Patent ID: 11940243
Assignee: SHELTERED WINGS, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. A rifle scope comprising:
a scope body;
a movable optical element defining an optical axis connected to the scope body; a turret having a screw defining a screw axis and operably connected to the optical element for changing the optical axis in response to rotation of the screw;
a guide surface wrapping about the screw axis and terminating at first and second ends and further wherein the guide surface defines a first transition and a second transition when the guide surface overlaps itself for the first time and second time, respectively, and;
a cam follower element operable to engage the guide surface, and to engage the first and second ends, the engagement of the first and second ends defining rotational limits of the turret; wherein each of the first and the second ends are at different radial distances from the screw axis; and
a rotation indicator coupled to the cam follower element that moves outward radially from the turret each time the turret is rotated between the first and second ends of the guide surface.