Tactical reticle for a weapon aiming device

- Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a view of a tactical reticle for a weapon aiming device, as viewed through an eyepiece end of a riflescope; and,

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing of an environment of use for the tactical reticle of FIG. 1.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the dashed lines indicate environmental features that form no part of the claimed invention. The copyright notice in FIG. 1 forms no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a tactical reticle for a weapon aiming device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D532477
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 16, 2005
Date of Patent: Nov 21, 2006
Assignee: Leupold & Stevens, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventors: Sergey Yury Zaderey (Beaverton, OR), Andrew Evans-Hendrick (Norfolk), Andrew W. York (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Paula A. Greene
Attorney: Stoel Rives LLP
Application Number: 29/223,720