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US 11,927,413 B2Granted
Firearm mount
AssigneeAOB Products Company
InventorsJustin Burke, James Tayon, Mike Lindsay, Matthew Kinamore, Curtis Smith, Jarrod Grove
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Abstract
A firearm mount, components thereof, and associated methods. The firearm can be configured for use with an AR-15 style firearm or other type of firearm. The firearm mount is adapted to securely hold the firearm assembly in position for cleaning, maintenance, and/or gunsmithing tasks. The firearm mount can include a lock configured to selectively lock and unlock a firearm assembly thereon.
Claims49
A firearm mount for supporting a firearm assembly of a firearm, the firearm assembly including an upper receiver for receiving a bolt carrier group of the firearm and a barrel having barrel lug structure, the firearm mount comprising:
- a main body, the main body including a rear portion and a forward portion, the forward portion being sized and shaped to be received in the upper receiver of the firearm assembly in place of the bolt carrier group when the bolt carrier group is removed from the upper receiver of the firearm assembly;
- a lock supported by the main body, the lock comprising at least one locking lug, the at least one locking lug being movable with respect to the forward portion between an unlocked position and a locked position, the lock being configured to be movable with respect to the main body to permit movement of the at least one locking lug from the unlocked position to the locked position, when the forward portion is in the upper receiver and the at least one locking lug is in the barrel, to locate the at least one locking lug for engaging the barrel lug structure to obstruct removal of the firearm assembly from the main body;
- a lock actuator supported by the main body and moveable relative to the main body, the lock actuator operatively coupled to the lock to move the lock between the unlocked and locked positions;
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- a retainer configured to retain the lock in position with respect to the main body to retain the lock in at least one of the unlocked position or the locked position;
- further comprising a gas tube alignment tool including a rod portion receivable in an opening of a barrel nut of the firearm assembly, the gas tube alignment tool being movable forward and rearward with respect to the main body for moving the rod portion into and out of the opening of the barrel nut.
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A firearm mount for supporting a firearm assembly of a firearm, the firearm assembly including an upper receiver for receiving a bolt carrier group of the firearm and a barrel having barrel lug structure, the firearm mount comprising:
- a main body including a forward portion, the forward portion being sized and shaped to be received in the upper receiver of the firearm assembly in place of the bolt carrier group when the bolt carrier group is removed from the upper receiver of the firearm assembly;
- a lock supported by the main body, the lock comprising at least one locking lug, the at least one locking lug being movable with respect to the forward portion between an unlocked position and a locked position, the lock being configured to be movable with respect to the main body to permit movement of the at least one locking lug from the unlocked position to the locked position, when the forward portion is in the upper receiver and the at least one locking lug is in the barrel, to locate the at least one locking lug for engaging the barrel lug structure to obstruct removal of the firearm assembly from the main body;
- a lock actuator supported by the main body and moveable relative to the main body, the lock actuator being operatively coupled to the lock to move the lock between the unlocked and locked positions;
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- a retainer configured to retain the lock in position with respect to the main body to retain the lock in at least one of the unlocked position or the locked position;
- wherein a portion of the main body is configured to extend out from the upper receiver and is configured to support the firearm mount and the firearm assembly when the forward portion of the main body is received in the upper receiver of the firearm assembly in place of the bolt carrier group.
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A firearm mount for supporting a firearm assembly of a firearm, the firearm assembly including an upper receiver for receiving a bolt carrier group of the firearm and a barrel having barrel lug structure, the firearm mount comprising:
- a main body, the main body including a rear portion and a forward portion, the forward portion being sized and shaped to be received in the upper receiver of the firearm assembly in place of the bolt carrier group when the bolt carrier group is removed from the upper receiver of the firearm assembly;
- a lock supported by the main body, the lock comprising at least one locking lug, the at least one locking lug being movable with respect to the forward portion between an unlocked position and a locked position, the lock being configured to be movable with respect to the main body to permit movement of the at least one locking lug from the unlocked position to the locked position, when the forward portion is in the upper receiver and the at least one locking lug is in the barrel, to locate the at least one locking lug for engaging the barrel lug structure to obstruct removal of the firearm assembly from the main body;
- a lock actuator supported by the main body and moveable relative to the main body, the lock actuator operatively coupled to the lock to move the lock between the unlocked and locked positions;
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- a retainer configured to retain the lock in position with respect to the main body to retain the lock in at least one of the unlocked position or the locked position;
- wherein the retainer comprises a detent arranged to retain the lock in at least one of the unlocked position or the locked position.
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A firearm mount for supporting a firearm assembly of a firearm, the firearm assembly including an upper receiver for receiving a bolt carrier group of the firearm and a barrel having barrel lug structure, the firearm mount comprising:
- a main body, the main body including a rear portion and a forward portion, the forward portion being sized and shaped to be received in the upper receiver of the firearm assembly in place of the bolt carrier group when the bolt carrier group is removed from the upper receiver of the firearm assembly;
- a lock supported by the main body, the lock comprising at least one locking lug, the at least one locking lug being movable with respect to the forward portion between an unlocked position and a locked position, the lock being configured to be movable with respect to the main body to permit movement of the at least one locking lug from the unlocked position to the locked position, when the forward portion is in the upper receiver and the at least one locking lug is in the barrel, to locate the at least one locking lug for engaging the barrel lug structure to obstruct removal of the firearm assembly from the main body;
- a lock actuator supported by the main body and moveable relative to the main body, the lock actuator operatively coupled to the lock to move the lock between the unlocked and locked positions;
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- a retainer configured to retain the lock in position with respect to the main body to retain the lock in at least one of the unlocked position or the locked position;
- wherein the main body is configured to extend out from the upper receiver such that the rear portion is exposed to be engaged by jaws of a vise to hold the firearm assembly in position relative to the vise when the forward portion is received in the upper receiver and the lock is in the locked position to obstruct removal of the firearm assembly from the main body.
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A firearm mount for supporting a firearm assembly of a firearm, the firearm assembly including an upper receiver for receiving a bolt carrier group of the firearm and a barrel having barrel lug structure, the firearm mount comprising:
- a main body, the main body including a rear portion and a forward portion, the forward portion being sized and shaped to be received in the upper receiver of the firearm assembly in place of the bolt carrier group when the bolt carrier group is removed from the upper receiver of the firearm assembly;
- a lock supported by the main body, the lock comprising at least one locking lug, the at least one locking lug being movable with respect to the forward portion between an unlocked position and a locked position, the lock being configured to be movable with respect to the main body to permit movement of the at least one locking lug from the unlocked position to the locked position, when the forward portion is in the upper receiver and the at least one locking lug is in the barrel, to locate the at least one locking lug for engaging the barrel lug structure to obstruct removal of the firearm assembly from the main body;
- at least one alignment lug rearward from the at least one locking lug, the at least one alignment lug being located to be received in a recess of the barrel lug structure when the forward portion is in the upper receiver and the at least one locking lug is moved to the locked position to obstruct removal of the firearm assembly from the main body;
- a lock actuator supported by the main body and moveable relative to the main body, the lock actuator operatively coupled to the lock to move the lock between the unlocked and locked positions;
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- a retainer configured to retain the lock in position with respect to the main body to retain the lock in at least one of the unlocked position or the locked position.
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A firearm mount for supporting a firearm assembly of a firearm, the firearm assembly including an upper receiver for receiving a bolt carrier group of the firearm and a barrel having barrel lug structure, the firearm mount comprising:
- a main body, the main body including a rear portion and a forward portion, the forward portion being sized and shaped to be received in the upper receiver of the firearm assembly in place of the bolt carrier group when the bolt carrier group is removed from the upper receiver of the firearm assembly;
- a lock supported by the main body, the lock comprising at least one locking lug, the at least one locking lug being movable with respect to the forward portion between an unlocked position and a locked position, the lock being configured to be movable with respect to the main body to permit movement of the at least one locking lug from the unlocked position to the locked position, when the forward portion is in the upper receiver and the at least one locking lug is in the barrel, to locate the at least one locking lug for engaging the barrel lug structure to obstruct removal of the firearm assembly from the main body;
- a lock actuator supported by the main body and moveable relative to the main body, the lock actuator operatively coupled to the lock to move the lock between the unlocked and locked positions;
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- a retainer configured to retain the lock in position with respect to the main body to retain the lock in at least one of the unlocked position or the locked position, the retainer being carried by the lock actuator.
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A firearm mount system for supporting a firearm assembly of a firearm for maintenance, the firearm assembly including an upper receiver for receiving a bolt carrier group of the firearm and a barrel having barrel lug structure, the system comprising:
- a firearm connector sized and shaped to be received in the upper receiver of the firearm assembly in place of the bolt carrier group when the bolt carrier group is removed from the upper receiver of the firearm assembly, the firearm connector including a lock comprising at least one locking lug, the at least one locking lug being configured to be movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, when the firearm connector is in the upper receiver and the at least one locking lug is in the barrel, to locate the at least one locking lug for engaging the barrel lug structure to obstruct removal of the firearm assembly from the firearm connector;
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- a firearm connector support structure configured to support the firearm connector and the firearm assembly in position for maintenance when the firearm connector is received in the upper receiver of the firearm assembly in place of the bolt carrier group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.