Attachable weapon light
AssigneeSureFire, LLC
InventorsWilliam Wells, Loc Nguyen
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Abstract
A rail mountable device may be provided that is configured to be secured firmly to a rail. In one example, the rail mountable device may include a rail clamp that includes a screw, a screw receptacle, a first ramp member coupled to the screw, and a second ramp member coupled to the screw receptacle and configured to move relative to the screw receptacle. Additionally, the rail mountable device may include a removeable battery pack with a battery indicator. Furthermore, the rail mountable device may include a plurality of switches disposed on either side of the rail mountable device. The switches may be coupled to a bracket and a mode of the rail mountable device may be operated through manipulation of the switches. Additional embodiments and related methods are provided.
Claims20
A rail mountable device configured to mount on a rail associated with a weapon, the rail mountable device comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a rail clamp comprising:
- a screw receptacle,
- a screw configured to be threaded into the screw receptacle,
- a first ramp member coupled to the screw and configured to move relative to the screw, and
- a second ramp member coupled to the screw receptacle and configured to move relative to the screw receptacle, wherein the screw and the screw receptacle are configured to be pulled toward each other in response to a rotation of the screw about an axis in a first direction, and wherein the first ramp member and the second ramp member are configured to be pulled toward each other in response to the pulling together of the screw and the screw receptacle.
A method comprising:
- providing a device configured to mount on a rail associated with a weapon, the device comprising:
- a housing, and
- a rail clamp comprising:
- a screw receptacle,
- a screw configured to be threaded into the screw receptacle,
- a first ramp member coupled to the screw and configured to move relative to the screw, and
- a second ramp member coupled to the screw receptacle and configured to move relative to the screw receptacle;
- coupling the housing to the rail;
- and
- rotating the screw, wherein the screw and the screw receptacle are configured to be pulled toward each other in response to a rotation of the screw about an axis in a first direction, and wherein the first ramp member and the second ramp member are configured to be pulled toward each other in response to the pulling together of the screw and the screw receptacle to lock the device with respect to the weapon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.