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US 5,669,173 AGranted
Scope mounting system with recoil stop
OwnerFrederick W. Rodney, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A scope mounting system comprising a pair of scope ring assemblies, each having a clamp mechanism for clamping a desired scope thereto, and a pair of scope bases. Each scope ring assembling has a female dovetail slot for releasably mating with a male dovetail protrusion provided on a mating scope base. The scope base also including a mechanism for releasably attaching the scope base to the barrel of a desired firearm. The scope base includes a recoil stop for preventing forward axial sliding movement of the scope ring assembly relative to the scope base upon discharge of a firearm incorporating the present invention. Each scope ring assembly may also be provided with a mating recess for cooperating with and abutting against the recoil stop of the scope base.
Claims20
A scope mounting system for mounting a scope to a firearm, said scope mounting system comprising:
- at least one scope base having a male dovetail protrusion formed in a first surface thereof and having a mechanism for releasably attaching said at least one scope base to a barrel of the firearm;
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- at least one scope ring assembly having a clamping mechanism for clamping a desired scope to said at least one scope ring assembly and a female dovetail slot for securing said at least one scope ring assembly to said at least one scope base by engagement of said female dovetail slot with said mating male dovetail protrusion;
- wherein said at least one scope base is provided with a recoil stop to prevent relative axial movement, in at least one direction, between said at least one scope ring assembly and said at least one scope base when the scope is mounted to the firearm, via said at least one scope ring assembly and said at least one scope base, and the firearm is discharged;
- and said scope mounting system further comprising a removable dust cover which has a female dovetail slot and a securing mechanism for releasably securing said dust cover to said at least one scope base when said scope is not in use.
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A scope mounting system for mounting a scope to a firearm, said scope mounting system comprising:
- a pair of separate scope bases, each said separate scope base having a male dovetail protrusion formed in a first surface thereof and a mechanism for releasably attaching said scope base to a barrel;
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- a pair of separate scope ring assemblies, each said separate scope ring assembly having a clamping mechanism for clamping a desired scope to said scope ring assembly and a female dovetail slot for securing each said scope ring assembly to one of said pair of scope bases by engagement of said female dovetail slot with one of said mating male dovetail protrusions;
- wherein both of said scope bases are similar in shape and appearance to one another and are each provided with a recoil stop located remote from the breech end of the barrel to prevent relative axial movement, in one direction, between each said scope ring assembly and said scope base supporting said scope ring assembly, when a scope is mounted to a firearm via said pair of scope ring assemblies and said pair of scope bases and the firearm is discharged, and a barrel engaging surface of each of said scope bases is matable with the barrel and lacks any protrusion integrally formed with each said scope base and extending away from the barrel engaging surface toward the barrel for engagement with the barrel.
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A method of mounting a scope to a firearm in order to automatically zero the scope after each discharge of the firearm, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) clamping a scope to a pair of separate spaced apart scope ring assemblies, via a clamp mechanism supported by each of said scope ring assemblies, and providing each of said scope ring assemblies with a female dovetail slot;
- b) placing a pair of separate scope bases, in a spaced apart relationship, to a top surface of a barrel of a firearm adjacent a muzzle end of the barrel, each of said pair of scope bases having a male dovetail protrusion in a top surface thereof;
- c) forming a recoil stop on each of said scope bases to prevent axial movement between said scope bases and said scope ring assemblies, once the scope is mounted to the firearm via said scope ring assemblies and said scope bases and the firearm is discharged;
- d) securing said each of said scope bases to a muzzle end of the barrel such that said recoil stop of each of said scope bases is locate remote from the muzzle end of the barrel so that one of said scope ring assemblies may be located between said recoil stop and the muzzle end of the barrel;
- e) engaging each of said scope ring assemblies with one of said pair of scope bases via engagement between said female dovetail slot and said male dovetail protrusion;
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- f) abutting a front surfaces of each of said scope ring assemblies against said recoil stop of each of said scope bases to prevent axial movement of said scope ring assemblies in a direction away from said muzzle end of the barrel upon discharge of the firearm and fastening said scope ring assemblies in the abutting position.
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A firearm having a scope mounting system for mounting a scope to said firearm, said firearm comprising:
- a barrel having a firing mechanism operatively connected to a breech end of the barrel for discharging the firearm as desired, and a stock portion supporting said barrel and said firing mechanism;
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- said scope mounting system comprising:
- a pair of separate scope bases, each said separate scope base having a male dovetail protrusion formed in a first surface thereof and a mechanism for releasably attaching said scope base to a barrel;
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- a pair of separate scope ring assemblies, each said separate scope ring assembly having a clamping mechanism for clamping a desired scope to said scope ring assembly and a female dovetail slot for securing each said scope ring assembly to one of said pair of scope bases by engagement of said female dovetail slot with one of said male dovetail protrusions;
- wherein both of said scope bases are similar in shape and appearance to one another and are each provided with a recoil stop located remote from the breech end of the barrel to prevent relative axial movement, in one direction, between each said scope ring assembly and said scope base supporting said scope ring assembly, when a scope is mounted to a firearm via said pair of scope ring assemblies and said pair of scope bases and the firearm is discharged, and a barrel engaging surface of each of said scope bases mates with the barrel and lacks any protrusion, integrally formed with each said scope base and extending away from the barrel engaging surface toward the barrel for engagement with the barrel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.