Firearm Front Sight

Abstract

Various examples of a firearm front sight are described. An apparatus implementable on a firearm includes a front sight that is detachably mountable on a component of the firearm. The front sight includes an optic insert and a housing comprising a void configured to accommodate the optic insert therein. The optic insert is receivable into and removable from the void by at least partially traversing through an imaginary plane defined by and parallel to a first primary side of the housing. When the front sight is mounted on the component of the firearm with the optic insert received in the void, the first primary side of the housing physically contacts the component such that the optic insert is interlockingly received in the housing.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus implementable on a firearm, comprising:
 a front sight detachably mountable on a component of the firearm, the front sight comprising:
 an optic insert; and 
 a housing comprising a void configured to accommodate the optic insert therein, 
   wherein:
 the optic insert is receivable into and removable from the void by at least partially traversing through an imaginary plane defined by and parallel to a first primary side of the housing, and 
 when the front sight is mounted on the component of the firearm with the optic insert received in the void, the first primary side of the housing physically contacts the component such that the optic insert is interlockingly received in the housing. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein, when the optic insert is interlockingly received in the housing, at least a portion of the optic insert is visible on a second primary side of the housing opposite the first primary side of the housing. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein, when the optic insert is interlockingly received in the housing, at least a portion of the optic insert is visible on each of a third primary side and a fourth primary side of the housing, wherein the third primary side is between and adjacent to the first primary side and the second primary side, wherein the fourth primary side is between and adjacent to the first primary side and the second primary side, and wherein the third primary side and the fourth primary side are opposite to each other. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a first plate and a second plate adjacent to each other such that a space between the first plate and the second plate defines the void. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein a portion of a first inner wall of the first plate facing the second plate comprises a first recess near a side of the first plate that defines a portion of the first primary side of the housing, and wherein a portion of a second inner wall of the second plate facing the first plate comprises a second recess near a side of the second plate that defines a portion of the first primary side of the housing. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the optic insert comprises a first ledge on and protruding from a first side of the optic insert, and wherein the optic insert further comprises a second ledge on and protruding from a second side of the optic insert opposite the first side of the optic insert. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein, when the optic insert is interlockingly received in the housing, the first ledge of the optic insert is received in the first recess of the first plate of the housing and the second ledge of the optic insert is received in the second recess of the second plate of the housing. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a collar on and protruding from the first primary side, and wherein the collar is configured to be received in a recess on the component of the firearm. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the collar comprises a blind hole that is threaded and configured to receive a screw as the front sight is mounted on the component of the firearm. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a mounting plate disposed on the first primary side, and wherein the mounting plate is configured to be received in a slot on the component of the firearm. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is made of metal, metal alloy, polymer, or ceramics, and wherein the optic insert comprises fiber optics or tritium. 
     
     
         12 . An apparatus implementable on a firearm, comprising:
 a front sight detachably mountable on a component of the firearm, the front sight comprising a housing comprising a void configured to accommodate an optic insert therein,   wherein:
 the housing is shaped such that the optic insert is receivable into and removable from the void by at least partially traversing through an imaginary plane defined by and parallel to a first primary side of the housing, and 
 when the front sight is mounted on the component of the firearm with the optic insert received in the void, the first primary side of the housing physically contacts the component such that the optic insert is interlockingly received in the housing. 
   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein, when the optic insert is interlockingly received in the housing, at least a portion of the optic insert is visible on a second primary side of the housing opposite the first primary side of the housing. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein, when the optic insert is interlockingly received in the housing, at least a portion of the optic insert is visible on each of a third primary side and a fourth primary side of the housing, wherein the third primary side is between and adjacent to the first primary side and the second primary side, wherein the fourth primary side is between and adjacent to the first primary side and the second primary side, and wherein the third primary side and the fourth primary side are opposite to each other. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the housing comprises a first plate and a second plate adjacent to each other such that a space between the first plate and the second plate defines the void. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein a portion of a first inner wall of the first plate facing the second plate comprises a first recess near a side of the first plate that defines a portion of the first primary side of the housing, and wherein a portion of a second inner wall of the second plate facing the first plate comprises a second recess near a side of the second plate that defines a portion of the first primary side of the housing. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the optic insert comprises a first ledge on and protruding from a first side of the optic insert, and wherein the optic insert further comprises a second ledge on and protruding from a second side of the optic insert opposite the first side of the optic insert. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein, when the optic insert is interlockingly received in the housing, the first ledge of the optic insert is received in the first recess of the first plate of the housing and the second ledge of the optic insert is received in the second recess of the second plate of the housing. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the housing further comprises a collar on and protruding from the first primary side, and wherein the collar is configured to be received in a recess on the component of the firearm, and wherein the collar comprises a blind hole that is threaded and configured to receive a screw as the front sight is mounted on the component of the firearm. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the housing further comprises a mounting plate disposed on the first primary side, and wherein the mounting plate is configured to be received in a slot on the component of the firearm.