Locking front sight for a firearm and firearm with locking front sight

摘要

A front sight for a weapon, the front sight having: a mounting block; a tower pivotally mounted to the mounting block for movement between a first position and a second position; a first locking mechanism comprising a plurality of spring biased members for retaining the tower in the first position and the second position, the plurality of spring biased members being configured to allow movement of the tower between the first position and the second position in response to a force applied to the tower; and a second locking mechanism configured to lock the tower in the second position, wherein the second locking mechanism must be manually released before the tower can be moved from the second position to the first position.

主权项

1. A front sight for a weapon, comprising:
a mounting block having a pair of wall members extending therefrom; a tower pivotally mounted to the mounting block for movement between the pair of wall members and between a first position, wherein the tower is horizontally arranged with respect to the mounting block and a second position, wherein the tower is vertically arranged with respect to the mounting block; a first locking mechanism comprising a plurality of spring biased members for retaining the tower in the first position and the second position, the plurality of spring biased members being configured to allow movement of the tower between the first position and the second position in response to a force applied to the tower; and a second locking mechanism configured to lock the tower in the second position and unlock the tower such that the tower can be moved from the second position towards the first position, wherein the second locking mechanism must be manually released before the tower can be moved from the second position to the first position, wherein the front sight is located proximate to a forward end of the weapon and wherein the second locking mechanism is slidably mounted to a front surface of the tower located between the pair of wall members.