US 2014/0190063 A1Published application

Mount Light for Firearm

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Abstract

A mount light for a firearm includes a lighting apparatus and a rail mounting arrangement, which includes a plurality of side panels, an actuation switch, a locking member and a resilient element. The side panels are extended from the mounting side of the lighting apparatus to form a receiving channel between the side panels. The locking member is movably provided in the receiving channel to move between a mounting position and a releasing position. The resilient element is mounted in the receiving channel to normally urge the locking member to retain at the mounting position, wherein in the mounting position, the locking member is urged by the resilient element to engage with a locking slot of a rail of the firearm so as to securely retain the lighting apparatus on the lighting apparatus, wherein in the releasing position, the locking member is moved to disengage with the locking slot.

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Dependent claims

A mount light for a firearm comprising a rail having at least one locking slot and two side protrusions, comprising:

a lighting apparatus which has a mounting side and is arranged to generate illumination toward a predetermined direction;
and
a rail mounting arrangement, which comprises:
a plurality of side panels extended from said mounting side of said lighting apparatus to form a receiving channel between said side panels, wherein a width of said receiving channel is fitted to a width of said rail;
an actuation switch operatively provided on at least one of said side panels;
a locking member movably provided in said receiving channel to move between a mounting position and a releasing position;
and
a resilient element mounted in said receiving channel to normally urge said locking member to retain at said mounting position, wherein in said mounting position, said locking member is urged by said resilient element to engage with said locking slot of said rail of said firearm so as to securely retain said lighting apparatus on said mounting side of said lighting apparatus, wherein in said releasing position, said locking member is moved so that said locking member disengages with said locking slot so as to allow said lighting apparatus to be slidably detached from said rail of said firearm.

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