Patent ID: 6421946
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
A removable sight assembly for a weapon, said assembly comprising an inner sleeve having a lower portion, an outer sleeve, and an aiming indicia mounted on the outer sleeve, said outer sleeve being adapted to circumscribe the inner sleeve and having an opposed pair of feet disposed on a lower portion thereof and extending inward from the outer sleeve, said feet being adapted to extend in covering relationship over at least a portion of the lower portion of said inner sleeve, said inner sleeve having a predefined outer shape when said inner sleeve is in a free unconfined state and said outer sleeve having a predefined inner shape when said outer sleeve is in a free unconfined state wherein said predefined outer shape of the inner sleeve provides an interference fit with at least a portion of the predefined inner shape of the outer sleeve when assembled only with each other, said inner sleeve being pressed between said outer sleeve and a predefined feature of said weapon and said feet of the outer sleeve being disposed in non-contacting relationship with said predefined feature of said weapon when said removable sight assembly is mounted on said weapon.