Sling attachment device

#The present invention relates to firearms, and more particularly to a sling attachment device that enables a sling to be easily and quickly removed from a firearm without first detaching the sling from the sling attachment device.

#Weapon slings provide many advantages to the user when they are installed on a firearm, such as a rifle or machine gun. First, slings are helpful for carrying a firearm by freeing the user's hands and distributing the firearm's weight more uniformly over the user's body to reduce fatigue. Second, slings can serve as an effective shooting support. Two-point slings have attachment points at both the front and rear of the firearm. These are particularly helpful for facilitating accurate shooting from a variety of positions, including shooting using only one hand, by steadying the attached firearm.

#Unfortunately, attaching a weapon sling to some firearms can be difficult because the manufacturer did not make allowances for doing so when they made the gun. Therefore, it takes special devices to adapt the sling to mount to the gun.

#FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of the current embodiment of a sling attachment device constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention in use attached to a rifle.

#FIG. 2 is a top view of the sling attachment device of FIG. 1 detached from the rifle with the cable loop in the open position.

#FIG. 3 is a top view of the sling attachment device of FIG. 1 attached to the rifle with the cable loop in the closed position.

#The same reference numerals refer to the same parts throughout the various figures.

#An embodiment of the sling attachment device of the present invention is shown and generally designated by the reference numeral 10.

#FIG. 1 illustrates the improved sling attachment device 10 of the present invention. More particularly, FIG. 1 shows two sling attachment devices in use attaching a sling strap 50 to a rifle 70. Each sling attachment device has a body 12 with a sling strap slot 16. Each opposed end 52, 54 of the sling strap is inserted through a sling strap slot and is releasably secured to the sling strap by a buckle 56, 58. Each sling attachment device also has a tether in the form of a cable loop 14 having a secured end 32 and a free end 34. When the cable loop is in the open position, the free end can be inserted through an eyelet 76, 78 located at the front 72 and rear 74 of the rifle. The free ends are then releasably attached to the body in the closed position in a manner that will be described in more detail in the description of FIGS. 2-4. Because the cable loop can be positioned in both the open and closed positions while an end of the sling strap is attached to the body, the sling strap can be easily and quickly removed from the rifle without first detaching the sling strap from the body.