ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,566,045, issued on March 3.
"Rear firearm sight slide elevator" was invented by David Joseph Vermeulen (Great Falls, Mont.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rear firearm sight slide elevator with a base member that is configured to surround a part of a firearm barrel and first and second clips that are situated on top of the base member and parallel to each other, with the first clip situated along a first side of the base member and the second clip situated on a second side of the base member. Each clip has a top part in the form of an elongated member, a bottom part in the form of an elongated ramp, and a hinge that connects the top par...