Scope mount
AssigneePolaris Capital Corporation
InventorErnest R. Bray
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Abstract
Disclosed is a base for attaching a scope mounting system to a firearm rail. The base includes a first dovetail slot extending from a first end of the base to a first ring abutment, and a second dovetail slot extending from a second end of the base to a second ring abutment. The base also includes a wedge mechanism coupled to the base and configured to engage side surfaces of a groove formed in the firearm rail. A scope mounting system also is disclosed and includes the base and one or more scope mount rings.
Claims20
A base for securing a scope mounting system to a firearm rail, the base comprising:
- a first dovetail slot extending from a first end of the base to a first ring abutment, where the first dovetail slot is disposed on a top surface of the base;
- a second dovetail slot extending from a second end of the base to a second ring abutment;
- and
- a wedge mechanism coupled to a bottom surface of the base and configured to engage side surfaces of a groove formed in the firearm rail.
A scope mounting system for coupling a scope to a firearm rail, comprising:
- a base comprising:
- a first dovetail slot extending from a first end of the base to a first ring abutment;
- a second dovetail slot extending from a second end of the base to a second ring abutment;
- and
- a wedge mechanism coupled to the base and configured to engage side surfaces of a groove formed in the firearm rail;
- a first scope ring configured to couple the scope to the base, where the first scope ring includes at least one sloped surface configured to engage the first dovetail slot;
- and
- a second scope ring configured to couple the scope to the base, where the second scope ring includes at least one sloped surface configured to engage the second dovetail slot.
A method comprising:
- providing a base comprising:
- a first dovetail slot extending from a first end of the base to a first ring abutment;
- a second dovetail slot extending from a second end of the base to a second ring abutment;
- and
- a wedge mechanism coupled to the base and configured to engage side surfaces of a groove formed in a firearm rail;
- providing a first scope ring configured to couple a scope to the base, where the first scope ring includes at least one sloped surface configured to engage the first dovetail slot;
- and
- providing a second scope ring configured to couple the scope to the base, where the second scope ring includes at least one sloped surface configured to engage the second dovetail slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.