Patent ID: 7644530
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
1. A combination of a firearm having a barrel and a firearm scope sight mounted on top of the barrel of the firearm, the combination comprising: an illuminatable reticle contained within the firearm scope sight; an electrical illumination device mounted on the firearm scope sight and operable to illuminate the reticle; an actuator provided in or on the firearm, wherein said actuator is manually movable between two positions, a first position wherein the firearm is in an armed state capable of being fired, and a second position wherein the firearm is in an unarmed state not capable of being fired; and a switch mounted on the firearm scope sight in a location in relative proximity to the actuator and operably associated therewith such that when the actuator is moved to the first position the switch in response to movement of the actuator turns on the electrical illumination device to illuminate the reticle, and when the actuator is moved to the second position the switch in response to movement of the actuator turns off the electrical illumination device to cease illumination of the reticle.