Patent ID: 8635800

Claim:
A sight assembly for a firearm, the sight assembly comprising: a main body operable to be attached to the firearm; a pair of projections extending from said main body and defining a first surface facing a direction away from a muzzle of the firearm and a second surface formed on an opposite side of said projections than said first surface and facing a direction toward the muzzle of the firearm, said first surface being formed at an angle relative to a top surface of the firearm such that a bottom portion of said first surface disposed proximate to the top surface of the firearm is closer to the muzzle of the firearm than a top portion of said first surface; and a U-shaped opening disposed between said pair of projections and in communication with a channel defined by said pair of projections, said channel widening along a length of said pair of projections in a direction extending from said first surface to said second surface and extending deeper into said main body in a direction extending from said first surface to said second surface.