Patent ID: 7530193
Filing Date: 2009-05-12
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for indicating tilt of a shooting instrument operated by a user in conjunction with a scope having optical elements therein including an ocular lens positioned closest to the user, comprising: a) a mounting element configured to be mounted to the shooting instrument; b) a signal indicator coupled to said mounting element and including first and second visual indicators located peripherally outside of the ocular lens of the scope utilized by the user's central vision to focus on a target when the mounting element is mounted to the shooting instrument; and c) an instrument level indicating control operatively coupled to said first and second visual indicators, said control including electronic tilt sensing circuitry operative to 1) activate the first visual indicator to indicate a non-level orientation of the shooting instrument to the user's left, 2) activate the second visual indicator to indicate a non-level orientation of the shooting instrument to the user's right, and 3) deactivate the first and second visual indicators when the user achieves a level orientation of the shooting instrument.