Gunsight mount with spring biased jaw

• US 3,877,166 A
• Filed: 01/14/1974
• Issued: 04/15/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: William A. Ward
• Original Assignee: William A. Ward
• Inventors: Ward, William A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Borchelt, Benjamin A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jordan, C. T.
• Application Number:
  US05/433,124
• Time in Patent Office: 456 Days
• Field of Search: 42/1S 33/233,245,250
• US Class Current: 42/127
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 11/003 Mountings with a dove tail element, e.g. "Picatinny rail systems"

Abstract

A gunsight mount composed of two support members, an upper sight support member and a lower attaching post member, is disclosed. One of the members has a recess, the other a projection fitting into the recess. A spring biased cam operated jaw is slidably mounted in the recess member transverse the recess. Operating the cam forces the jaw into the recess against the projection securing the sight support to the attaching post. Releasing the cam frees the jaw which is biased away from the projection and out of the recess allowing the sight mount to be removed or reinserted without interference from the jaw.

Claims

1. A gunsight mount mountable on a gun barrel comprising in combination:

a. a first support member having a dove tail shaped recess;

b. a second support member;

c. a dovetail shaped projection extending from said second memBer communicating with said recess;

d. a moveable jaw slidably mounted in said first support member to slide in a direction transverse to said recess for engaging said projection, said jaw and said first support member having mutually facing walls each of said walls having two opposed spring receiving wells;

e. a pair of compression springs one each disposed in said spring receiving wells for biasing said jaw away from said projection;

f. finger activated cam means mounted on said first member in connection with said jaw for biasing said jaw against said projection to secure said first and second members;

g. means for supporting a gun sight on one of said members; and

h. means for attaching the other of said members to a gun barrel.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first member has a threaded hole with a longitudinal axis oriented transverse to said recess disposed opposite said jaw, said jaw has a hole with a longitudinal axis oriented transverse to said recess aligned with said threaded hole and said cam means comprises:

a. a rotatable threaded rod extending through said jaw hole and communicating with said threaded hole; and

b. a lever arm attached to said rod opposite said threaded end, said lever arm arranged to bear against said jaw whereby said jaw is biased into said recess upon rotating said lever arm.