Selectively Releasable Flashlight Attachment Device for Handgun
First Claim
1. A releasable flashlight attachment device for firearms comprising:
- a receiving section mountable to a firearm accessory mounting rail extending below and parallel to the barrel of said firearm;
a flashlight nesting section extending from said receiving section and adapted to hold a flashlight parallel to said barrel and rail so as to project light emitted by said flashlight parallel to said barrel and rail; and
said receiving section being engagable and mounted to said firearm accessory mounting rail by sliding on said rail or being snapped into place thereon and being unsnapped therefrom by relative rotation between said device and said rail or sliding off said rail, said receiving section flexing open to snap mount onto said rail, and said receiving section flexing open to demount from said rail.
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Abstract
This releasable flashlight attachment device can be placed and removed on/from the frame of a firearm without the user'"'"'s hand passing in front of the barrel. It includes: (1) a bottom portion with a receiver section that engages an integral rail portion of a handgun and an adjacent nesting area adapted to hold a small flash light; (2) a cap to secure the light in the nesting area; and (3) a locking tab and spring that automatically engages the locking cross-slot integral to the rail portion, and the locking lab can be oriented in opposite directions in the receiver section to facilitate use of the device for either right or left side flashlight mounting. The bottom portion flexes laterally and has other features that allow the device to be snap mounted and easily demounted by rotation of the handgun relative to the device.
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1. A releasable flashlight attachment device for firearms comprising:
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a receiving section mountable to a firearm accessory mounting rail extending below and parallel to the barrel of said firearm; a flashlight nesting section extending from said receiving section and adapted to hold a flashlight parallel to said barrel and rail so as to project light emitted by said flashlight parallel to said barrel and rail; and said receiving section being engagable and mounted to said firearm accessory mounting rail by sliding on said rail or being snapped into place thereon and being unsnapped therefrom by relative rotation between said device and said rail or sliding off said rail, said receiving section flexing open to snap mount onto said rail, and said receiving section flexing open to demount from said rail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A releasable flashlight attachment device for firearms comprising:
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a receiving section mountable to a firearm accessory mounting rail extending below and parallel to a barrel of the firearm; a flashlight nesting section adapted to hold a flashlight parallel to said barrel and rail so as to project light emitted by the flashlight parallel to said barrel and rail, said flashlight nesting section extending laterally from said receiving section to dispose said nesting section to one side of the firearm when said receiving section is mounted to said firearm mounting rail; a spring and locking tab mountable in said receiving section, said spring and locking tab engaging selective locking notches in said rail when the receiver is mounted thereon, and said spring and locking tab being mounted in selected opposing directions for placement of said nesting section on either side of the firearm; and said receiving section being engagable and mounted to said firearm accessory mounting rail by sliding on said rail or being snapped into place thereon and being unsnapped therefrom by relative rotation between said device and said rail or sliding forwardly off said rail, said receiving section flexing open in order to snap mount onto said rail, and said receiving section flexing open in order to demount from said rail. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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