# US 11,079,201 B2 · Firearm accessory holder

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- Number: US 11,079,201 B2
- Document ID: US11079201B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/204,833
- Filed: 2018-11-29
- Published: 2019-05-30
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2017-11-29
- Applicants: Lonnie Dale Tustison
- Inventors: Lonnie Dale Tustison
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11079201B2

## CPC

- F41C 27/00: Accessories; Details or attachments not otherwise provided for
- F16M 11/105: {the horizontal axis being the roll axis, e.g. for creating a landscape-portrait rotation}
- F16M 11/2064: {for tilting and panning (F16M11/2078 takes precedence)}
- F16M 11/2092: {comprising means allowing depth adjustment, i.e. forward-backward translation of the head relatively to the undercarriage}
- F16M 13/00: Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles (heads thereof F16M11/02 {; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20} ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 {; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22}); Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles {(supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025)}
- F16M 13/022: {repositionable}
- F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
- F41G 11/003: {Mountings with a dove tail element, e.g. "Picatinny rail systems"}
- F41C: SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES (functional features or details common to both smallarms and ordnance, mountings therefor F41A; projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge F41B); ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- F41G: WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING (optical aspects thereof G02B)

## Abstract

An apparatus for moveably mounting an accessory to a device. The device facilitates a user positioning both the angle and rotation of the accessory relative to the device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An article of manufacture for attaching an accessory to an apparatus comprising:
a) a means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus;
b) a means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory; and
c) a rigid means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory wherein:
1) said rigid means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory is attached to both said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus and said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory with a means for rotatably attaching said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus and said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory relative to said rigid means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory wherein
A) said rigid means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory is a substantially polygonal rod having at least one portion having a different radius than a-radius defined by a cross section of a majority of the substantially polygonal rod, and
2) said rigid means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory is attached to both said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus and said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory with a means for pivotably attaching said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus and said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory relative to said rigid means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The article of manufacture of claim 1 wherein the vertexes of the substantially polygonal rod have a radius of curvature which is less than the radius defined by a cross section of a majority of the substantially polygonal rod.

### Claim 3

An article of manufacture for attaching an accessory to an apparatus comprising:
a) a means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus;
b) a means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory; and
c) a rigid means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory wherein:
1) said rigid means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory is attached to both said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus and said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory with a means for rotatably attaching said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus and said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory relative to said rigid means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory wherein
A) said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus and said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory are adjustable friction-fit connections,
2) said rigid means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory is attached to both said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus and said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory with a means for pivotably attaching said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus and said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory relative to said rigid means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory, and
3) said rigid means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory is a substantially cylindrical rod having at least one portion having a different diameter than a diameter defined by a cross section of the majority of the substantially cylindrical rod.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The article of manufacture of claim 3 wherein at the least one portion of said means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory having a different diameter than the diameter of the majority of the substantially cylindrical rod has a diameter less than the diameter defined by a cross section of the majority of the substantially cylindrical rod.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The article of manufacture of claim 4 wherein said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus and said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory relative to said rigid means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory further comprise:
a) a protrusion of said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus into at least one portion of said rigid means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory having a diameter less than a diameter defined by a cross section of a majority of the substantially cylindrical rod, and
b) a protrusion of said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory into at least one portion of said means for connecting said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus to said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an accessory having a diameter less than the diameter defined by a cross section of a majority of the substantially cylindrical rod.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The article of manufacture of claim 5 wherein said means for attaching the article of manufacture to an apparatus is configured to interface with, and connect to, an accessory connection standard.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The article of manufacture of claim 6 wherein said accessory connection standard is selected from the group consisting of: Picatinny (MIL-STD-1913), Arca Swiss, M-LOK, KeyMod, Dovetail rail, Weaver rail, Warsaw Pact rail, UTI rail, Rail Integration System (RIS), NATO Accessory Rail, and a cylindrical scope body.