US 12,001,007 B1
Optical scope zero stop
Tai-lai Ding, Northville, MI (US); and Yu-Hsiang Su, Zhubei (TW)
Assigned to Leapers, Inc., Livonia, MI (US)
Filed by Leapers, Inc., Livonia, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/388,962.
Int. Cl. G02B 23/16 (2006.01); F41G 1/38 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 23/16 (2013.01) [F41G 1/38 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A weapon scope comprising:
a scope body; and
a turret joined with the scope body, the turret defining an axis of rotation and comprising:
an adjustment shaft rotatable about the axis of rotation and extending toward an interior of the scope body;
a base fixedly joined with the scope body;
a turret cover configured to be grasped by a user, the turret cover rotatably joined with the base;
a guide sleeve extending around the axis of rotation, the sleeve defining a guide groove;
a zero stop ring disposed around the guide sleeve and the guide groove, the zero stop ring including a projection extending radially inward toward the axis of rotation, the projection movably disposed in the guide groove; and
a zero stop limiter joined with the zero stop ring and arranged to extend into the guide groove so that the projection can engage the zero stop limiter extending into the guide groove to limit rotation of the turret cover;
wherein the turret is operable in a zero stop setting mode in which the turret cover free spins relative to the adjustment shaft such that the adjustment shaft remains stationary relative to the scope body, and such that rotation of the turret cover rotates the zero stop ring until the projection engages the zero stop limiter.