Remotely activated illuminator for a shoulder fired firearm

Abstract

An illumination system for a shoulder fired firearm includes an illuminator, such as a laser sight, which is wirelessly activated by a user control remote from the illuminator.

1 . An illumination system for a shoulder fired firearm, said illumination system comprising:
 (a) a transmission unit comprising:
 (i) a transmission unit controller outputting a datum including a function code in response to actuation of a function transducer by a user of said firearm; and 
 (ii) a transmitter wirelessly transmitting said datum outputted by said controller; 
   (b) a receiving unit comprising:
 (i) a receiver for receiving said transmitted datum; 
 (ii) a receiving unit controller outputting an activation signal corresponding to said function code included in said transmitted datum; and 
   (c) an activation transducer responsive to said activation signal from said receiving unit controller to alter an output of an illuminator.   
     
     
         2 . The illumination system of  claim 1  wherein said illuminator comprises a flashlight. 
     
     
         3 . The illumination system of  claim 2  wherein said flashlight further comprises said receiving unit. 
     
     
         4 . The illumination system of  claim 1  wherein said illuminator comprises a laser. 
     
     
         5 . The illumination system of  claim 4  wherein said laser further comprises said receiving unit. 
     
     
         6 . The illumination system of  claim 1  wherein said illuminator is attached to one of a rifle, a shotgun and a submachine gun. 
     
     
         7 . The illumination system of  claim 1  wherein said transmission unit is contained within a firing handgrip of said firearm. 
     
     
         8 . The illumination system of  claim 1  wherein said datum further comprises a security code stored by said transmission unit controller and said receiver outputs said activation signal only if said security code corresponds to a receiving unit security code stored by said receiving unit. 
     
     
         9 . An illumination system for a shoulder fired firearm, said illumination system comprising:
 (a) a transmission unit comprising:
 (i) a transmission unit controller outputting a datum including a first function code in response to actuation of a first function transducer by a user of said firearm and outputting a datum including a second function code in response to actuation of a second function transducer; and 
 (ii) a transmitter wirelessly transmitting said datum outputted by said controller; 
   (b) a receiving unit comprising:
 (i) a receiver for receiving said transmitted datum; and 
 (ii) a receiving unit controller outputting a first activation signal corresponding to said first function code if said first function code is included in said transmitted datum and outputting a second activation signal corresponding to said second function code if said second function code is included in said transmitted datum; 
   (c) a first activation transducer responsive to said first activation signal from said receiving unit controller to alter an output of a first illuminator; and   (d) a second activation transducer responsive to said second activation signal from said receiving unit controller to alter an output of a second illuminator.   
     
     
         10 . The illumination system of  claim 9  wherein said transmitted datum further comprises a security code stored by said transmission unit controller and said receiving unit outputs one of said first activation signal and said second activation signal only if said security code in said transmitted datum corresponds to a receiving unit security code. 
     
     
         11 . The illumination system of  claim 9  wherein one of said first illuminator and said second illuminator comprises a flashlight. 
     
     
         12 . The illumination system of  claim 11  wherein said flashlight further comprises said receiving unit. 
     
     
         13 . The illumination system of  claim 9  wherein one of said first illuminator and said second illuminator comprises a laser. 
     
     
         14 . The illumination system of  claim 13  wherein said laser further comprises said receiving unit. 
     
     
         15 . The illumination system of  claim 1  wherein said transmission unit is contained within a stock of said firearm. 
     
     
         16 . An illumination system for a shoulder fired firearm, said illumination system comprising:
 (a) a transmission unit comprising:
 (i) a transmission controller outputting a first datum comprising a first security code and a first function code in response to actuation of a first function transducer and outputting a second datum comprising a second security code and a second function code in response to actuation of a second function transducer; and 
 (ii) a transmitter wirelessly transmitting said one of said first datum and said second datum outputted by said transmission controller; 
   (b) a first receiving unit comprising:
 (i) a first receiver for receiving a datum transmitted by said transmitter; 
 (ii) a first receiving unit controller outputting a first activation signal if a transmitted datum received by said first receiver includes said first function code and a security code corresponding to a first receiver security code stored by said first receiving unit controller; 
   (c) a first activation transducer responsive to said first activation signal to alter an output of a first illuminator.   (d) a second receiving unit comprising:
 (i) a second receiver for receiving a datum transmitted by said transmitter; 
 (ii) a second receiving unit controller outputting a second activation signal if a transmitted datum received by said second receiver includes said second function code and a security code corresponding to a second receiver security code stored by said second receiving unit controller; and 
   (e) a second activation transducer responsive to said second activation signal to alter an output of a second illuminator.   
     
     
         17 . The illumination system of  claim 16  wherein one of said first illuminator and said second illuminator comprises a flashlight. 
     
     
         18 . The illumination system of  claim 17  wherein said flashlight further comprises said receiving unit. 
     
     
         19 . The illumination system of  claim 16  wherein one of said first illuminator and said second illuminator comprises a laser. 
     
     
         20 . The illumination system of  claim 19  wherein said laser further comprises said receiving unit.