Targeting display for a rangefinder, riflescope, or other aimed optical device

- Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a view of a targeting display for a rangefinder, riflescope, or other aimed optical device in a first configuration, showing the reticle of the targeting display in accordance with a first embodiment; and,

FIG. 2 is a view of the targeting display of FIG. 1 in a second configuration, showing the reticle of the targeting display in accordance with a second embodiment.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a targeting display for a rangefinder, riflescope, or other aimed optical device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D584376
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 12, 2007
Date of Patent: Jan 6, 2009
Assignee: Leupold & Stevens, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventors: Victoria J. Peters (Forest Grove, OR), Andrew W. York (Portland, OR), Michael Slack (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Melanie Levy
Attorney: Stoel Rives LLP
Application Number: 29/298,778
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Firearm Element Or Attachment (D22/108)