Knife mounts for releasably securing a knife to a firearm
OwnerAdrian Kauffman, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
Knife mounts configured to selectively secure to a firearm, the knife mount including a body secured between a muzzle and a pistol grip of the firearm, a slot defined in the body and complimentarily configured with the knife to receive the knife, a locking mechanism moveably mounted to the body proximate the slot, the locking mechanism configured to selectively secure the knife within the slot by engaging the handle of the knife, wherein the knife mount rigidly secures the knife in an orientation where the handle of the knife defines a foregrip of the firearm for a user to grip and manipulate the firearm and allows the user to rapidly remove the knife from the body.
Claims20
A knife mount configured to selectively secure to a handguard of a firearm and configured to releasably secure a knife, the knife having a handle and a blade moveably mounted to the handle wherein the blade is configured to move between a stowed position where a tip of the blade is proximate the handle and a deployed position where the tip of the blade is distal the handle, the knife mount comprising:
- a body configured to secure to the handguard in a foregrip position disposed on an underside of the handguard between a muzzle of the firearm and a pistol grip of the firearm;
- a slot defined in the body and the slot complimentarily configured to receive the knife, the slot defining a blade receiving portion and a handle receiving portion adjacent the blade receiving portion;
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- a locking mechanism moveably mounted to the body proximate the handle receiving portion of the slot, the locking mechanism including a catch and the locking mechanism configured to selectively secure the knife within the slot by engaging the catch with the handle of the knife, the locking mechanism being configured to move between a lock position where the catch engages the handle of the knife to secure the knife within the slot and a release position where the catch disengages from the handle of the knife to allow the handle to move relative to the slot;
- wherein the blade receiving portion, the handle receiving portion, and the locking mechanism cooperate to rigidly secure the knife to the body in the foregrip position in an orientation where the handle of the knife defines a foregrip of the firearm for a user to grip and manipulate the firearm when the locking mechanism is in the lock position and to allow the user to rapidly remove the knife from the body when the locking mechanism is in the release position;
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- wherein the blade is longitudinally aligned with the handguard in the blade receiving portion.
A knife mount configured to selectively secure to a handguard of a firearm and configured to releasably secure a knife, the knife having a handle and a blade pivotally mounted to the handle wherein the blade is configured to pivot between a stowed position where a tip of the blade is proximate the handle and a deployed position where the tip of the blade is distal the handle, the knife mount comprising:
- a body configured to secure to the handguard in a foregrip position disposed on an underside of the handguard between a muzzle of the firearm and a pistol grip of the firearm;
- a slot defined in the body and the slot complimentary configured to receive the knife, the slot defining a blade receiving portion and a handle receiving portion adjacent the blade receiving portion;
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- a locking mechanism moveably mounted to the body proximate the handle receiving portion of the slot, the locking mechanism including a catch and the locking mechanism configured to selectively secure the knife within the slot by engaging the catch with the handle of the knife within the slot, the locking mechanism being configured to move between a lock position where the catch engages the handle of the knife to secure the knife within the slot and a release position where the catch disengages from the handle of the knife to allow the handle to move relative to the slot;
- wherein the blade receiving portion, the handle receiving portion, and the locking mechanism cooperate to rigidly secure the knife to the body in the foregrip position in an orientation where the handle of the knife extends transverse to the handguard to define a foregrip of the Firearm for a user to grip and manipulate the firearm when the locking mechanism is in the lock position and to allow the user to rapidly remove the knife from the body when the locking mechanism is moved to the release position by pressing the handle of the knife disposed in the handle receiving portion against the locking mechanism;
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- wherein the blade is longitudinally aligned with the handguard in the blade receiving portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.