US 12,276,480 B2
Optical sight mounting system
Jerry Glen S. Elpedes, Milford, MI (US); and Matthew Stephen Bindon, Walled Lake, MI (US)
Assigned to Trijicon, Inc., Wixom, MI (US)
Filed by Trijicon, Inc., Wixom, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/080,522.
Prior Publication US 2024/0191972 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. F41G 11/00 (2006.01); F41G 1/30 (2006.01)
CPC F41G 11/001 (2013.01) [F41G 1/30 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical sight comprising:
a housing, the housing including:
a first cavity having a first surface, the first cavity accessible from a first opening on a first side of the housing and a second side of the housing, the first opening extending continuously between the first side and the second side, the first surface including a portion opposite the second side of the housing such that the first cavity is inaccessible from a third side of the housing opposite the second side of the housing, the first surface including another portion opposite the first side of the housing such that the first cavity is inaccessible from a fourth side of the housing opposite the first side of the housing, the first cavity accommodating a first threaded fastener therein such that a head of the first threaded fastener is supported by the first surface and such that a threaded shaft of the first threaded fastener extends through the second side of the housing; and
a second opening extending along a longitudinal axis of the housing; and
an optical element supported by the housing and disposed within the second opening of the housing.