Patent ID: 11920896
Assignee: SUPAS LTD
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 9:
10. A sight for a handgun, the sight comprising:
(A) upper mounting means for supporting:
(a) lens means; and
(b) light projection means for projecting light onto the lens means;

(B) light source means for providing light to the lens means;
(C) control electronics means for operating the light source means;
(D) electronics compartment means for housing at least one battery means and the control electronics means; and
(E) side mounting means extending between the upper mounting means and the electronics compartment means, the side mounting means for locating the electronics compartment means below an upper surface of a slide of the handgun, the side mounting means comprising:
(i) user control means located on an exterior surface of the side mounting means and connected to the control electronics means for allowing a user to control the light projection means; and
(ii) internal guide channel means for receiving and guiding at least one of wiring and an optical fiber through the side mounting means from the electronics compartment means to the upper mounting means;

wherein the sight is configured to be statically mounted to a frame of the handgun with sufficient clearance such that the sight does not interfere with operation of the slide of the handgun.