Patent ID: 9322616
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: F41G,G03B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A viewing apparatus for retrofit to a rifle scope, the viewing apparatus comprising a camera unit having a camera and a first attachment member operable to attach the camera unit to the rifle scope such that the camera is exposed to an image visible at an eyepiece of the rifle scope, the camera being adapted to generate image data from the image to which it is exposed, the camera unit being arranged and operable to transfer the image data from the camera to a display unit, the display unit comprising a housing with an interior space that houses a display being arranged and operable to display the image data received from the camera unit and an illumination unit with infrared lights that emit light, the display unit further comprising a second attachment member operable to attach the display unit to the rifle scope, wherein the first attachment member of the camera unit fits over the end of the rifle scope and attaches the camera unit over the eyepiece of the rifle scope, the camera comprising a camera board and a camera lens that extends into an alignment tube, the camera unit positioned on the rifle scope such that the camera board is positioned across the rifle scope and visually blocks the eyepiece of the scope, and wherein the camera is aligned coaxially with a longitudinal axis of the rifle scope.