Patent ID: 6416189
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A water-resistant scope shade attachment apparatus comprising:a sun shielding barrel which includes an elongated flexible, hollow barrel grasping collar and a barrel body, wherein said sun shielding barrel is removably attached to a sighting end of a telescopic sight of a rifle; and a pivoting hood affixed to said barrel body, said pivoting hood is attached to said barrel body by a hinge which is mounted to a top external circumferential surface of said barrel body at the posterior end of said sun shielding barrel, whereby said pivoting hood is pivoted at its hinge point to lay flat against a collar of said barrel body, and wherein said pivoting hood further includes a thin membrane circumferentially joined to a collar of said pivoting hood so as to form a water-impermeable seal upon a user laying said pivoting hood flat against said collar of said barrel body.