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Auxiliary device for a weapon and attachment thereof

  • US 20050257415A1
  • Filed: 12/09/2004
  • Published: 11/24/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/1998
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An illumination device for use with a weapon having a frame with longitudinal extending rails extending between a trigger guard and a forward end of the frame and a transverse slot aligned substantially perpendicular to the rails, the illumination device comprising:

  • a housing;

    a first structural member extending upward from a first side of the housing and extending along at least a portion of a length of the first side of the housing;

    a second structural member extending upward from a second side of the housing, wherein the second side of the housing is located opposite to the first side of the housing, and wherein the second structural member extends along at least a portion of a length of the second side of the housing such that it is substantially parallel to the first structural member, and wherein both the first and second structural members are substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the housing; and

    a spring-biased mechanism extending above a top surface of the housing, and wherein the spring-biased mechanism is configured to engage the transverse slot in the frame of the weapon to prevent inadvertent removal of the device.

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