Devices, apparatuses and methods for mounting accessories to weapons including a scent generating device
First Claim
1. An accessory mounting device for removably securing a weapon hanger to a weapon, the weapon hanger including a shaft portion and a hanger portion secured to the shaft portion, said accessory mounting device comprising:
- a clamping device being configured and arranged so as to be removably secured to a portion of the weapon;
wherein the clamping device includes;
a first member that is configured and arranged so as to extend downwardly from a top surface of the weapon portion and about side surfaces of the weapon portion, where a segment of the first member is arranged so as to complement a shape of the weapon portion top surface, a second member including a region that is configured so as to complement a shape of a lower surface of the weapon portion, wherein the first member is removably secured to the second member, whereby the clamping device is removably secured to the weapon portion; and
wherein said clamping device second member is configured and arranged so the weapon hanger shaft portion is secured thereto and arranged so the weapon hanger does not interfere with the aiming sights of the weapon and so the weapon hanger shaft portion extends generally parallel to and along a longitudinal axis of the weapon portion and go the hanger portion is extendable outwardly from the weapon portion, whereby the hanger portion is positioned so as to be capable of being hung from one of a naturally occurring feature or a man-made fixture.
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Abstract
The present invention features devices for mounting accessories to a weapon and more particularly mounting devices that allow one or more accessories to be secured to the weapon, such as a firearm and crossbow, at the same time using the same mounting device. In more particular embodiments, one of a scent generating device, a weapon hanger, a recording device and/or an illumination device, such as a flashlight is secured to the device and thus to the weapon. The present invention also features methods related thereto including methods for masking the scent of a hunter and hunting.
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12 Claims
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1. An accessory mounting device for removably securing a weapon hanger to a weapon, the weapon hanger including a shaft portion and a hanger portion secured to the shaft portion, said accessory mounting device comprising:
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a clamping device being configured and arranged so as to be removably secured to a portion of the weapon;
wherein the clamping device includes;
a first member that is configured and arranged so as to extend downwardly from a top surface of the weapon portion and about side surfaces of the weapon portion, where a segment of the first member is arranged so as to complement a shape of the weapon portion top surface, a second member including a region that is configured so as to complement a shape of a lower surface of the weapon portion, wherein the first member is removably secured to the second member, whereby the clamping device is removably secured to the weapon portion; and
wherein said clamping device second member is configured and arranged so the weapon hanger shaft portion is secured thereto and arranged so the weapon hanger does not interfere with the aiming sights of the weapon and so the weapon hanger shaft portion extends generally parallel to and along a longitudinal axis of the weapon portion and go the hanger portion is extendable outwardly from the weapon portion, whereby the hanger portion is positioned so as to be capable of being hung from one of a naturally occurring feature or a man-made fixture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for hunting with a weapon comprising the steps of:
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providing a mounting device for a weapon hanger having a shaft portion and a hanger portion, the mounting device including a first member that is configured and arranged so as to extend downwardly from a top surface of a portion of the weapon and about side surfaces of the weapon portion, where a segment of the first member is arranged so as to complement a shape of the weapon portion top surface, and a second member including a region that is configured so as to complement a shape of a lower surface of the weapon portion;
securing the weapon hanger shaft portion to the second member, wherein the provided second member is configured and arranged so the weapon hanger is securable thereto and arranged so as to not interfere with the aiming sights of the weapon; and
removably securing the first member to the second member and about a portion of the weapon, whereby the mounting device is removably secured to the weapon portion, wherein the provided securing member is configured and arranged so that the weapon hanger shaft portion extends generally parallel to and along a longitudinal axis of the weapon portion when the mounting device is thus secured to the weapons portion. - View Dependent Claims (8)
hanging the hunting weapon from one of a naturally occurring or man-made fixture using the hanger portion of the weapon hanger.
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9. An accessory mounting device for a weapon in combination with a weapon hanger having a shaft portion and a hanger portion, comprising:
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a clamping device being configured and arranged so as to be removably secured to a portion of the weapon;
wherein the clamping device includes;
a first member that is configured and arranged so as to extend downwardly from a top surface of the weapon portion and about side surfaces of the weapon portion, where a segment of the first member is arranged so as to complement a shape of the weapon portion top surface, a second member including a region that is configured so as to complement a shape of a lower surface of the weapon portion, and wherein the first member is removably secured to the second member, whereby the clamping device is removably secured to the weapon portion;
wherein said clamping device second member is configured and arranged so the weapon hanger is secured thereto and arranged so as to not interfere with the aiming sights of the weapon and so the weapon hanger shaft portion extends generally parallel to and along a longitudinal axis of the weapon portion and so the hanger portion is extendable outwardly from the weapon portion, whereby the hanger portion is positioned so as to be capable of being hung from one of a naturally occurring feature or a man-made fixture.
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10. An accessory mounting device for removably securing a weapon hanger to a weapon, comprising:
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a scent generating mechanism that is secured to a portion of the weapon hanger;
a clamping device being configured and arranged so as to be removably secured to a portion of the weapon; and
wherein the clamping device includes;
a first member that is configured and arranged so as to extend downwardly from a top surface of the weapon portion and about side surfaces of the weapon portion, where a segment of the first member is arranged so as to complement a shape of the weapon portion top surface, a second member including a region that is configured so as to complement a shape of a lower surface of the weapon portion, wherein the first member is removably secured to the second member, whereby the clamping device is removably secured to the weapon portion, and wherein said clamping device second member is configured and arranged so the weapon hanger is secured thereto and arranged so the weapon hanger does not interfere with the aiming sights of the weapon. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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