Enhanced throw lever
AssigneeAbrams Airborne Inc.
InventorEric Stephen Kincel
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Abstract
A throw lever assembly used to secure an accessory such as a sight or a flashlight to a firearm. The throw lever assembly includes a base unit having a cam bed wherein the cam resides. An engagement rod, connected to the cam, extends through the base unit to an anchor clamp used to clamp the entire assembly to a firearm. A handle portion is manually locked to the cam so that when locked to the cam mechanism, the lever allows the operator to manually rotate the cam to force movement of the engagement rod to tighten or release the assembly from the firearm. In one embodiment, the handle portion is secured to an arm extending from the cam.
Claims20
A throw lever assembly comprising:
- a) a base unit having a cam bed;
- b) an engagement rod extending through said base unit, said engagement rod configured to engage an anchor clamp at a second end thereof;
- c) a cam mechanism secured to the engagement rod at a first end thereof, said cam mechanism residing in the cam bed;
- d) a handle portion being selectively manually locked to said cam, when locked to said cam mechanism, said lever configured to manually rotate said cam mechanism forcing movement of said engagement rod relative to said base unit.
An accessory assembly mountable to a firearm comprising, an accessory being securable to the firearm via throw lever assembly having,
- a) a base unit having a cam bed, said base unit being secured to the accessory;
- b) an anchor clamp adapted to selectively engage a portion of the firearm;
- c) an engagement rod extending through said base unit, said engagement rod secured at a second end thereof to the anchor clamp;
- d) a cam mechanism secured to the engagement rod at a first end thereof, said cam mechanism residing in the cam bed;
- e) a handle portion being selectively manually locked to said cam, when locked to said cam mechanism, said lever configured to manually rotate said cam mechanism forcing movement of said engagement rod relative to said base unit and shortening or lengthening the length of the engagement rod between the base unit and the anchor clamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.