US 8,127,484 B2 · Rail clamp mount

Abstract

A rail clamp mount that may be quickly and easily firmly secured to a rail, such as a rail carried by a gun, and that may be quickly and easily released from the rail. A preferred embodiment comprises a mount base including a first rail-engaging surface; a generally U-shaped, somewhat elastic clamping member carried by the mount base and including two second rail-engaging surfaces at the ends of the legs of the U, and a third second rail-engaging surface at the end of the center section of the clamping member between the legs of the U, the second rail-engaging surfaces being opposed to and transversely spaced from the first rail-engaging surface; a cam mechanism mounting the clamping member to the mount base for imparting transverse movement to the clamping member when actuated; and an actuator for the cam mechanism including a throw handle.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for mounting a device to a rail associated with a weapon, the apparatus comprising:

a mount base configured to secure the device thereto and comprising a rail-engaging surface configured to engage a first side of the rail;
an actuator;
and
a clamping member comprising:
a base section, and
two longitudinally spaced-apart legs extending from the base section toward a second side of the rail, wherein the legs provide rail-engaging surfaces substantially at ends of the legs disposed away from the base section, wherein the rail-engaging surfaces of the legs are substantially opposed to and transversely spaced from the second side of the rail and configured to engage the second side of the rail, wherein the legs are configured to move simultaneously toward the second side of the rail in response to the actuator.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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