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Patent Number: |
7941960 |
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Case ID: |
0 |
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Patent Title:
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Rail clamp mount
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ACTIVE |
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Status Date: |
8/2/2011 2:57:36 PM |
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Issue Date:
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5/17/2011 |
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Filed Date:
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3/18/2010 |
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Serial #:
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2/727,100 |
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Assignee Name:
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SureFire, LLC
(Fountain Valley,
CA)
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Inventor(s):
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Matthews, John W. , La France, Timothy F. , Picciotta, Michael D. |
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Lab Name: |
U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center |
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Location: |
RDAR-EIB
Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 |
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Contact: |
Contact Lab About This Patent |
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to apparatus for mounting an accessory device to a rail, and more particularly to a quick attachment/quick release rail clamp mount for a longitudinal rail which may be carried by a gun.
It is often useful to mount an accessory device, such as a light beam generator, to a rail that may be secured to or otherwise carried by a gun. When the rail is carried by a gun, it is of utmost importance that the mounting apparatus, which
interfaces the accessory device and the rail, be firmly clamped or otherwise firmly secured to the rail, while at the same time it is desirable that the rail clamp mount be quickly and easily securable to and removable from the rail.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Against this background, the present invention provides apparatus for mounting an accessory device to a longitudinal rail, such as a rail carried by a gun parallel to the longitudinal axis of the gun''s barrel, the mounting a . . . . More |
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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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What is claimed is:
1. An apparatus for mounting a device to a rail, the apparatus comprising: a mount base adapted to secure the device thereto and comprising a rail-engaging surface; and a
clamping member comprising: a base section, and two longitudinally spaced-apart legs extending from the base section toward the rail-engaging surface of the mount base, 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 rail-engaging surface of the mount base.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: an actuator; and a cam mechanism adapted to impart substantially transverse movement to the clamping member in response to the actuator to cause the rail-engaging surfaces of the clamping member
to engage the rail.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the cam mechanism comprises a rotatable . . . . More |
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