Modular panel system for attaching accessories to a firearm rail system
First Claim
1. A modular accessory interface system for a firearm,said firearm including an upper receiver having a forward end and a rearward end, said upper receiver further including a dovetail rail extending longitudinally between the forward end and the rearward end, said upper receiver still further having a barrel receiving receptacle at a forward end thereof, said firearm further including a barrel received in said barrel receiving receptacle and a barrel nut received around an outer surface of said barrel receiving receptacle to retain said barrel within said barrel receiving receptacle,said modular accessory interface system comprising:
- an upper accessory mount having a forward end, a rearward end, a rail extending between said forward end and said rearward end and symmetrically opposing side walls that extend outwardly and downwardly from said, said opposing side walls terminating in symmetrically opposing longitudinally extending mounting channels;
means for securing said rearward end of said upper accessory mount to said upper receiver of said firearm;
first and second mounting panels, each of said mounting panels having a upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion including interfiting mating formations configured to be received and retained in said mounting channels, said lower portion of said first and second mounting panels configured to releasably receive and retain a lower firearm accessory therebetween; and
fasteners to secure said lower portion of said mounting panels to said lower firearm accessory.
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Abstract
A reconfigurable modular interface system for an integrated and standardized weapons system is disclosed. An upper accessory mount is provided that includes one interface for mounting to the desired primary mounting component, such as a firearm. The upper accessory mount further includes a second interface along its bottom edge for attaching accessories thereto. Accessories to be mounted into the modular interface system may either include mating formations that are provided as integrated OEM parts or through the use of retrofit adapter panels mounted to the secondary device.
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20 Claims
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1. A modular accessory interface system for a firearm,
said firearm including an upper receiver having a forward end and a rearward end, said upper receiver further including a dovetail rail extending longitudinally between the forward end and the rearward end, said upper receiver still further having a barrel receiving receptacle at a forward end thereof, said firearm further including a barrel received in said barrel receiving receptacle and a barrel nut received around an outer surface of said barrel receiving receptacle to retain said barrel within said barrel receiving receptacle, said modular accessory interface system comprising: -
an upper accessory mount having a forward end, a rearward end, a rail extending between said forward end and said rearward end and symmetrically opposing side walls that extend outwardly and downwardly from said, said opposing side walls terminating in symmetrically opposing longitudinally extending mounting channels; means for securing said rearward end of said upper accessory mount to said upper receiver of said firearm; first and second mounting panels, each of said mounting panels having a upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion including interfiting mating formations configured to be received and retained in said mounting channels, said lower portion of said first and second mounting panels configured to releasably receive and retain a lower firearm accessory therebetween; and fasteners to secure said lower portion of said mounting panels to said lower firearm accessory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An accessory mounting system for interfacing accessory devices with a firearm accessory interface system,
said accessory interface system including an upper accessory mount having a forward end, a rearward end, a rail extending between said forward end and said rearward end and symmetrically opposing side walls that extend outwardly and downwardly from said, said opposing side walls terminating in symmetrically opposing longitudinally extending mounting channels and means for securing said rearward end of said upper accessory mount to a firearm, said accessory mounting system comprising: -
first and second mounting panels, each of said mounting panels having a upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion including interfiting mating formations configured to be received and retained in said mounting channels, said lower portion of said first and second mounting panels configured to releasably receive and retain a lower firearm accessory therebetween; and fasteners to secure said lower portion of said mounting panels to said lower firearm accessory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A modular weapons interface system comprising:
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an upper accessory mount having a forward end, a rearward end, a rail extending between said forward end and said rearward end and symmetrically opposing side walls that extend outwardly and downwardly from said, said opposing side walls terminating in symmetrically opposing longitudinally extending mounting channels, said upper accessory mount further including and means for securing said upper accessory mount to a mounting surface; first and second mounting panels, each of said mounting panels having a upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion including interfiting mating formations configured to be received and retained in said mounting channels, said lower portion of said first and second mounting panels configured to releasably receive and retain a weapon system therebetween; and fasteners to secure said lower portion of said mounting panels to said weapon system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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