Clamp jaw for telescopic sight mount

- Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clamp jaw for a telescopic sight mount showing detail of an interior side, the clamp jaw suitable for mounting a telescopic sight to a rifle, handgun, or similar device;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a exterior side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an interior side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front end elevation view thereof, the back end elevation view (not shown) being identical;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the clamp jaw of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an exterior side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is an interior side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front end elevation view thereof, the back end elevation view (not shown) being identical; and,

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the clamp jaws of FIGS. 1 and 7 in use (interior detail of the clamp jaws of FIG. 1 not being visible in this view) with their environment of use shown in broken lines.

The broken lines showing of a telescopic sight with mounting rack in FIG. 13 are illustrative of the environmental structure only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D317810 June 25, 1991 Rightnour
2717447 September 1955 Leupold
4092793 June 6, 1978 Ricks
4299044 November 10, 1981 Johannsen
4317304 March 2, 1982 Bass
4934085 June 19, 1990 Lough
5396725 March 14, 1995 Talbot
Patent History
Patent number: D414835
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 21, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 5, 1999
Assignee: Leupold & Stevens, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventors: Rodney H. Otteman (Aloha, OR), Victoria J. Peters (Forest Grove, OR)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Monica A. Weingart
Law Firm: Stoel Rives LLP
Application Number: 0/95,341