Patent ID: 9696115
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: F41G

Claim:
1. A reticle for a weapon aiming apparatus, comprising: a plurality of aiming marks including a first mark positioned at the center of the reticle, a second mark spaced below the first mark along a vertical center axis of the reticle, and a third mark spaced below the second mark along the vertical center axis of the reticle, wherein adjacent marks of the first mark and the second mark are spaced apart by a first predetermined distance corresponding to a first target range span, and the second mark and the third mark are spaced apart by a second predetermined distance corresponding to a second target range span different from the first target range span, the second predetermined distance being less than the first predetermined distance; and first and second horizontal stripes provided proximate to the plurality of aiming marks, the first and second horizontal stripes offset relative to the vertical center axis creating a gap therebetween and extending towards a perimeter of the reticle, the first and second horizontal stripes oriented to be perpendicular to the vertical center axis between the center of the reticle and a bottom of the reticle, wherein the first and second horizontal stripes have a thickness comparable to the second predetermined distance.