Gun sight mounting system for shotgun
AssigneeWilliams Gunsight & Outfitters
InventorGerold E. Stover
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Abstract
A gun sight mounting assembly for a firearm having a vent rib on its barrel. The assembly includes a mounting base which has a sight member attached thereto. The mounting base has a recess which is adapted to tightly engage a width of a vent rib. A securement member is provided which may be drawn toward the mounting base for clampingly securing the vent rib therebetween for securing the gun sight to a vent rib.
Claims4
A gun sight mounting assembly for a firearm having a vent rib on its barrel, said vent rib including a top surface, a bottom and a pair of sides comprising:
- a mounting base having a sight member attached thereto, said mounting base including a recess means for tightly engaging the top and sides of the vent rib such that the sight will not move from side to side during firing of the shotgun;
- a means for clampingly engaging the vent rib from the bottom of the vent rib for securing the mounting base to the vent rib of the firearm barrel;
- wherein said means for clampingly engaging said vent rib further comprises a pair of L-shaped securement members which are operable to clamp a thin vent rib in a first position and which when reversed are adapted to engage a thicker vent rib in a secured position.
The gun sight mounting assembly for a firearm having a vent rib on its barrel comprising:
- a mounting base having a means for attachment of a sight member thereto, said mounting base including surfaces forming a recess adapted for tightly engaging a width of said vent rib and resting on a top surface of said vent rib;
- a pair of elongate securement members which are L-shaped in cross section, said securement members being positionable along a width of the vent rib in a first position for engaging a thin rib member and which when positioned in a second position may be utilized for securement of a thicker vent rib;
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- a means for drawing said pair of securement members toward said mounting base for securing of said mounting base to said vent rib.
A gun sight mounting assembly, for a firearm having a vent rib on its barrel, said vent rib having a width comprising:
- a mounting base having a means for attachment of a sight member, said mounting base including surfaces forming a recess therein adapted for tightly engaging the width of said vent rib;
- a pair of elongate securement members which are L-shaped in cross-section;
- a means for drawing said securement members towards said mounting base for securing of said mounting base to said vent rib wherein said securement members are positionable in a first position underneath the vent rib for engaging a thin vent rib member and positionable in a second position for securement of a thicker vent rib.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.