Telescopic weapon aiming system

Abstract

A telescopic optical sight for aiming a weapon at a target is described. The telescopic optical sight comprises an eyepiece, a first reticule, a second reticule spaced laterally from said first reticule, and at least one object lens. The first and second reticules are between the eyepiece and the object lens, and the second reticule aligns with the first to aim the weapon. The first reticule is the principle focus for the telescopic optical sight.

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       12 . A weapon sighting device for use within a telescopic optical sight, said device comprising a surface having a discontinuity in said surface, said sighting device configured to be incorporated into a telescopic optical sight at a position near a reticule, and between an eyepiece lens and an object lens and wherein the discontinuity is spaced longitudinally from and aligned with the reticule.  
   
   
       13 . A weapon sighting device according to  claim 12  wherein said surface comprises at least one circular, transparent disk having a hole there through, the hole being the discontinuity in said surface.  
   
   
       14 . A weapon sighting device according to  claim 13  wherein said hole is approximately 1 mm in diameter.  
   
   
       15 . A weapon sighting device according to  claim 13  wherein said hole is located at a center of said circular disk.  
   
   
       16 . A weapon sighting device according to  claim 13  wherein said disk is colored.  
   
   
       17 . A weapon sighting device according to  claim 12  wherein said surface comprises a reference point to align with the reticule.  
   
   
       18 . A weapon sighting device according to  claim 12  wherein a position of said surface and a position of the reticule are interchangeable.  
   
   
       19 . A weapon sighting device according to  claim 12  wherein said surface may be positioned on either side of a focal point of an optical system, such that neither said device nor said reticule is at the focal point of the optical system.  
   
   
       20 . A weapon sighting device according to  claim 12  wherein said surface comprises a plurality of circular, transparent, and colored disks each having a hole there through each said disk incorporating a different diameter for said hole.  
   
   
       21 . A weapon sighting device according to  claim 12  wherein said surface comprises at least one circular, transparent disk having a hole there through, said circular disk comprising a concentric circle around said hole.  
   
   
       22 . A weapon sighting device according to  claim 21  wherein said concentric circle has a different color than a remainder of said circular disk.  
   
   
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       26 . A telescopic sighting device comprising: 
 an eyepiece;    a first reticule, provided at a focal point for said eyepiece of said telescopic optical sight;    a second reticule, wherein said second reticule comprises at least one disk having a centered discontinuity, said second reticule spaced laterally from said first reticule, said second reticule aligning with said first reticule to aim the weapon; and    at least one object lens, said first reticule and said second reticule between said eyepiece and said object lens.    
   
   
       27 . A telescopic sighting device according to  claim 26  wherein said at least one disk is transparent.  
   
   
       28 . A telescopic sighting device according to  claim 26  further comprising an adjustment means, said means utilized to ensure alignment of the centered discontinuity with said first reticule.  
   
   
       29 . A telescopic sighting device according to  claim 26  wherein said at least one disk comprises a plurality of optically polarized disks that are arranged such that their relative arrangement with respect to one another affects the transparency through said plurality.  
   
   
       30 . A telescopic sighting device according to  claim 26  wherein said centered discontinuity comprises a hole through said disk.  
   
   
       31 . A telescopic sighting device according to  claim 30  comprising a plurality of said disks, each said disk incorporating a different diameter for said hole such that removal of one or more said disks alters a size of the hole presented to a user of said telescopic optical sight.  
   
   
       32 . A telescopic sighting device according to  claim 30  wherein said disk comprises a concentric circle around said hole.  
   
   
       33 . A telescopic sighting device according to  claim 30  wherein said disk is configured with a thickness such that said hole is presented to a user without a depth.  
   
   
       34 . A telescopic sighting device according to  claim 26  wherein said disk comprises a concentric circle around said centered discontinuity, said circle having a different color than a remainder of said disk.  
   
   
       35 . A telescopic sighting device according to  claim 26  wherein said at least one disk is transparent and colored.  
   
   
       36 . A telescopic sighting device according to  claim 26  wherein said first reticule comprises: 
 cross hairs; and    a plurality of concentric circles, said circles for aligning said hole in said disk with said first reticule.