US 12,228,373 B2
Rifle scope with dual cant indicators
John A. McCall, Jr., Grapeland, TX (US); and Kensuke Sakai, Suwa (JP)
Filed by John A. McCall, Jr., Grapeland, TX (US)
Filed on May 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/655,080.
Application 18/655,080 is a continuation of application No. 17/576,648, filed on Jan. 14, 2022, granted, now 12,013,211.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/137,453, filed on Jan. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0377163 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F41G 1/44 (2006.01); F41G 1/34 (2006.01); F41G 1/38 (2006.01)
CPC F41G 1/44 (2013.01) [F41G 1/345 (2013.01); F41G 1/38 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cant-indicating rifle scope comprising:
a body tube;
an eyepiece assembly on one end of the body tube;
an objective bell extending from an opposite end of the body tube;
a reticle located inside the body tube;
a reticle LED located beneath the reticle;
an arched level located between the reticle and an ocular lens;
the level visible through the eyepiece assembly;
the level having a bubble suspended in a fluid;
a level LED located beneath the level;
a turret system located on the body tube; and,
a canting turret extending from the turret system;
the canting turret comprising:
a circuit board connectable to a battery power source;
an accelerometer connected to the circuit board;
electrical leads connecting the circuit board to the reticle LED and the level LED; and,
an activation switch electrically connected to the circuit board;
wherein illumination of the reticle LED illuminates the reticle; and,
wherein illumination of the level LED illuminates the level.