Mounting apparatus for firearm-mounted light
OwnerDavid Goldman, Chi Him Wong +2inventors
InventorsDavid Goldman, Chi Him Wong, Ping Wang, Ensui Xie
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein include a mounting apparatus for a firearm that is particularly suited for mounting an accessory to a rail of a firearm. The mounting apparatus includes an accessory body, a track on a surface of the accessory body, a keying element held in the track, and a keying element attached to the keying element. The keying element can be moved fore and aft and locked in place to adjust the position of the apparatus on the rail. Additionally, the thickness of the keying element can be augmented by a rotating selector to allow use with rail channels of different sizes.
Claims20
A firearm-mounted accessory, comprising:
- an accessory body;
- a keying element held in the accessory body, wherein the keying element comprises a surface and a keying member that extends from the surface;
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- a selector rotatably coupled to the keying element, wherein:
- the selector is configured to rotate relative to the keying element between a deployed position and a non-deployed position;
- in the deployed position, a portion of the selector extends past the surface, adjacent to the keying element;
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- in the non-deployed position, the portion of the selector does not extend past the surface.
A firearm-mounted accessory, comprising:
- an accessory body;
- a track on a surface of the accessory body, wherein the track extends in an axial direction of the accessory body;
- a keying element held in the track, wherein the keying element has a side edge with a plurality of notches, the keying element has a portion with a first height and a portion with a second height, greater than the first height;
- a rotatable position lock configured to engage any of the notches;
- a spring to bias the position lock;
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- first and second opposing clamping members configured to clamp opposing edges of a rail of a firearm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.