Enclosed reflex sight for firearms, assembly, system and method

Abstract

The disclosure is related to an enclosed reflex sight for one or more firearms. The enclosed reflex sight may be provided as part of an assembly including a mounting interface. The enclosed reflex sight includes a rearward bottom portion that houses an adjustment assembly, wherein the rearward bottom portion includes a lowermost surface of the enclosed reflex sight. The enclosed reflex sight includes an upper bottom surface forward of the rearward bottom portion of the enclosed reflex sight, the upper bottom surface comprising an abutment surface for the mounting interface. When the assembly is secured to an upper mounting surface of a firearm then the lowermost surface of the rearward bottom portion of the enclosed reflex sight is closer to the upper mounting surface of the firearm than the upper bottom surface of the enclosed reflex sight.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 at least one firearm comprising an upper mounting surface; and   an assembly securable to the upper mounting surface comprising:
 an enclosed reflex sight; and 
 at least one firearm mounting interface; 
   wherein the assembly includes a maximum height and wherein the enclosed reflex sight includes a maximum height the same or substantially similar as the maximum height of the assembly; and   wherein the assembly is located forward of a rear end surface of the firearm.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , the system comprising two or more firearm mounting interfaces. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein each firearm mounting interface of the two or more firearm mounting interfaces is configured for use with a different upper mounting surface footprint. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the assembly includes a first maximum height and the enclosed reflex sight includes a second maximum height the same or substantially similar as the first maximum height. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein a first distance between an optical center of a clear aperture of the enclosed reflex sight and a lowermost surface of the enclosed reflex sight is the same or substantially similar as a second distance between the optical center of the clear aperture and a bottommost part of the at least one firearm mounting interface. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the enclosed reflex sight comprises a first length and the at least one firearm mounting interface includes a second length less than the first length. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the enclosed reflex sight includes a windage adjustment mechanism and an elevation adjustment mechanism that are located behind the at least one firearm mounting interface. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein when the assembly is secured to the at least one firearm then the at least one firearm mounting interface is located forward of at least part of the enclosed reflex sight. 
     
     
         9 . A system, comprising:
 a plurality of firearms providing at least two different upper mounting surfaces;   an enclosed reflex sight; and   a plurality of mounting interfaces, each mounting interface of the plurality of mounting interfaces being configured to secure the enclosed reflex sight to at least one upper mounting surface of the at least two different upper mounting surfaces;   wherein when the enclosed reflex sight is secured to the at least one upper mounting surface of a first firearm of the plurality of firearms via a first mounting interface of the plurality of mounting interfaces then the enclosed reflex sight is located on top of the first firearm forward of a rear surface of the first firearm wherein a lowermost surface of the enclosed reflex sight is located closer to the at least one upper mounting surface than at least part of the first mounting interface.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the enclosed reflex sight includes a rearward bottom portion that houses an adjustment assembly of the enclosed reflex sight, the rearward bottom portion comprising the lowermost surface of the enclosed reflex sight.