| US 7,343,707 B2 | ||
| Reticle for telescopic gunsight and method for using | ||
| Thomas D. Smith, III, 7008 Landing Rd., Oklahoma City, Okla. 73132 (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 08, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/983,824. | ||
| Application 10/983824 is a continuation of application No. 10/306505, filed on Nov. 27, 2002. | ||
| Application 10/306505 is a continuation of application No. 10/101819, filed on Mar. 19, 2002, granted, now 6,591,537. | ||
| Application 10/101819 is a continuation of application No. 09/152320, filed on Sep. 14, 1998, granted, now 6,357,158. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0210728 A1, Sep. 29, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. F41G 1/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 42—122 | 11 Claims |
| 1. In a telescopic gunsight having an optical system comprised of a forward objective lens element, a rear eyepiece lens element
and intervening erector lens element, the elements being aligned upon an optical axis constituting a line of sight and protectively
confined within an elongated tubular housing adapted to be securely affixed to a gun, the improvement comprising:
the addition into the optical system of a transparent reticle having distance-measuring and aiming indicia, the indicia comprising,
orthogonally intersecting center vertical and center horizontal hairlines,
four horizontal range-marker hairlines of sequentially incremental length disposed below the center horizontal hairline and
each intersecting the center vertical hairline,
wherein the dimension of the various features of the reticle correspond to inches of subtention at 100 yards and wherein the
center horizontal hairline includes two radially distal portions each forming a post having radially directed innermost and
outermost extremities, and wherein the distance between the center point and each of the innermost extremities of the posts
is about 25 inches.
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