AUXILIARY DEVICE FOR A WEAPON AND ATTACHMENT THEREOF
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1. An illumination device for use with a weapon having a frame with longitudinal extending rails extending from about a trigger guard to substantially the forward end of the frame and a transverse slot aligned substantially perpendicular to the rails, the illumination device comprising:
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a first structural member extending upward from a first side of the housing and extending along at least a portion of a length of the first side of the housing;
a second structural member extending upward from a second side of the housing, wherein the second side of the housing is located opposite to the first side of the housing, and wherein the second structural member extends along at least a portion of a length of the second side of the housing such that it is substantially parallel to the first structural member, and wherein both the first and second structural members are substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the housing; and
a spring-biased mechanism movable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the spring-biased mechanism is engageable in the transverse slot disposed on the frame to resist movement of the illumination device along the longitudinal axis and in the second position the spring-biased mechanism is spaced from the transverse slot so as not to resist movement of the illumination device along the longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
A plurality of actuators allow a gun operator to control the on/off status of an illuminator attached to a weapon in the area forward of the trigger guard. The actuators are spaced to allow them to extend rearwardly on opposite sides of the trigger guard. “Up” turns the light emitter on and keeps it on or allows it to turn on as long as the actuator is actuated, regardless of which side of the trigger guard the actuator is actuated.
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1. An illumination device for use with a weapon having a frame with longitudinal extending rails extending from about a trigger guard to substantially the forward end of the frame and a transverse slot aligned substantially perpendicular to the rails, the illumination device comprising:
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a housing;
a first structural member extending upward from a first side of the housing and extending along at least a portion of a length of the first side of the housing;
a second structural member extending upward from a second side of the housing, wherein the second side of the housing is located opposite to the first side of the housing, and wherein the second structural member extends along at least a portion of a length of the second side of the housing such that it is substantially parallel to the first structural member, and wherein both the first and second structural members are substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the housing; and
a spring-biased mechanism movable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the spring-biased mechanism is engageable in the transverse slot disposed on the frame to resist movement of the illumination device along the longitudinal axis and in the second position the spring-biased mechanism is spaced from the transverse slot so as not to resist movement of the illumination device along the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An auxiliary device for use with a weapon, the auxiliary device comprising:
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a housing;
a first structural member extending upward from a first side of the housing and extending along at least a portion of a length of the first side of the housing;
a second member rotatably coupled to a second side of the housing about a longitudinal axis, the second member extending along at least a portion of a length of the second side of the housing, the second member being substantially parallel to the first structural member; and
a longitudinally moveable locking mechanism for resisting rotation of the second member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An illuminator comprising:
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a housing at least partially enclosing a battery;
a first movable actuator mechanically coupled to the housing; and
a second movable actuator coupled to the housing, the first actuator moveable in a first general direction independent of the second actuator to cause a light emitter coupleable to the battery to turn on and stay on and moveable in a second general direction independent of the second actuator to cause the light emitter to turn on as long as the actuator is actuated, and the second actuator moveable in the first general direction independent of the first actuator to cause the light emitter to turn on and stay on and moveable in the second general direction independent of the first actuator to cause the light emitter to turn on as long as the actuator is actuated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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