Mount for mounting accessories on a weapon

• US 8,020,335 B2
• Filed: 09/01/2005
• Issued: 09/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aimpoint AB
• Original Assignee: GS Development AB (Per Gunnar Sandberg,)
• Inventors: Larsson, Niklas, Petersen, Magnus
• Primary Examiner(s): DAVID, MICHAEL D
• Application Number:
  US11/662,569
• Publication Number:
  US 20110030263A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,210 Days
• Field of Search: 42/90, 42124-128
• US Class Current: 42/125
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 27/00 Accessories; Details or attachments not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 11/003 Mountings with a dove tail element, e.g. "Picatinny rail systems"

Abstract

A mount for mounting an accessory (19) on a weapon comprises a base plate (12) with an upper surface and a lower surface, to be connected with the accessory. The base plate (12) is clamped to a rail (10) on the weapon with the lower surface engaging the rail. Two aligned first grooves (23) in the upper surface extend in the longitudinal direction of the rail and a third groove (24) in the upper surface of the base plate, extends transversely of the first grooves. First protrusions (25) on the lower surface of the accessory guidingly engage the first grooves, and a third protrusion (26) on the lower surface of the accessory located between the first protrusions engages the third groove (24) to prevent displacement of the accessory along the first grooves.

Claims

1. A mount for mounting on a weapon an optical sight, a magnifier, a night vision device or any other accessory of the weapon, the mount comprising:

a base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface;

a jaw coupled to the base plate, the jaw configured to clamp the base plate to a rail on the weapon, such that the lower surface of the base plate engages the rail;

two aligned first grooves provided in the upper surface of the base plate, the first grooves being spaced apart, the first grooves extending in the longitudinal direction of the rail when the accessory is mounted to the rail, and the first grooves being configured to guidingly engage first protrusions on a lower surface of the accessory; and

a third groove provided in the upper surface of the base plate, the third groove extending transversely of the first grooves, and the third groove being configured to engage a third protrusion on the lower surface of the accessory located between the first protrusions to prevent displacement of the accessory along the first grooves.

2. The mount as defined in claim 1, wherein the first grooves each have a plane bottom surface and inclined side surfaces joining the bottom surface;

and

wherein the inclined side surfaces are configured to support the accessory, such that a gap exists between bottom surfaces of the first protrusions and the bottom surfaces of the first grooves.

3. The mount as defined in claim 1, wherein a spacer plate having an upper surface and a lower surface is mounted on the base plate;

and

wherein grooves identical to the first grooves are provided in the upper surface of the spacer plate and protrusions identical to the first and the third protrusions are provided on the lower surface of the spacer plate.

4. A mount for mounting an accessory on a weapon, the mount comprising:

a base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface;

a jaw coupled to the base plate for movement relative to the base plate in a first direction;

two aligned first grooves provided in the upper surface of the base plate, the first grooves extending in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, and the first grooves being configured to guidingly engage the accessory; and

a third groove provided in the upper surface of the base plate, the third groove extending in the first direction and located between the first grooves, and the third groove being configured to engage the accessory to prevent displacement of the accessory along the first grooves.

5. A combination of an accessory mounted to a mount on a weapon, the combination comprising:

a base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface;

a jaw coupled to the base plate, the jaw clamping the base plate to a rail on the weapon with the base plate extending in the longitudinal direction of the rail and with the lower surface of the base plate engaging the rail;

two aligned first grooves provided in the upper surface of the base plate, the first grooves being spaced apart, the first grooves extending in the longitudinal direction of the rail, and the first grooves guidingly engaging first protrusions on a lower surface of the accessory; and

a third groove provided in the upper surface of the base plate, the third groove extending transversely of the first grooves, and the third groove engaging a third protrusion on the lower surface of the accessory located between the first protrusions to prevent displacement of the accessory along the first grooves.

6. The mount as defined in claim 5, wherein the first grooves each have a plane bottom surface and inclined side surfaces joining the bottom surface;

wherein the first protrusions each have a plane bottom surface and inclined side surfaces joining the bottom surface and engaging the inclined side surfaces of the first grooves; and

wherein the accessory is supported on the base plate at the inclined side surfaces leaving a gap between the bottom surfaces of the first protrusions and the bottom surfaces of the first grooves.

7. The mount as defined in claim 5, wherein a spacer plate having an upper surface and a lower surface is located between the base plate and the accessory;

and

wherein grooves identical to the first grooves are provided in the upper surface of the spacer plate and protrusions identical to the first and the third protrusions are provided on the lower surface of the spacer plate.