric circular graph is placed over the target shot cluster
such that the graph center determines a center of the shot cluster.
A light transmitting sheet supported square grid of the gun
sighting kit has a center and is then placed over the cluster of
shots on the target to determine the horizontal and vertical
deviation of the shot cluster center from the target center
location to determine any necessary adjustment of the gun sight for
proper gun aiming.
[0007] In the preferred construction of the gun sighting kit,
separate light transmitting sheets respectively support the
concentric circular graph and the square grid and both the
concentric circular graph and the square grid are each supported on
a clear light transmitting sheet. Furthermore, the concentric
circular graph has a hole through the light transmitting sheet to
permit marking of the shot cluster center on the target.
[0008] Another object of the present invention is to provide an
improved method for sighting a gun.
[0009] In carrying out the above object, the improved method for
sighting a gun in accordance with the invention is performed by
firing a plurality of rounds at a target, which need only have a
center target location, to establish a cluster of shots. A light
transmitting sheet supported concentric circular graph having a
center is placed over the cluster of shots and positioned with
respect to the cluster of shots so its center establishes a shot
cluster center. A light transmitting sheet supported square grid is
then placed over shot cluster to determine the horizontal and
vertical deviation of the shot cluster center from the center
target location to thereby determine any necessary adjustment of
the gun sight for proper aiming.
[0010] In the preferred practice of the gun sighting method, the
concentric circular graph and the square grid are supported on
separate light transmitting sheets and separately placed over the
target from each other, and both the concentric circular graph and
the square grid are each supported on a clear light transmitting
sheet. Also, the concentric circular graph is supported on a light
transmitting sheet having a hole through which the shot cluster
center is marked on the target. Furthermore, any abnormal shots are
ignored upon establishing the shot cluster center by the concentric
circular graph.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 is a view illustrating a gun sighting kit that is
constructed in accordance with the invention to perform the gun
sighting method of the invention.
[0012] FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a target having a center
location at which a cluster of shots are fired during the gun
sighting.
[0013] FIG. 3 is a view illustrating the manner in which a light
transmitting sheet having a concentric circular graph is placed
over the shot cluster to establish a shot cluster center that is
then marked on the target.
[0014] FIG. 4 is a view illustrating the manner in which a square
grid on a light transmitting sheet is placed over the shot cluster
to determine the horizontal and vertical deviation of the shot
cluster center from the target center location in order to permit
any necessary adjustment of the gun sight for proper gun
aiming.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0015] With reference to FIG. 1 of the drawings, a gun sighting kit
constructed in accordance with the present invention is
collectively indicated by 8 and is utilized to perform a gun
sighting method in accordance with the invention as is hereinafter
more fully described. Both the gun sighting kit and the method for
gun sighting will be described in an integrated manner to
facilitate an understanding of all aspects of the invention.
[0016] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the gun sighting kit 8 includes a
concentric circular graph 10 on a light transmitting sheet 12 that
may be translucent but is preferably clear. The concentric circular
graph 10 includes a plurality of concentric circles 14 and has a
center 16 about which the circles are concentrically located. This
circle center 16 has a hole 16' for permitting marking as is
hereinafter more fully described.
[0017] With continuing reference to FIG. 1, the gun sighting kit 10
also includes a square grid 18 supported on a light transmitting
sheet 20 that may be translucent but is preferably clear. The
square grid 18 has a center 22 and includes uniformly spaced
horizontal and vertical graph lines 24 and 26, respectively, that
are also used in the gun sighting as described below.
[0018] As illustrated in FIG. 2, a target 28 need only have a
center location 30 which can easily be marked on any piece of
paper, cardboard etc. so that the aiming can be performed without
any preprinted target as has been previously required. The gun to
be sighted is then aimed at the target center location 30 and a
number of rounds are fired to provide a shot cluster 32 which has
shots 34, five as shown, with four adjacent each other and one
apparently errant shot which can result from improper aiming, wind,
etc.
[0019] As illustrated in FIG. 3, the clear sheet 12 is then placed
over the target 28 so its concentric circular graph 10 is
positioned to have the smallest maximum circle that generally
encompasses the shot cluster 32 while ignoring the one errant shot
34. This placement positions the graph center 16 at a shot cluster
center that can then be marked through the sheet hole 16' to
provide the shot cluster center mark 36 as shown in FIG. 4.
[0020] With reference to FIG. 4, the concentric circle sheet 10 is
removed and the clear sheet 20 is placed over the marked target 28
so the center 22 of its square grid graph 18 is located at the
target center location 30 and positioned with the horizontal and
vertical grid lines 24 and 26 generally horizontal and vertical in
order to determine the necessary horizontal and vertical spacing of
the marked shot cluster center 36 from the target center location
30.
[0021] After determining the shot cluster deviation, the gun can be
adjusted horizontally and/or vertically as necessary and the
sighting process can then be repeated once or more as necessary to
insure that the gun is properly sighted.
[0022] While the preferred embodiment and practice of the invention
have been illustrated and described, it is not intended that this
embodiment and preferred practice illustrates and describes all
possible forms of the invention. Rather, the words used in the
specification are words of description rather than limitation, and
it is understood that various changes may be made without departing
from the spirit and scope of the invention.
* * * * *