# US 12,215,956 B2 · Firearm accessory mount with angled hardware > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,215,956 B2 - Document ID: US12215956B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/416,939 - Filed: 2019-12-20 - Published: 2022-02-10 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-12-21 - Assignees: Bravo Company Mfg, Inc. - Applicants: Bravo Company Mfg, Inc. - Inventors: Eric Stephen Kincel; Jeffrey James O'Brien - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12215956B2 ## CPC - F41G 11/003: {Mountings with a dove tail element, e.g. "Picatinny rail systems"} - F41C 27/00: Accessories; Details or attachments not otherwise provided for - F41G 1/38: Telescopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnance (telescopic sights in general G02B); Supports or mountings therefor {(Means for mounting sighting or aiming devices on firearms F41G11/001)} - F41G 1/387: Mounting telescopic sights on smallarms - F41G 11/00: Details of sighting or aiming apparatus; Accessories {(tools for adjustment of sights F41G1/545)} - F41G: WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING (optical aspects thereof G02B) - 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 ## Abstract An accessory mount for coupling an accessory to a mounting interface on a firearm includes a body with a lower engagement surface configured to engage a top surface of the mounting interface, a fixed clamp member extending from the body, and a movable clamp member configured to move along an axis relative to the fixed clamp member to clamp the mounting interface between the movable clamp member and the fixed clamp member. The axis and the lower engagement surface define an included angle greater than 0 degrees. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An accessory mount for coupling an accessory to a mounting interface on a firearm, the accessory mount comprising: a body including a lower engagement surface configured to engage a top surface of the mounting interface; a fixed clamp member extending from the body; a movable clamp member configured to move along an axis relative to the fixed clamp member to clamp the mounting interface between the movable clamp member and the fixed clamp member; and an actuator configured to move the movable clamp member along the axis; wherein the movable clamp member includes a hook engageable with the mounting interface and a threaded shaft extending from and integrally formed with the hook as a single piece, such that the threaded shaft and the hook are movable together in each direction along the axis, wherein the axis and the lower engagement surface define an included angle greater than 0 degrees. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The accessory mount of claim 1, wherein the included angle is between 5 degrees and 80 degrees. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The accessory mount of claim 1, wherein the actuator is in threaded engagement with the threaded shaft. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The accessory mount of claim 3, wherein the actuator includes a nut. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The accessory mount of claim 3, wherein the actuator includes a knurled wheel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The accessory mount of claim 5, further comprising a detent engageable with the knurled wheel to inhibit rotation of the knurled wheel about the axis. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The accessory mount of claim 1, wherein the actuator is rotatable about the axis to move the movable clamp member along the axis. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The accessory mount of claim 1, further comprising a recoil lug projecting from the lower engagement surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The accessory mount of claim 8, wherein the mounting interface includes a notch, and wherein the recoil lug is insertable into the notch. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The accessory mount of claim 1, wherein the body includes a bore extending along the axis, and wherein the threaded shaft is received within the bore. ### Claim 11 An accessory mount for coupling an accessory to a mounting interface on a firearm, the mounting interface having a top surface and a notch formed in the top surface, the accessory mount comprising: a body including a lower engagement surface configured to engage the top surface of the mounting interface; a fixed clamp member extending from the body; a movable clamp member including a threaded shaft and a hook integrally formed with the threaded shaft as a single piece, the movable clamp member configured to move along an axis relative to the fixed clamp member to clamp the mounting interface between the movable clamp member and the fixed clamp member, wherein a portion of the movable clamp member is received within a bore extending at least partially through the body along the axis; an actuator configured to move the movable clamp member along the axis, wherein the actuator is rotatable relative to the body in a tightening direction to clamp the accessory mount to the mounting interface; and a recoil lug projecting from the lower engagement surface such that the recoil lug is insertable into the notch, wherein the axis and the lower engagement surface define an included angle greater than 0 degrees. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The accessory mount of claim 11, wherein the actuator includes a nut coupled to the threaded shaft. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The accessory mount of claim 12, wherein rotation of the nut relative to the threaded shaft is configured to move the movable clamp member along the axis. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The accessory mount of claim 12, wherein the nut is rotatable about the axis. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The accessory mount of claim 14, wherein the axis and the lower engagement surface define an included angle between 5 degrees and 90 degrees. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The accessory mount of claim 15, wherein the included angle is between 5 degrees and 80 degrees. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The accessory mount of claim 11, wherein the mounting interface includes a Picatinny rail. ### Claim 18 A method of coupling an accessory mount for a firearm accessory to an accessory interface having a first side, a second side, and a top side extending between the first side and the second side, the method comprising: positioning a lower engagement surface of the accessory mount against the top side of the accessory interface; positioning a fixed clamp member of the accessory mount against the first side of the accessory interface; moving a movable clamp member of the accessory mount along an axis and into engagement with the second side of the accessory interface, the movable clamp member including a hook portion and a shaft portion extending from and integrally formed with the hook portion as a single piece; and clamping the accessory interface between the fixed clamp member and the hook portion of the movable clamp member by rotating an actuator relative to a body of the accessory mount to secure the accessory mount to the accessory interface, wherein the axis is oriented at a non-zero angle relative to the lower engagement surface. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein clamping the accessory interface between the fixed clamp member and the movable clamp member includes rotating the actuator about the axis. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the shaft portion of the movable clamp member is received within a bore extending at least partially through the accessory mount. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, further comprising inserting a recoil lug projecting from the lower engagement surface into a notch formed in the top side of the accessory interface. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein the axis and the lower engagement surface define an included angle between 5 degrees and 80 degrees. ### Claim 23 (depends on 11) The accessory mount of claim 11, wherein the lower engagement surface extends between opposite first and second sides of the body, and wherein the actuator is accessible from both the first side and the second side of the body.