Reticle for a weapon aiming device
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FIG. 1 depicts a reticle for a weapon aiming device, in accordance with a first embodiment, as viewed through an eyepiece of a riflescope;
FIG. 2 depicts a reticle for a weapon aiming device, in accordance with a second embodiment, as viewed through an eyepiece of a riflescope;
FIG. 3 depicts a reticle for a weapon aiming device, in accordance with a third embodiment, as viewed through an eyepiece of a riflescope;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing of an environment of use for the reticles of FIGS. 1-3;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a portion of the reticle of FIG. 1 showing details of alpha-numeric indicia of FIG. 1 in dashed lines, for clarity;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a portion of the reticle of FIG. 2 showing details of a range-estimation scale and alpha-numeric indicia of FIG. 2 in dashed lines, for clarity; and,
FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a portion of the reticle of FIG. 3 showing details of a range-estimation scale and alpha-numeric indicia of FIG. 3 in dashed lines, for clarity.
In FIGS. 1-7, the dashed lines indicate environmental features and drawing legends that form no part of the claimed design. In FIGS. 1-3 and 5-7, the alpha-numeric indicia along the vertical aiming line form no part of the claimed design. In FIGS. 2, 3, 6, and 7, the range-estimation scale in the lower left quadrant of the reticle forms no part of the claimed design. The copyright notices in FIGS. 1-3 form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
I claim the ornamental design for a reticle for a weapon aiming device, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 30, 2005
Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
Assignee: Leupold & Stevens, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Sergey Yury Zaderey (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Melanie Levy
Attorney: Stoel Rives LLP
Application Number: 29/226,654