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

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United States of America

PATENT NO 9140508
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13524591

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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.

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  • COLT'S MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Josey, Michael Andrew Farmington, US 5 94
Langevin, Kevin Richard Berlin, US 7 133

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