# US 11,906,267 B2 · Firearm foregrip with illuminator > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,906,267 B2 - Document ID: US11906267B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/983,391 - Filed: 2022-11-08 - Published: 2023-06-08 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2021-11-08 - Assignees: Crimson Trace Corporation - Applicants: Crimson Trace Corporation - Inventors: Tim Meissen; William A. Planck; Michael Cottrell; James Tayon; Ryan Donahue; John Oller; Shane Ball; Logan Garland - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906267B2 ## CPC - F41C 23/16: Forestocks; Handgrips; Hand guards (pump-action guns F41C7/02) - F41G 1/35: for illuminating the target - 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 - F41G: WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING (optical aspects thereof G02B) ## Abstract A firearm accessory and associated components and methods. The firearm accessory can include a foregrip and/or an illuminator (e.g., light and/or laser). The firearm accessory can include a support body selectively operatively connectable to a support body receiver in a first orientation and in a second orientation. The support body can include an actuator configured to change an operational state of the illuminator and/or a port configured to connect a remote actuator to the support body. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A firearm illuminator system comprising: a firearm mount configured to be connected to a firearm; an illuminator supported by the firearm mount, the illuminator including a light source; a support body receiver supported by the firearm mount; and a support body selectively connectable to the support body receiver, the support body including at least one of an actuator configured to change an operational state of the light source or a port configured to connect a remote to the support body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the support body includes the actuator. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the support body is operatively connectable to the support body receiver in a first orientation and operatively connectable to the support body in a second orientation different from the first orientation. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 3, wherein in the first orientation the actuator is located on a first side of the illuminator, and in the second orientation the actuator is located on a second side of the illuminator opposite the first side. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 4, wherein the actuator is configured to turn the light source on and off. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the support body is a first support body, and the firearm illuminator system includes a second support body, the second support body and first support body being interchangeable for connection to the support body receiver, the second support body including a port configured to connect a remote to the second support body. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 6, in combination with the remote and a tether connected to the remote, the tether being operatively connectable to the port of the second support body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 7, wherein the firearm mount is a first firearm mount, and wherein the remote includes a second firearm mount configured to be connected to the firearm separately from the first firearm mount. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 8, wherein the second firearm mount includes a pair of jaws configured to mount to a rail of the firearm. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 8, wherein the first firearm mount includes an adaptor configured to permit the first firearm mount to be connectable to different types of firearm mounting structure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 7, wherein the actuator is a first actuator, and wherein the remote comprises a second actuator configured to change an operational state of the light source. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the second actuator is configured to turn the light source on and off. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 12, wherein the second actuator comprises a momentary switch configured to turn the light source on when the momentary switch is engaged and to turn the light source off when the momentary switch is disengaged. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 1, in combination with the remote and a tether connected to the remote, and wherein the support body includes the port, the tether being operatively connectable to the port to connect the remote to the port. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 14, wherein the support body is operatively connectable to the support body receiver in a first orientation and operatively connectable to the support body receiver in a second orientation different from the first orientation. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 15, wherein the firearm mount is a first firearm mount, and wherein the remote includes a second firearm mount configured to be connected to the firearm separately from the first firearm mount. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 14, wherein the actuator is a first actuator, and wherein the remote comprises a second actuator configured to change an operational state of the light source. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the support body includes the actuator and the port. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 18, wherein the support body is operatively connectable to the support body receiver in a first orientation and operatively connectable to the support body in a second orientation different from the first orientation. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 19, wherein in the first orientation the actuator is located on a first side of the illuminator, and in the second orientation the actuator is located on a second side of the illuminator opposite the first side. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 20, wherein the actuator is configured to turn the light source on and off. ### Claim 22 (depends on 18) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 18, in combination with the remote and a tether connected to the remote, the tether being operatively connectable to the port to connect the remote to the port. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 22, wherein the firearm mount is a first firearm mount, and wherein the remote includes a second firearm mount configured to be connected to the firearm separately from the first firearm mount. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 22, wherein the actuator is a first actuator, and wherein the remote comprises a second actuator configured to change an operational state of the light source. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 24, wherein the second actuator is configured to turn the light source on and off. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 25, wherein the second actuator comprises a momentary switch configured to turn the light source on when the momentary switch is engaged and to turn the light source off when the momentary switch is disengaged. ### Claim 27 (depends on 1) A firearm illuminator system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the light source comprises an LED.