Reticule

Abstract

The present invention is a reticule featuring both rapid close-quarters target acquisition and precise distance shooting functionality. The reticule features a broad central aiming ring and four sets of aiming point-indicating dots. The lowest set comprises dots of differing dimensions and distances apart. Ranging rings are also provided. An alternate embodiment also comprises a highlighting ring around the aiming ring. The reticule can be illuminated through known or future discovered means for low-light or night shooting. A further alternate embodiment features an aiming ring constructed of a plurality of transparent cells, thereby allowing a user to see through the aiming ring and allow a less busy reticule with easier illumination capability.

1 . A reticule comprising: 
 a central aiming ring of significant thickness, said ring defining a center and further comprising:    a plurality of transparent cells; and    an incomplete perimeter on a bottom side of the ring; and    at least one set of guide dots, with at least one set of guide dots originating in the center of the aiming ring with a central aiming dot and said set of guide dots extending through the incomplete perimeter of the aiming ring into an area external of the aiming ring;    wherein, each set of guide dots is arranged as a series of dots, each pair of adjacent dots having an interstitial spacing, extending in a straight linear fashion and each dot represents a generic aiming point.    
   
   
       2 . The reticule of  claim 1 , the set originating from the center of the aiming ring being comprised of at least two different sized dots, with larger dots being positioned near the center of the reticule.  
   
   
       3 . The reticule of  claim 2 , wherein of the dots only the central aiming dot has any attached significance external the reticule.  
   
   
       4 . The reticule of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one ranging system.  
   
   
       5 . The reticule of  claim 4 , wherein a ranging system is a set of at least one ranging rings.  
   
   
       6 . The reticule of  claim 1 , further comprising an illumination means.  
   
   
       7 . The reticule of  claim 1 , wherein the central aiming ring is approximately four times thicker than the central aiming dot.  
   
   
       8 . The reticule of  claim 1 , further comprising a highlighting ring circumscribing the aiming ring.  
   
   
       9 . The reticule of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one reference line indicating an ordinal position of at least one dot in the set of dots originating from the center of the reticule.  
   
   
       10 . The reticule of  claim 1 , the interstitial spacing between dots being smaller for pairs of dots furthest from the center dot than for a pair of dots including the central aiming dot.  
   
   
       11 . The reticule of  claim 1 , wherein there is are four sets of guide dots, each defining a cardinal direction and the set extending in the southern direction is the set originating from the center.  
   
   
       12 . The reticule of  claim 11 , the set originating from the center of the aiming ring being comprised of at least two different sized dots, with larger dots being positioned near the center of the reticule.  
   
   
       13 . The reticule of  claim 12 , wherein of the dots only the central aiming dot has any attached significance external the reticule.  
   
   
       14 . The reticule of  claim 11 , wherein the sets of dots, except the set containing the central aiming dot, conform to a standard scale.  
   
   
       15 . The reticule of  claim 1 , the cells' shape being selected from the set of shapes consisting of circles, ovals, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, heptagons, octagons, nonagons, and decagons.  
   
   
       16 . The reticule of  claim 1 , the central aiming ring being comprised of transparent cells in a manner that allows less than 2 of an area defined by the aiming ring to be obscured.