Aiming sight

Abstract

An aiming sight has a base, light gathering rod on the base and a lens on the base to the rear of the light gathering rod. Light emitted from the back end of the light gathering rod is redirected be the lens to converge near the shooting eye and is not visible to the other eye. Side walls or a lens tube on the base block direct sight of the back end of the light gathering rod by the other eye. The distance from the back end of the light gathering rod to the lens is adjustable. The lens can be round, triangular or any other shape.

1 . An aiming sight for an aimed device, comprising: 
 a base for mounting on said device,    an elongated light gathering rod, mounted on said base, having a periphery through which light is absorbed and a rearwardly facing back end through which light is emitted, and    a converging lens having a selected focal length, said lens being mounted on said base in alignment with said light gathering rod and spaced a selected distance rearwardly from said back end,    whereby light emitted from said back end is redirected by said lens so that said light is visible to a shooting eye and not visible to a non-shooting eye.    
   
   
       2 . The sight as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said distance is greater than said focal length.  
   
   
       3 . The sight as set forth in  claim 1  including means for adjusting said distance.  
   
   
       4 . The sight as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said lens is adjustably movable on said base for adjusting said distance.  
   
   
       5 . The sight as set forth in  claim 1  including means for blocking sight of said back end from said non-shooting eye.  
   
   
       6 . The sight as set forth in  claim 5  wherein said means for blocking includes a side wall extending forwardly from said lens.  
   
   
       7 . The sight as set forth in  claim 5  wherein said means for blocking includes a hollow tube extending along a least a portion of said distance between said lens and said back end.  
   
   
       8 . The sight as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said light gathering rod includes a relatively larger said periphery and a relatively smaller said back end, 
 whereby said light gathering rod provides a smaller spot for aiming.    
   
   
       9 . The sight as set forth in  claim 8  wherein said light gathering rod tapers to said back end.  
   
   
       10 . The sight as set forth in  claim 9  wherein said light gathering rod necks down to said back end.  
   
   
       11 . The sight as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said light gathering rod includes a cap over said back end, said cap having a center aperture, 
 whereby light emitted from said back end passes through said center aperture to said lens, providing a smaller spot for aiming.    
   
   
       12 . The sight as set forth in  claim 1  including a hollow lens tube mounted on said base and extending rearwardly of said light gathering rod, said lens tube having a rear end and said lens being mounted in said lens tube near said rear end.  
   
   
       13 . The sight as set forth in  claim 12  wherein said rear end of said lens tube and said lens are round.  
   
   
       14 . The sight as set forth in  claim 12  wherein said rear end of said lens tube and said lens are triangular.  
   
   
       15 . An aiming sight for an aimed device, comprising: 
 a base for mounting on said device,    an elongated light gathering rod, mounted on said base, having a periphery through which light is absorbed and a rearwardly facing back end through which light is emitted,    laterally spaced first and second side walls on said base, said first and second side walls extending rearwardly of said back end of said light gathering rod on opposite sides of said light gathering rod, and    a converging lens having a selected focal length, said lens being mounted on said base in alignment with said light gathering rod and adjustably spaced a selected distance rearwardly from said back end, said distance being greater than said focal length,    whereby light emitted from said back end is redirected by said lens so that said light is visible to a shooting eye and not visible to a non-shooting eye, and said first and second side walls block sight of said back end from said non-shooting eye.    
   
   
       16 . An aiming sight for an aimed device, comprising: 
 a base for mounting on said device,    an elongated light gathering rod, mounted on said base, having a periphery through which light is absorbed and a rearwardly facing back end through which light is emitted,    a hollow lens tube mounted on said base and extending rearwardly of said light gathering rod, said lens tube having a rear end, and    a converging lens having a selected focal length, said lens being mounted in said lens tube near said rear end of said lens tube and spaced a selected distance rearwardly from said back end of said light gathering rod, said distance being greater than said focal length,    whereby light emitted from said back end is redirected by said lens so that said light is visible to a shooting eye and not visible to a non-shooting eye, and said lens tube blocks sight of said back end from said non-shooting eye.