U.S. patent application number 14/845476 was filed with the patent office on 2016-03-10 for telescopic sight protective cover.
The applicant listed for this patent is GSO German Sports Optics GmbH & Co. KG. Invention is credited to Thorsten KORTEMEIER.
Application Number | 20160069641 14/845476 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 51727799 |
Filed Date | 2016-03-10 |
United States Patent
Application |
20160069641 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
KORTEMEIER; Thorsten |
March 10, 2016 |
TELESCOPIC SIGHT PROTECTIVE COVER
Abstract
A telescopic sight protective cover with a front disk-shaped end
cover piece, a rear disk-shaped end cover piece, and a tubular
sheathing, which includes a stretchable material and contains a
slot-shaped opening for insertion of a telescopic sight. The front
end cover piece and the rear end cover piece include a transparent
material in order to enable use of the telescopic sight even
without removing the cover.
Inventors: |
KORTEMEIER; Thorsten;
(Braunfels, DE) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
GSO German Sports Optics GmbH & Co. KG |
Wetzlar |
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DE |
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Family ID: |
51727799 |
Appl. No.: |
14/845476 |
Filed: |
September 4, 2015 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/316.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41G 1/383 20130101;
F41A 35/02 20130101 |
International
Class: |
F41G 1/38 20060101
F41G001/38 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 4, 2014 |
DE |
20 2014 104 164.8 |
Claims
1. Telescopic sight protective cover with a front disk-shaped end
cover piece, a rear disk-shaped end cover piece and a tubular
sheathing which is made of a stretchable material and contains a
slot-shaped opening for insertion of a telescopic sight, wherein
the front end cover piece and the rear end cover piece are made of
a transparent material.
2. Telescopic sight protective cover according to claim 1, wherein
the front end cover piece and the rear end cover piece are made of
glass or a transparent plastic.
3. Telescopic sight protective cover according to claim 1, wherein
the front end cover piece and the rear end cover piece are made of
a scratch-resistant glass provided with an antifog coating.
4. Telescopic sight protective cover according to claim 1, wherein
the front end cover piece and the rear end cover piece are each
affixed to the front and rear ends of the sheathing via a mounting
ring.
5. Telescopic sight protective cover according to claim 4, wherein
the mounting ring contains a receptacle for the end cover
piece.
6. Telescopic sight protective cover according to claim 5, wherein
the receptacle is made as an internal annular groove.
7. Telescopic sight protective cover according to claim 4, wherein
the mounting ring contains an end-side receiving groove for
receiving a turned-under end of the sheathing.
8. Telescopic sight protective cover according to claim 4, wherein
the sheathing is firmly bonded to the mounting ring.
9. Telescopic sight protective cover according to claim 8, wherein
the sheathing is glued to the mounting ring.
10. Telescopic sight protective cover according to claim 1, wherein
the sheathing is made of a synthetic rubber, in particular a
chloroprene rubber.
Description
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0001] The disclosure concerns a telescopic sight protective
cover.
BACKGROUND
[0002] A telescopic sight ("scope") protective cover that contains
a tubular sheathing consisting of a stretchable material with a
front and rear disk-shaped end cover piece is already known from
U.S. Pat. No. 5,661,920. However, in this known scope cover, the
two objective-side and ocular-side end cover pieces are parts of
the sheathing, which consists of neoprene laminated on both sides
with a nylon fabric. However, since the two end cover pieces are
not transparent, the scope cover must first be removed from the
scope if the scope is to be used to make a shot.
SUMMARY
[0003] A scope cover that also enables the use of the scope without
removal of the scope cover is disclosed. Expedient developments and
advantageous embodiments are also disclosed.
[0004] In the case of the scope cover according to the disclosure,
the front end cover piece and the rear end cover piece are made of
a transparent material. Due to the transparent end cover pieces of
the scope cover, the scope can be used even without removal of the
cover, which is particularly advantageous for making a rapid shot
when hunting under pressure or on the move. Since the scope cover
can remain on the scope, the scope continues to be protected
against environmental effects such as moisture, dirt, or solar
heating, and also against mechanical effects such as impacts or
rubbing against the clothing or equipment. Because the scope cover
can remain on the scope, the danger of losing the cover due to
constant removal and replacement of it, in particular in the hectic
rush and excitement of a hunt, is reduced.
[0005] The front end cover piece that is intended to cover the
objective lens and the rear end cover piece that serves to cover
the ocular lens can expediently be made of transparent glass or
plastic. In a particularly rugged embodiment that can optimally
also be used under poor conditions, the transparent end cover
pieces can be made of a scratch-resistant glass provided with an
antifog coating.
[0006] The two disk-shaped end cover pieces are expediently affixed
to the front and rear ends of the tubular sheathing via mounting
rings. The mounting ring, which preferably consists of plastic,
expediently has a receptacle for the end cover piece. The
receptacle can be designed, for example, as an internal annular
groove for accommodation of the end cover piece. The end cover
piece could, however, also be screwed onto the mounting ring by
means of a threaded ring.
[0007] Further, the mounting ring can have an end-side receiving
groove for receiving a turned-under end of the sheathing. An
additional protective function results at the ocular side due to
the turned end of the sheathing. In particular when hunting under
pressure or on the move, there is the risk that one cannot assume
an optimum shooting position if one must shoot quickly. This in
turn increases the risk. that the scope will bump up against the
eye or the eyebrow. To reduce the risk of injury, part of the
sheathing can be turned inward over the mounting ring.
[0008] For a reliable connection, the sheathing can be glued to the
mounting ring. However, the sheathing can also (exclusively or in
combination with gluing) be stitched to the mounting ring or can be
affixed to it in some other way. The connection can, for example,
also be made by crimping or the like.
[0009] The sheathing expediently consists of a synthetic rubber. A
chloroprene rubber known under the trade name Neoprene proved to be
a particularly expedient material. It has good chemical stability,
good resistance to embrittlement and weathering, excellent
insulation properties, and a good protective effect for protecting
the scope from damage.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] Additional features and advantages of the disclosure will
become apparent from the following description of a preferred
embodiment by means of the drawings. Here:
[0011] FIG. 1 shows a scope with a scope cover in a lengthwise
section;
[0012] FIG. 2 shows a scope cover in a bottom view, and;
[0013] FIG. 3 shows a scope cover in a lengthwise section along
line A-A in FIG. 2, and
[0014] FIG. 4 shows an enlarged view of the front part of the scope
cover shown in FIG. 3 in a sectional view.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0015] FIG. 1 shows a substantially known scope 1 with a housing 2,
an objective lens 3, an ocular lens 4, and an adjustment tunnel 5
disposed in the middle of the housing 2 for sighting adjustment or
the like. A scope cover 6, shown in a lengthwise section, is
mounted on the scope 1. The scope 1 is affixed in a substantially
known way via a scope mount 7 on a mounting bar 8 of a handgun.
[0016] The scope cover 6 shown separately in FIGS. 2 and 3 has a
front disk-shaped end cover piece 9 for placement on the objective
lens 3, a rear disk-shaped end cover piece 10, and a tubular
sheathing 11 for complete coverage of the scope 1. In the slightly
conical tubular sheathing shown in this embodiment, there is a
narrow slot 12, shown in FIG. 2, for insertion of the scope 1.
[0017] The tubular sheathing 11 is made of a stretchable and
weather-resistant material. A chloroprene rubber known under the
trade name Neoprene proved to be a particularly expedient material
for the tubular sheathing 11. It is characterized by chemical
stability, good resistance to embrittlement and weathering,
excellent insulation properties, and a good protective effect for
protecting the scope against damage. This material is also flexible
and can be stretched, so that the scope cover 6 can be mounted on
the scope 1 under tension and the sheathing 11 can match the outer
contour of the scope 1.
[0018] The objective-side front end cover piece 9 and the
ocular-side rear end cover piece 10 are made of glass, transparent
plastic, or another transparent material. In a particularly
advantageous embodiment, the two end cover pieces 9 and 10 can be
made as glass disks of a scratch-resistant glass that has been
provided with an antifog coating. The two disk-shaped circular end
cover pieces 9 and 10 are each secured in the sheathing 6 by a
plastic mounting ring 13.
[0019] For this, the mounting ring 13 shown in FIG. 4 has a
receptacle 14 that matches the outer contour of the disk-shaped end
cover piece 9 and that is made here as an inner annular groove for
end cover piece 9, and an end-side receiving groove 15 for holding
the turned-under front end 16 of the sheathing 11. The front end 16
of the sheathing 11, which consists, for example, of a neoprene
tube, can be turned under, pushed into the end-side receiving
groove 15, and glued into it. Also, the mounting ring 13 disposed
within the sheathing 11 can be glued to the sheathing 11 on its
outer side. The rear end cover piece 10 is connected to the
sheathing 11 via a corresponding mounting ring 13 and in a
corresponding way.
[0020] All references cited herein are expressly incorporated by
reference in their entirety. In addition, unless mention was made
above to the contrary, it should be noted that all of the
accompanying drawings are not to scale. There are many different
features to the present disclosure and it is contemplated that
these features may be used together or separately. Thus, the
disclosure should not be limited to any particular combination of
features or to a particular application of the disclosure. Further,
it should be understood that variations and modifications within
the spirit and scope of the disclosure might occur to those skilled
in the art to which the disclosure pertains. Accordingly, all
expedient modifications readily attainable by one versed in the art
from the disclosure set forth herein that are within scope and
spirit of the present disclosure are to be included as further
embodiments of the present disclosure.
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