Scope mount
In some embodiments, an apparatus comprises a body arranged to engage an optical scope. The body comprises a first portion and a second portion moveable with respect to the first portion between a first position and a second position. The first portion comprises a sidewall defining an aperture having a central axis and the second portion comprises a magnet. In the first position, the second portion is arranged to cover the aperture and a radial distance from the central axis to the sidewall is greater than a radial distance from the central axis to the magnet.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a body arranged to engage an optical scope, the body comprising a first portion and a second portion moveable with respect to the first portion between a first position and a second position, the first portion comprising a sidewall defining an aperture having a central axis, the second portion comprising a plurality of magnets;
in the first position, the second portion is arranged to cover the aperture and a radial distance from the central axis to the sidewall is greater than a radial distance from the central axis to the plurality of magnets.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , in the second position, the second portion does not cover the aperture.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , the body comprising a second position magnet arranged to bias the body to the second orientation.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein one of the first portion and the second portion comprise the second position magnet and the other of the first portion and the second portion comprise a magnetic target.
5. The apparatus of claim 2 , the first portion comprising an alignment surface, the second portion comprising a contacting surface, wherein in the second position, the alignment surface and the contacting surface are oriented on a reference plane.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 , the alignment surface comprising a hinge knuckle.
7. The apparatus of claim 2 , the contacting surface comprising a non-metal.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , in the first position, the plurality of magnets are equally spaced around the central axis.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , the body comprising a hinge.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , the hinge comprising a pin.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , the first portion comprising a clamp arranged to reduce a diameter of the sidewall.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 , the first portion comprising a front wall and a focus adapter configured to be positioned between the front wall and the optical scope.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , the first portion comprising a sizing adapter, the sizing adapter and the focus adapter comprising complimentary beveled surfaces arranged to contact one another.
14. The apparatus of claim 1 , the first portion comprising a sizing adapter positioned between the sidewall and the optical scope.
15. The apparatus of claim 1 in combination with an accessory comprising a target and a lens, the magnet arranged to engage the target and retain the lens in alignment with the aperture.
16. An apparatus in combination with an accessory and a binocular having a first scope and a second scope, the apparatus comprising:
a body arranged to engage the first scope, the body comprising an aperture and a plurality of magnets spaced around the aperture,
the accessory comprising a target and a lens, the target being configured to be aligned with the first scope, the lens being configured to be aligned with the second scope.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 , the magnets are equally spaced around the aperture.
18. The apparatus of claim 16 , the plurality of magnets are arranged to engage the target and retain the lens in alignment with the aperture.
19. An apparatus comprising:
a body arranged to engage an optical scope, the body comprising a first portion and a second portion moveable with respect to the first portion between a first position and a second position, the first portion comprising:
a sidewall defining an aperture having a central axis;
a front wall and a focus adapter configured to be positioned between the front wall and the optical scope; and
a sizing adapter, wherein the sizing adapter and the focus adapter comprise complimentary beveled surfaces arranged to contact one another;
the second portion comprising a magnet;
in the first position, the second portion is arranged to cover the aperture and a radial distance from the central axis to the sidewall is greater than a radial distance from the central axis to the magnet.