Rear folding sight
Granted 17 Mar 2015 · no office action yet
Current assignee: U.S. Bank National Association · originally Magpul Industries Corp.
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Inventors: Grady Barfoot, Michael T. Mayberry, Richard Fitzpatrick, Brad Bennett · Examiner: Michael A Pratt · AU 2914 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top, left, rear perspective…
FIG. 1 is a top, left, rear perspective view of a first embodiment of a rear folding sight attached to a firearm showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a top, left, front perspective view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a top, right, rear perspective view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 10 is a top, right, front perspective view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1 showing the rear folding sight pivoted to an upright operative position; and,
FIG. 11 is a top, right, front perspective view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1 showing the rear sight pivoted to an upright operative position and further showing a sight aperture restrictor pivoted downward to provide a large aperture in an operative position.
The broken lines showing portions of the design in all figures are included for the purpose of illustrating environment and unclaimed features and forms not part of the claimed design.
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4 members · 4 offices›IP5 & PCT — 2 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D724691-S | S1 | 17 Mar 2015 | 5 Dec 2013 | granted | Rear folding sight |
| JP | JP-1516579-S | S | 2 Feb 2015 | 9 May 2014 | granted | no title held |
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-356395-S | S | 11 Jul 2014 | 19 May 2014 | published | Rear folding sight for a firearm |
| CA | CA-156098-S | S | 16 Jan 2015 | 11 Apr 2014 | granted | Rear folding sight for a firearm |
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