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

Claim 0:
1. An optical sighting apparatus, comprising:
a main body having a housing formed of a composite material, 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;
an objective lens disposed within the body, wherein the objective 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 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;
an erector lens disposed within the body at a position between the objective lens and the eyepiece lens; and
a mounting portion, formed of a substantially non-conductive composite material and integrally formed with or permanently bonded to the main body, the mounting portion comprising:
a rail receiver portion for receiving a mounting rail, wherein the rail receiver portion further comprises:
at 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 with a threaded bolt for contacting a portion of the mounting rail to clamp the rail to 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 provides 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.