Riflescope turret

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Description

Applicant incorporates by reference, in its entirety, PCT patent publication WO2014/145288 A1 published Sep. 18, 2014, which is commonly owned by the owner of the present application.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the riflescope turret, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a right-side elevational view of the riflescope turret of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the riflescope turret taken at line 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the riflescope turret taken at line 4-4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the riflescope turret taken at line 5-5 of FIG. 3, depicting an embodiment having three turret pins; and,

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the riflescope turret taken at line 5-5 of FIG. 3, in an alternate embodiment having two turret pins.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a riflescope turret, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D813338
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 17, 2015
Date of Patent: Mar 20, 2018
Assignee: Vista Outdoor Operations LLC (Farmington, UT)
Inventors: Robert J. Meinert (Andover, MN), Brent R. Cook (Blaine, MN)
Primary Examiner: Kevin Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Kathleen Jones
Application Number: 29/539,835
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