Folding rear sight for a firearm

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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear, right, top perspective view of a folding rear sight for a firearm showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front, left, top perspective view of the folding rear sight for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the folding rear sight for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view of the folding rear sight for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view of the folding rear sight for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view of the folding rear sight for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the folding rear sight for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the folding rear sight for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a front, right top perspective view of the folding rear sight for a firearm of FIG. 1 showing the rear sight pivoted to an upright operative position;

FIG. 10 is a rear, right, bottom perspective view of the folding rear sight for a firearm of FIG. 1 showing the rear sight pivoted to an upright operative position; and,

FIG. 11 is a front, left, top perspective view of the folding rear sight for a firearm of FIG. 1 showing the rear sight pivoted to an upright operative position and further showing a sight aperture restrictor pivoted downward to provide a large aperture in an operative position.

The broken lines showing portions of the design in all figures is included for the purpose of illustrating environment and unclaimed features and forms not part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a folding rear sight for a firearm, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D704792
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 31, 2012
Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
Assignee: Magpul Industries Corporation (Erie, CO)
Inventors: Richard Fitzpatrick (Longmont, CO), Michael T. Mayberry (Denver, CO), Grady Barfoot (Denver, CO), Brad Bennett (Lafayette, CO)
Primary Examiner: Michael A Pratt
Application Number: 29/441,128
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