Swivel Lock
OwnerMatthew A. Sharron, Andrew Visinskiinventors
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Abstract
An improved device for enabling a user to quickly and securely attach and detach an accessory (e.g., a scope, light, bayonet, etc.) to the Picatinny or tactical rail of a firearm. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a locking pin, in mechanical conjunction with a spring and a locking disk, cause a key to engage with a select channel of a Picatinny rail while a forward and rear fence of the present invention engage the rail flanges of said Picatinny rail. The device is relatively inexpensive to manufacture and safe and easy to use.
Claims20
A device for enabling a user to detachably mount an accessory on a Picatinny rail of a firearm device comprising:
- a block portion;
- a locking pin;
- a spring;
- and
- a locking disk.
A device for enabling a user to detachably mount an accessory on a rail of a firearm device comprising:
- a block portion comprised of a first aperture and a second aperture;
- a locking pin comprised of a handle portion, a body portion and a pin catch portion;
- a spring;
- and
- a locking disk comprised of a continuous opening, a slot and a key.
A device for enabling a user to detachably mount an accessory on a rail of a firearm device comprising:
- a block portion comprised of a first aperture, a second aperture, a forward fence and a rear fence;
- a locking pin slidably positioned within said first aperture and comprised of a handle portion, a body portion and a pin catch portion;
- a spring positioned within said first aperture adjacent to said locking pin;
- and
- a locking disk rotatably positioned within said second aperture and comprised of a continuous opening, a continuous slot and a key.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.