Rear folding sight

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, left, rear perspective view of a first embodiment of a rear folding sight attached to a firearm showing our new design;

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

FIG. 3 is a top, right, rear perspective view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the rear folding sight of FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 11 is a top, right, front perspective view of the rear folding sight 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 are included for the purpose of illustrating environment and unclaimed features and forms not part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D724691
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 5, 2013
Date of Patent: Mar 17, 2015
Assignee: Magpul Industries Corporation (Louisville, CO)
Inventors: Grady Barfoot (Denver, CO), Richard Fitzpatrick (Longmont, CO), Michael T. Mayberry (Denver, CO), Brad Bennett (Lafayette, CO)
Primary Examiner: Michael A Pratt
Application Number: 29/475,735
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