Detachable Carrying Handle For Firearm WIth Increased Range

Abstract

A detachable carrying handle for a firearm, such as a semi-automatic or automatic firearm, having increased range. The detachable carrying handle includes a carrying handle body that defines a window to receive a rear sight base of a rear sight. The carrying handle body further includes a pin opening positioned below the window that is configured to secure the rear sight base of the rear sight to the carrying handle body through the use of a pin. The rear sight base further defines a sight opening and a threaded end that is configured to mate with a threaded opening of an elevation knob positioned in the window. The elevation knob may be used, in operation, to adjust the height of the rear sight. The threaded end of the rear sight base further includes at least one elongated slot that are configured to receive the pin that is used to secure the rear sight base to the carrying handle body. The detachable carrying handle of the present invention provides a solution to the problems of limited range of known firearms using a rear sight mounted to the carrying handle.

1 . A detachable carrying handle for a firearm comprising:
 a detachable carrying handle body including a handle portion and a sight portion, the handle portion defining an aperture configured to receive a hand, the sight portion defining a window, and the sight portion further including a pin opening;   a rear sight base mounted on the sight portion, the rear sight portion including a sight opening and a sight base windage screw hole for supporting a sight, the rear sight base further including a threaded end that includes an elongated slot;   a pin mounted in the pin opening and extending through the elongated slot; and   an elevation knob with a threaded opening mounted in the window, the threaded opening of an elevation knob engaging the threaded end, wherein the elevation knob is configured to translate the rear sight based from a down position to an up position, wherein the range of adjustment provided by translating the rear sight only between the down and up position allows for accurate prediction of a bullet's trajectory at a range of between 200 and 600 yards.   
     
     
         2 . The detachable carrying handle of  claim 1 , wherein the pin opening defines a diameter of approximately 0.079 inches. 
     
     
         3 . The detachable carrying handle of  claim 2 , wherein the pin opening is positioned approximately 0.029 inches from a bottom surface of the window. 
     
     
         4 . The detachable carrying handle of  claim 1 , wherein the sight portion includes an upper member and a lower member and the distance from the top of the upper member to the bottom of the lower member is approximately 0.813 inches. 
     
     
         5 . The detachable carrying handle of  claim 4 , wherein the elongated slot defines a slot length of approximately 0.260 inches. 
     
     
         6 . The detachable carrying handle of  claim 1 , wherein the carrying handle body further includes two handle body mounting apertures that define a line extending through their respective centers, wherein a center of the sight base windage screw hole is less than 1.0 inches from the line. 
     
     
         7 . The detachable carrying handle of  claim 6 , wherein the center of the sight base windage screw hole is approximately 0.959 inches from the line. 
     
     
         8 . A firearm including a detachable carrying handle comprising:
 a front sight;   a rear sight including a rear sight base, the rear sight base defining a sight opening and a threaded end, the threaded end including an elongated slot;   a detachable carrying handle body that supports the rear sight base and includes a handle portion and a window, the handle portion defining an aperture configured to receive a hand, and the detachable carrying handle body further including a pin opening positioned below the window;   a pin positioned in the pin opening and extending through the slot in the threaded end; and   an elevation knob positioned in the window, the elevation knob including a threaded opening mated with the threaded end of the rear sight base, wherein the elevation knob is configured to translate the rear sight based from a down position to an up position, wherein the range of adjustment provided by translating the rear sight only between the down and up position allows for accurate prediction of a bullet's trajectory at a range between 200 and 600 yards.   
     
     
         9 . The firearm of  claim 8 , wherein the pin opening defines a diameter of approximately 0.079 inches. 
     
     
         10 . The firearm of  claim 9 , wherein the carrying handle body includes two handle body mounting apertures that define a line passing through the center of the two handle body mounting apertures and a center of the pin opening is positioned approximately 0.017 inches from the line. 
     
     
         11 . The firearm of  claim 10 , wherein the elevation knob is used to adjust the height of the rear sight base over a range of 0.260 inches. 
     
     
         12 . The firearm of  claim 8 , wherein the sight portion includes an upper member and a lower member and the distance from the top of the upper member to the bottom of the lower member is approximately 0.813 inches. 
     
     
         13 . A system for detachably supporting and aiming a firearm, comprising:
 a detachable carrying handle body configured to mount to a firearm, the detachable carrying handle body comprising a handle portion, the handle portion defining an aperture configured to receive a hand, a sight portion that includes a sight portion aperture, and a lower member that includes a pin opening and a window with a bottom surface;   an elevation knob with a threaded opening positioned in the window;   a rear sight including a rear sight base with two sight base windage screw holes and a member extending between the two sight base windage screw holes, the member supporting a rear aiming point, the rear sight further including a threaded end with an elongated slot, the threaded end positioned in the sight portion aperture and engaging the threaded opening of the elevation knob; and   a pin extending through the pin opening and through the slot so as to secure the rear sight to the sight portion, wherein the system, when in operation, allows for accurate prediction of a bullet's trajectory at a range of between 200 and 600 yards by adjustment of only the rear sight.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the pin opening is about 0.079 inches in diameter and wherein a top of the elongated slot is positioned approximately 0.749 inches from a center of the two sight based apertures. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the threaded end and the threaded opening have 1/2-28 threads. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the two sight base windage screw holes include centers that are less than 1.0 inches away from a line defined by two handle body mounting aperture centers and the rear sight is configured to translate approximately 0.260 inches. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the centers of the two sight base windage screw holes are approximately 0.959 inches above the line defined by the two handle body mounting aperture centers when the rear sight is in a full down position.