Optical sight mounting apparatus for firearms
First Claim
1. A mounting apparatus, comprising:
- an elongated rail having a forward end with a threaded bore extending therethrough, a rear end, and opposite sides;
the rail having an upwardly facing channel having a base wall and outwardly tapered side walls, the upwardly facing channel extending along the length of the rail for receiving a mounting lug of an ACOG optical sight, the channel having a base having a plurality of spaced openings projecting upwardly through the bottom of the base for receiving fastener devices for selectively securing the lug of an ACOG optical sight into the bottom of the base within the channel at a selected location along the length of the rail the plurality of spaced openings each having a counterbore at their bottom ends, the upwardly facing channel having a forward threaded opening for receiving a set screw therethrough; and
the opposite sides of the rail each having a plurality of spaced tabs and together comprising a Picatinny rail.
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Abstract
A mounting apparatus for mounting an optical sight on a rifle has an elongated rail and a mounting base projecting downwardly from the rail for securing the rail on a rifle. The rail has an upwardly facing channel extending along its length for receiving a mounting element of a first type of optical sight, the base of the channel having a plurality of openings for receiving fastener devices for selectively securing an optical sight at a selected location along the length of the rail. The opposite sides of the rail each have a plurality of spaced tabs forming a Picatinney rail for mounting a second type of optical sight having a mounting element for engaging over the Picatinney rail. The mounting rail therefore combines the mounting formations for two different types of optical sight in a single rail.
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1. A mounting apparatus, comprising:
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an elongated rail having a forward end with a threaded bore extending therethrough, a rear end, and opposite sides; the rail having an upwardly facing channel having a base wall and outwardly tapered side walls, the upwardly facing channel extending along the length of the rail for receiving a mounting lug of an ACOG optical sight, the channel having a base having a plurality of spaced openings projecting upwardly through the bottom of the base for receiving fastener devices for selectively securing the lug of an ACOG optical sight into the bottom of the base within the channel at a selected location along the length of the rail the plurality of spaced openings each having a counterbore at their bottom ends, the upwardly facing channel having a forward threaded opening for receiving a set screw therethrough; and the opposite sides of the rail each having a plurality of spaced tabs and together comprising a Picatinny rail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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