IP Library Granted Patent US 11,959,726
Granted Patent B2
US 11,959,726 · App. 17/327,807 · Granted Apr 16, 2024

Optic cover with releasably retained display

Inventor: David M. Hamilton (Barneveld, WI)
Assignee: SHELTERED WINGS, INC.
F41G1/065F41G1/383G02B23/16
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Patent No.
US 11,959,726
App. No.
17/327,807
Granted
Apr 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cover for use with an optic device to hold and display shooting information. The cover may have resilient retention members that allow a display to be releasably attached and detached from the cover. The display may be made from a single substrate or multiple substrates in order to make the shooting information contained thereon highly visible in a variety of conditions and shooting preferences. The cover may include a flexible body for securing the cover to optic devices of a variety of sizes.

Claims (15)

1. A cover for an optical device comprising:

a cap;

a flexible body, wherein the flexible body has a first end and a second end, and further wherein the first end is wider than the second end;

and

a display, wherein the display is formed by coupling a top layer to a bottom layer and wherein the top layer is a different color than the bottom layer.

2. The cover for an optical device of claim 1 , wherein the cap has an interior portion and a means for releasably and securely holding a display that is permanently attached to the interior portion of the cap.

3. A cover for an optical device comprising:

a flexible body capable of attaching the cover to the optical device, wherein the flexible body has a first end and a second end, and further wherein the first end is wider than the second end;

a cap connected to the body such that the cap can be opened or closed, the cap having an interior portion;

a display having a top layer and a bottom layer and wherein the top layer is a different color than the bottom layer.

4. The cover for an optical device of claim 3 , wherein the display has data of personal equipment.

5. The cover for an optical device of claim 3 , wherein the display further comprises a middle layer between the top layer and the bottom layer.

6. A cover for an optic device comprising: a flexible body for securing the cover to an optic device, wherein the flexible body has a first end and a second end, and further wherein the first end is wider than the second end; a ring connected to the flexible body; a cap complementary to the ring, the cap operably connected to the ring, and a display, wherein the display is formed by coupling a top layer to a bottom layer and wherein the top layer is a different color than the bottom layer.

7. The cover of claim 6 wherein the cap has an interior portion that is capable of releasably and securely holding a display.

8. The cover of claim 7 wherein the display includes DOPE data.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2022
From: SHELTERED WINGS, INC., D/B/A VORTEX OPTICS, A WISCONSIN CORPORATION
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 059364/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2022
From: SHELTERED WINGS, INC.
To: SHELTERED WINGS, INC. D/B/A VORTEX OPTICS
Reel/Frame 059148/0832 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2022
From: HAMILTON, DAVID M.
To: SHELTERED WINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 059152/0887 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16363213 · Mar 25, 2019
Continuation 14742310 · Jun 17, 2015
Continuation In Part 14196251 · Mar 4, 2014
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