Patent ID: 8047118
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
1. A combined range finder and sighting apparatus for a weapon having a barrel having an axis, said combined range finder and sighting apparatus comprising: an optical range finder for calculating a distance to a selected target, said optical range finder including an optical emitter for sending an optical signal to the target and an optical detector for detecting the signal reflected from the target; a sight assembly rotatably attached to said optical range finder; a processor for calculating a trajectory angle of the weapon based on the calculated distance to the selected target; a controller for controlling an angle of rotation of the sight assembly relative to the axis of the barrel of the weapon, such that the barrel of the weapon will be aligned with the trajectory angle when the sight assembly is aligned with the target; and a housing having a plurality of distance indicia thereon; said sight assembly being manually rotatably attached to said optical range finder, said sight assembly including a pointer, wherein the weapon will fire at a trajectory which corresponds to a distance indicated by a selected one of said distance indicia that is aligned with said pointer when the sight assembly is aligned with the target.