Mount Adapter Device Utilizing a Push System
First Claim
1. A mount adapter device for releasably attaching an accessory to a rail attached to a structure, said rail including a plurality of mounting projections extending perpendicular along a longitudinal axis of the rail and separated by a plurality of transverse grooves spaced along the longitudinal axis of the rail, each of said mounting projections including an upper mounting surface and opposite transverse edges defining first and second inclined proximal surfaces on opposite sides of the upper mounting surface, a first inclined distal surface adjacent to said first inclined proximal surface, and a second inclined distal surface adjacent to said second inclined proximal surface, said mount adapter device comprising:
- a base including a first base member and a second base member, said first base member being linearly slidable into engagement with the second base member in a first direction, said second base member being linearly slidable into engagement with the first base member in a second direction which is opposite said first direction;
said first base member including a first clamping member for engaging a first edge of the rail; and
said second base member including a second clamping member for engaging a second edge of the rail which is opposite said first edge;
a push rod member slidably connecting said first base member to said second base member; and
a resilient member being received around said push rod member, said resilient member providing a spring force and arranged to force the first clamping member to move in said first direction into locking engagement with the first edge of the rail while simultaneously forcing the second clamping member to move in said second direction into locking engagement with the second edge of the rail.
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Abstract
A mount adapter device is disclosed which utilizes a spring-loaded push system that employs a dual locking mechanism to releasably, consistently, and securely lock accessories to a weapon accessory rail. The mount adapter device generally includes a first base member, a second base member, a push rod member, and a resilient member. The push rod member slidably connects the first base member and the second base member. The first base member is linearly slidable into engagement with the second base member in a first direction, and the second base member is linearly slidable into engagement with the first base member in a second direction which is opposite the first direction. The first base member includes a first clamping member for engaging one edge of the rail. The second base member includes a second clamping member for engaging an opposite edge of the rail. The resilient member provides a spring force and is arranged to force the first clamping member to move in the first direction into locking engagement with the first edge of the rail while simultaneously forcing the second clamping member to move in the second direction into locking engagement with the second edge of the rail. A knob on the push rod member may be rotated down the push rod member to provide the device with a second locked position.
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19 Claims
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1. A mount adapter device for releasably attaching an accessory to a rail attached to a structure, said rail including a plurality of mounting projections extending perpendicular along a longitudinal axis of the rail and separated by a plurality of transverse grooves spaced along the longitudinal axis of the rail, each of said mounting projections including an upper mounting surface and opposite transverse edges defining first and second inclined proximal surfaces on opposite sides of the upper mounting surface, a first inclined distal surface adjacent to said first inclined proximal surface, and a second inclined distal surface adjacent to said second inclined proximal surface, said mount adapter device comprising:
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a base including a first base member and a second base member, said first base member being linearly slidable into engagement with the second base member in a first direction, said second base member being linearly slidable into engagement with the first base member in a second direction which is opposite said first direction;
said first base member including a first clamping member for engaging a first edge of the rail; and
said second base member including a second clamping member for engaging a second edge of the rail which is opposite said first edge;a push rod member slidably connecting said first base member to said second base member; and a resilient member being received around said push rod member, said resilient member providing a spring force and arranged to force the first clamping member to move in said first direction into locking engagement with the first edge of the rail while simultaneously forcing the second clamping member to move in said second direction into locking engagement with the second edge of the rail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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