Patent ID: 11874091
Assignee: KIHO MILITARY ACQUISITION CONSULTING, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 10:
11. An optical sighting apparatus, comprising:
a main body having a housing formed of a first composite material comprising at least one of a carbon fiber, carbon fiber reinforced plastic, poly-para-phenylene terephthalamide, glass-reinforced plastic, or glass-fiber reinforced plastic, with a first end portion and a second end portion and having a central axis extending from the first end portion to the second end portion;
a first lens disposed within the body, wherein the first lens is located at a position less linear distance along the central axis from the first end portion than from the second end portion;
an eyepiece housing a second lens, the eyepiece being disposed within the body at a position less linear distance along the central axis from the second end portion than from the first end portion; and
a mounting portion, formed of a second composite material and integrally formed with or permanently bonded to be non-removable from and to form single body with the main body, the mounting portion comprising:

a rail receiver portion for receiving a mounting rail with least one flat portion forming plane having a major axis perpendicular to said central axis;
a first angled portion located on each end of a minor axis of the flat portion, the first angled portion being capable of receiving a respective angled portion of a receiver portion of the mounting rail; and
at least one second angled portion intersecting with at least one of the first angled portions; and
a clamping portion for clamping the receiver portion to the mounting rail via threaded bolt contacting a portion of the mounting rail;
wherein the mounting rail has a central axis; and
wherein, when the rail receiver portion is aligned with the mounting rail, the clamping portion is capable of providing a first force to the mounting rail in a direction that is perpendicular to the central axis and a second force parallel to the central axis such that the combination of the first force and the second force supplied by the first angled portions center the optical sighting apparatus with relation to the mounting rail.