Granted Patent B2

US 12,554,116 · App. 18/167,391 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Inventors: Connor McDermot (Barneveld, WI); Jordan Blok (Barneveld, WI); Jesse Lenz (Barneveld, WI)

Assignee: Sheltered Wings, Inc.

G02B23/16F41G1/38

Abstract

Claims (6)

1 . A main body of a viewing optic comprising: a saddle portion having a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side, and eight voids having a first geometry and four voids having a second geometry, wherein one of the eight voids of the first geometry is positioned at each of the top front right, top front left, top back right, top back left, bottom front right, bottom front left, bottom back right and bottom back left portions of the saddle, and wherein a void of the second geometry connects the top front right and top back right voids of the first geometry, the top front left and top back left voids of the first geometry, the bottom front right and bottom back right voids of the first geometry, and the bottom front left and bottom back left voids of the first geometry.

2 . The main body of claim 1 , wherein the voids are symmetrically positioned about the saddle.

3 . The main body of claim 1 , wherein the saddle portion has a weight that is at least 2% less than the weight of an identical saddle portion without the plurality of voids.

4 . The main body of claim 1 , wherein the saddle portion has a weight from 0.1 oz to 1.0 oz less than that of an identical saddle portion without the plurality of voids.

5 . A viewing optic having the main body of claim 1 .

6 . The viewing optic of claim 5 , wherein the viewing optic is a riflescope.

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