Articulating mount for weapon sight accessory
AssigneeOptiFlow, Inc.
InventorsMike Carlson, Alan Charlton, Fred Collin, Michael L. Marino
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Abstract
A mount for mounting an accessory to a weapon has a base portion and an upper portion each with fore-aft axes. A first and a second link interconnect the upper portion and the base portion for articulation between a use position and a storage position. The upper portion in the use position is disposed above the base portion and the upper portion in the storage position is disposed to a side of the base portion. The fore-aft axis of the base portion and the fore-aft axis of the upper portion are parallel to one another in both the use position and in the storage position.
Claims14
A mount for mounting an accessory to a rail of a weapon, the rail defining a longitudinal axis and having an upper face and a pair of opposed side faces, the mount comprising:
- a base portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface configured to engage a rail of a weapon so as to attach the base portion thereto, the base portion having a forward edge and a rearward edge with a fore-aft axis extending therebetween, the fore-aft axis being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rail when the base portion is attached to the rail;
- an upper portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the upper portion comprising a mounting surface for receiving an accessory;
- a first and a second link interconnecting the upper portion and the base portion for articulation between a use position and a storage position, the upper portion in the use position being disposed above the base portion and the upper portion in the storage position being disposed to a side of the base portion, the upper portion having a forward edge and a rearward edge with a fore-aft axis extending therebetween, the fore-aft axis of the base portion and the fore-aft axis of the upper portion being parallel to one another in both the use position and in the storage position.
A mount for mounting an accessory to a weapon, the mount comprising:
- a base portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface configured to attach to a weapon, the base portion having a forward edge and a rearward edge with a fore-aft axis extending therebetween, the fore-aft axis being generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the weapon when the base portion is attached thereto;
- an upper portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the upper portion comprising a mounting surface for receiving an accessory;
- a first and a second link interconnecting the upper portion and the base portion for articulation between a use position and a storage position, the upper portion in the use position being disposed above the base portion and the upper portion in the storage position being disposed to a side of the base portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.