Abstract: A hand guard assembly for a firearm including a barrel. The assembly includes a tubular unitary body mounted to surround a portion of the barrel substantially coaxially and in a transversely spaced relationship. The tubular body includes a plurality of air flow openings formed therethrough and at least one of a top rail formed as a unitary portion of the tubular body and extending rearwardly along an upper portion of a receiver of the firearm, side accessory rails formed as a unitary portion of the tubular body and on opposed sides of the tubular body, and a bottom accessory rail formed as a unitary portion of the tubular body and on a bottom surface of the tubular body. In the preferred method of fabricating the assembly, the body and any include accessory rails are extruded.

Abstract: An accessory device for being mounted to a longitudinal rail carried by a firearm and accommodating longitudinal rails of different configurations. A preferred embodiment comprises a light beam generator including a housing, elongate members removably secured to the housing and complementing the rail for enabling the housing to be retainably slid along the rail, a latch plate pivotally and removably secured to the rail, and a replaceable ambidextrous tail cap switch.

Abstract: An accessory mount removably securable to a firearm, the mount including a rail adapted for removably mounting an accessory thereto. The accessory mount of the preferred embodiment includes two structural members that are releasably securable to one another for removable securement to two longitudinally extending depressions along the frame of the firearm.

Abstract: An accessory device for being mounted to a longitudinal rail carried by a firearm and accommodating longitudinal rails of different configurations. A preferred embodiment comprises a light beam generator including a housing, elongate members removably secured to the housing and complementing the rail for enabling the housing to be retainably slid along the rail, a transverse rail latching device removably secured to the housing, and a replaceable ambidextrous tail cap switch.

Abstract: A telescopic scope and ring mounts incorporating a novel feature for locking the ring mounts to the scope to prevent canting and scope drift for secure and easy mounting on a gun.

Abstract: A strong, yet easily detachable sight mount for use with various weapons such as rifles, shotguns and the like.

Abstract: A light assembly having a pre-defined shape is provided to be removably attached to a guide provided on a weapon. The light assembly comprises a housing provided with a reflector having a lamp at one end thereof and batteries for powering the lamp through a switch. The housing has a pair of lateral members which are movable between a retracted position and an extended position so that, when the members are in the retracted position, the light assembly has the above-mentioned pre-defined shape and when the members are in the extended position, they are adapted to engage the guide. Means for preventing the longitudinal movement of the light assembly on the guide are also provided with the light assembly. The light assembly can thus be easily mounted and used as an aiming device with a weapon or be readily used as a separate and independent entity.

Abstract: A low profile, reversible weapon telescope mount is provided. The mount has a longitudinal planar top support having a series of ridges and recesses disposed thereupon in an alternating and parallel orientation to that of a central axis of the support. Attached to opposed peripheral side edges of the support are four downwardly depending legs. The support and legs form a channel of the scope mount that surrounds a top end of a weapon receiver, such as a rifle, such that a bottom surface of the top planar support rests upon a top surface of the receiver. Each leg has a movable guide finger supported in a vertical channel formed in each leg. Each guide finger has an inwardly extending ledge member for grabbing outwardly extending flanges of the rifle receiver. The finger is guided up and down by an pin inserted through the leg and finger when a screw, acting upon the finger is tightened or loosened.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for attaching a telescopic scope to a variety of rifles, without requiring the rifle to be modified by drilling or the need to purchase multiple scope mounts, comprised of front and rear mounting assemblies having a mounting plate and a corresponding scope attachment ring. The bases comprise a planar mounting surface embodying a radial recess down the center along with at least one pair of mounting holes and at least one pair of mounting slots for attachment to rifles having different screw patterns and mounting surfaces. The mounting rings are received and attached within longitudinal channels along the mounting bases and the scope subsequently clamped in place by the upper and lower attachment rings, providing for the removal and subsequent attachment of the scope and attachment rings without loosing the scope's previously zeroed calibration.

Abstract: A throw-lever releasable mounting system for mounting a device in quick-release relation to a support member has a mounting base having a configuration fitting opposed angulated rail surfaces and having a locator key engaging a positioning slot of the rail. Each mounting base provides for mounting and stabilization of optics mounting rings. A locking platform projects from the mounting base and defines a locking opening having a circular hard metal insert therein that defines a receptacle receiving a resilient member and providing for location of the spline/spindle shaft of a rotatable locking plate. A locking plate of a throw-lever that is rotatable between locking and unlocking positions has angulated and curved cam surfaces for forcibly engaging correspondingly angulated surfaces of the rail to achieve cam energized precision locating and locking engagement with the rail.

Abstract: A tactical flashlight and/or laser mount structure has a chassis, two control buttons, an elastic means, a movable tenon and a mounting mortise. The chassis is fixed on the top of the tactical flashlight and/or laser for engaging the chassis with the gun separately. Each of the control buttons includes a pressing portion and a lift portion, the two control buttons are outward- and inward-movably disposed on the chassis, the elastic means is disposed between the two control buttons, a movable tenon is upward and downward movably disposed on the chassis and formed with two oblique notches, the lift portion of two control buttons joint to the oblique notches, and the mounting mortise is fixed on the gun.

Abstract: A system and method for mounting a telescopic sight or “scope” to a firearm. The system is convertible or universal, in that it includes interchangeable mounting plate inserts allowing the mounting plate to be installed onto two or more different types of firearms having differing mounting hole configurations.

Abstract: The present invention is a telescopic sight mount for attachment to a firearm having a longitudinal vent rib on its barrel. The mount is readily attachable and detachable and includes a cantilevered main body having a front portion and a back portion, a clamp portion, and at least three clamping screws. The screws adjoin the front portion of the main body with the clamp portion and draw the front and clamp portions horizontally towards one another and into rigid clamping engagement with the vent rib. The back portion of the main body is able to receive and mount a telescopic sight. The mount can be rigidly mounted onto the firearm with stability sufficient to remain in place permanently despite recoil, and can also be easily detached from the firearm if desired.

Abstract: A structure for fixing a scope includes a fixing base, a rotatable disk, a locking bolt, and two elastic components. The fixing base is departably attached to the gun. The rotatable disk is rotatably disposed at a bottom of the fixing base and has a screw bolt disposed on its center. The locking bolt is disposed within the containing room and capable of being moved upward or downward. The locking bolt has a screw hole formed on its center and the screw bolt is screwed into the screw hole. When the rotatable disk is rotated in a first direction, the screw bolt is used to push the locking bolt upward into the fixing slot of the gun. When the rotatable disk is rotated in a second direction, the locking bolt is pushed downward by the two elastic components and thus disconnected from the fixing slot of the gun.

Abstract: A structure for fixing an aiming device includes a fixing base, a rotatable disk, a locking bolt, and two elastic components. The fixing base is departably attached to the gun. The rotatable disk is rotatably disposed at a bottom of the fixing base and has two wedge-shaped components. Each of the wedge-shaped components has a slope with a higher end having a position-fixing concave. The locking bolt has position-fixing blocks. When the higher ends of the two wedge-shaped components are moved to the underneath of the locking bolt, the locking bolt is pushed upward into the fixing slot of the gun and the position-fixing blocks are placed into the position-fixing concaves. When the lower ends of the two wedge-shaped components is moved to the underneath of the locking bolt, the locking bolt is pushed downward by the two elastic components and thus departed from the fixing slot of the gun.

Abstract: A mounting device for removably mounting a tactical flashlight along side a firearm includes: a receiving member having a base and an offset flashlight receiver coupled thereto; and a clamping member removably coupled with the base. A method for removably mounting a tactical flashlight along side a firearm includes: removably coupling a mounting device to a front portion of a trigger guard; and removably coupling the flashlight to the mounting device along side the firearm so a tail cap of the flashlight is along side the front portion of the trigger guard. A tactical flashlight and firearm system includes: a firearm; a mini tactical flashlight; and a mounting device removably coupling the firearm and the flashlight together, the mounting device holding the flashlight along side the firearm so that a tail cap of the flashlight is along side a front portion of a trigger guard.

Abstract: An accessory device for being mounted to a longitudinal rail carried by a firearm and accommodating longitudinal rails of different configurations. A preferred embodiment comprises a light beam generator including a housing, elongate members removably secured to the housing and complementing the rail for enabling the housing to be retainably slid along the rail, a latch plate pivotally and removably secured to the rail, and a replaceable ambidextrous tail cap switch.

Abstract: An apparatus for quick assembling and disassembling of accessories to a firearm includes a mounting body that enables efficient switching of tactic equipments as accessories to the firearm and a mounting base stabilizing the apparatus to the base of the firearm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for mounting a telescopic sight onto a weapon. The device is equipped with two mounting feet, which are positioned at a distance from one another and provided with mounting elements for engaging in corresponding receiving openings on the weapon. The aim of the invention is to enable the sight to be positioned accurately without the need for a complex adjustment and fitting process. To achieve this, the mounting elements are configured by clamping bolts, which comprise laterally protruding lugs, are contained in the corresponding mounting feet and can be rotated through a release and locking position. The lugs can be inserted into recesses between inward-facing projecting shoulders of the receiving openings in the release position of the clamping bolts and engage with the underside of the projecting shoulders in the locked position of the bolts.

Abstract: A spear gun sight assembly includes a rear sight with a first plate having a generally perpendicular bend therein such that a vertically orientated lower portion and a horizontally orientated upper portion are defined. A peep sight is attached to and extends upwardly from a top side of the upper portion. The peep sight has a peephole extending therethrough. A first coupler is adapted for releasably securing the rear sight to a spear gun. A front sight includes a second plate that has an inner side and an outer side. A loop is attached to the second plate so that the loop extends away from the inner side. A sight pin is attached to the second plate and extends into the loop. A second coupler is adapted for releasably securing the front sight to the spear gun so that the peephole is aligned with the sight pin.

Abstract: The invention relates to a holder device configured for fastening to a substantially cylindrical body, such as a gun barrel, for the support of equipment such as a sight. The holder device comprises at least two holder elements, one holder element being configured for secure fixing to the cylindrical body and the other one being arranged such that it is movably coupled to the first-named holder element. According to the invention, the holder elements are arranged such that they are rotatable in relation to each other about a common axis between a first position, the transport position, and a second position, the activated position, and one of the holder elements is axially displaceable along the common axis from a position of equilibrium defined by a spring arrangement. The holder device reduces the transmission of axial recoil motions between the holder elements.

Abstract: A weapon mount for mounting a night vision device to the receiver rail of a weapon. A self-device adjusting cam operated connection device is present at one end region of the mount for attaching to the receiver rail, while the night vision device is connected at the other end region of the mount with a knob operated mounting screw. The knob and mounting screw are a one piece design and the mounting screw is captivated by an E-clip. The cam operated connection device may be adjusted to accommodate different size receiver rails by the provision of compressible means, such as Belleville washers.

Abstract: A fastening device for attaching an aiming telescope (1) on a weapon using a mounting rail (2) connected to a telescope housing and extending along the telescope, the mounting rail being supported on at least one mounting apparatus (3a, 3b) fastened to the weapon. The mounting rail is provided with a longitudinal groove (5) and a clamping part (7) corresponding to an inside profile of the longitudinal groove (5) is inserted into the groove and fixed with an attaching screw (8) that engages threads (9) in the clamping part (7). The attaching screw (8) is passed through an opening (11a, 11b) in the mounting apparatus (3a, 3b). The mounting rail (2) is provided on the side facing the mounting apparatus (3a, 3b) with a toothing (22) that is engaged by at least one projection (23) protruding from the mounting apparatus.

Abstract: An accessory mount for a firearm having a longitudinal barrel, a first support and a second support forwardly of the first support.

Abstract: A scope mounting device for mounting a scope to the carrying handle of a rifle includes a receiver plate disposed on the upper surface of the breech of the rifle, with the receiver plate supporting thereon springs that engage a primary mounting member that is slipped within and locked on to the carrying handle. The primary mounting member includes a top plate to which the scope and scope base are secured, and a bottom plate that includes a locking pin whereupon manually releasing the primary mounting member allows the springs to force the bottom plate upward so that the locking pin can lock to the under surface of the carrying handle thereby securing the primary mounting member to the carrying handle and mounting the scope to the rifle.

Abstract: A rail connector and method for mounting on a firearm having a front sight, the connector including at least two mounting rails, and a fastening member for securely fastening the connector directly to the front sight of the firearm, the fastening member being coupled to the mounting rails.

Abstract: The forward mounting rail system for fire control and other accessories for attachment to automatic and semi-automatic; weapon providing three additional MIL-STD-1913 mounting rails to supplement the one standard MIL-STD-1913 mounting rail currently used on the M249 SAW. The forward mounting rail system for the 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon) consists of a two piece base which attaches directly to the M249 SAW using existing holes in the receiver of the said weapon. The two piece configuration facilitates ease of use and manufacture by reducing the number of parts required to affix the mounting rail on the weapon.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mounting device for a telescope fixed on a firearm by means of a telescope rail connected to the body of the telescope and a mount rail to be engaged into the telescope rail, said telescope rail centrically comprising a multitude of taped boreholes.

Abstract: A rail cover may be snapped on or off the side of Picatinny rail mounted to a weapon, such as a rifle. The rail cover protects the user from the teeth of the rail and from heat generated during repeated firing. The rail cover is readily installed or removed from the side, rather than being slipped over the end of the rail, by pressing it onto the rail or by prying it off the rail. The slightly flexible rail cover is preferably made of a polymer to which a rubberizing agent has been added and by forming grooves in its top surface. In addition to improving flexibility, the grooves also improve the user's grip on the rail cover. Locking tabs on the underside of the rail cover, dimensioned to fit in the grooves between adjacent teeth of the Picatinny rail, prevent axial movement of the rail cover when it is installed.

Abstract: An accessory mount for a firearm, and a method for installing the accessory mount to the firearm.

Abstract: A holding device to attach one or more accessories to a firearm is disclosed. An example holding device disclosed herein comprises a top mount to engage one or more accessories, a bottom mount to engage the firearm, a fixing bore in one of the top mount and the bottom mount, a fixing pin in the other one of the top mount and the bottom mount, the fixing pin being dimensioned to insert into the fixing bore, a slider associated with the fixing bore, and a tensioning device to move the slider to cause the top mount and the bottom mount to move toward one another.

Abstract: The invention relates to an attachment device for observation and/or scrambling or other effect means at the end of the cannon of an armored vehicle. It incorporates a rigid substantially parallelepiped body, one face of which is shaped to fit the outer wall of the barrel, and constituting a reception cage, said body being connected to the barrel by removable linking means. The observation means are constituted by a day or night-vision camera. The reception cage of the body incorporates at least three cameras. Application to armored vehicles.

Abstract: The disclosed invention is a rail cover for use on mounting rails typically, though not exclusively, used on personal firearms. The covers may be made to fit either Picatinny or Weaver type rails and feature a clipping structure on the cover's underside that grasps the rail while the tension in the cover body holds the cover in place. Two preferred embodiments disclose a solid cover and a low profile, ribbed cover that nests within transverse grooves in some rails. Alternatively, a restraining beam may be utilized to further restrain the clipping structure and retain the cover on the rail.

Abstract: A firearm (10) constructed in accordance with the principles of a preferred embodiment of the present invention and configured for firing large caliber ammunition at precisely defined targets at long range is disclosed. The firearm (10) broadly includes a stock (12), a receiver (14) supported in the stock (12), a barrel (14a) threadably coupled to the receiver (14), hardware (16) associated with the receiver (14) for firing ammunition through the barrel (14a), a scope (18), and a scope-mounting base (20) coupled to the receiver (14) for mounting the scope (18) thereto in the line of sight. The base (20) includes a mount (24) adapted to be fixed to the receiver (14), an adjustable recoil lug (26) for anchoring the base (20) relative to the receiver (14), and a pair of ring clamps (28 and 30) for coupling the scope (18) to the base (20).

Abstract: A Scope Mounting Device with 1. A Scope Mount, non-movable and fully integrated for scope attachment 2. A Torque Rail with adjustment dial and placement holding dial, facilitating compensation for elevation drop when engaged in long range shooting 3. A Recoil Lug, non-movable and fully integrated 4. An Exhaust Hole and Cartridge Ejection Port, to allow escape for cartridge and emissions 5.

Abstract: A precision mount has two split rings that directly engage a telescopic sight. The front split ring is mounted on shoulder bolts to provide a pivoting engagement, while the rear split ring is held within a slide and adjusted vertically therein using a precision adjuster. A balanced lock is provided which ensures alignment is preserved during position locking, subsequent to adjustment. Windage is provided on a separate adjustment between the sight yolk and the rifle attachment, thereby isolating windage from position locking and simplifying the appropriate adjustments. Precision connections are maintained at all critical locations, even after shock or recoil, by using precisely dimensioned pins and mating holes in association with standard bolt fasteners.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for removably mounting an optical sighting device such as a telescopic sight to an object, which may, for example, comprise a surveyor's tool or a firearm, etc. In one embodiment, the apparatus may include a front mounting assembly and a rear mount assembly. In one embodiment, a first mounting member that is attachable to the object and shaped to support a portion of the optical sighting device therein. A second mounting member is pivotally, movably or removably coupled to the first mounting member and is selectively movable between a first position wherein the optical sighting device may be supported between the first mounting member and the second mounting member and a second position wherein the optical sighting device may be removed from between the first and second mounting members. A windage adjustment member may be supported on one of the first and second mounting members and an elevation adjustment member may be supported on one of the first and second mounting members.

Abstract: A universal scope mount for attaching a scope to a variety of rifles, without requiring the rifle to be modified by drilling, or the need to purchase multiple scope mounts. Comprised of identical front and rear mounting assemblies having a mounting plate and a corresponding scope attachment ring. The bases comprise a planar mounting surface embodying a radial recess down the center, along with at least 3 pairs of mounting holes for attachment to rifles having different screw patterns and mounting surfaces. The mounting rings are received and attached within longitudinal channels along the mounting bases, and the scope subsequently clamped in place by the upper and lower attachment rings.

Abstract: An adjustable weapon auxiliary mount for mounting devices of different diameters, one at a time, to a weapon. The adjustable weapon auxiliary mount is provided with a base, a device clamp and a clamp. The base has a first end, an opposed second end, and a clamping surface formed therebetween. The device clamp is mounted to the base. The device clamp is provided with a clamping member having a clamping surface facing the clamping surface of the base and spatially disposed therefrom so as to define a receiving space for receiving one device and securely gripping the device. The clamping surfaces of the clamping member and the base are configured to securely grip, one at a time, devices having varying diameters within a predetermined range.

Abstract: A recoil dampening device for a gun sight includes a first rail member adapted to fixedly mount to a firearm, wherein the first rail member has an elongated body portion and a pair of mounting flanges extending outwardly from and longitudinally along the body portion, and a second rail member having an elongated downwardly opening channel that slidably receives the body portion and mounting flanges of the first rail member therein, wherein the second rail member is adapted to releasably support a gun sight thereon. The sight base also includes at least one deformable recoil absorbing member disposed between the first rail member and the second rail member, wherein the recoil absorbing member is adapted to reduce the recoil transferred from the firearm to the gun sight when the firearm is fired.

Abstract: A recoil dampening device for a gun sight includes a first rail member adapted to fixedly mount to a firearm, wherein the first rail member has an elongated body portion and a pair of mounting flanges extending outwardly from and longitudinally along the body portion, and a second rail member having an elongated downwardly opening channel that slidably receives the body portion and mounting flanges of the first rail member therein, wherein the second rail member is adapted to releasably support a gun sight thereon. The sight base also includes at least one deformable recoil absorbing member disposed between the first rail member and the second rail member, wherein the recoil absorbing member is adapted to reduce the recoil transferred from the firearm to the gun sight when the firearm is fired.

Abstract: Multiple rail adapter system which enables the M-16 and AR-15 family of rifles or carbines fitted with “Picatinny” mounting rail, commonly referred to as a “Flat Top” receiver, to support multiple sighting accessory devices such as optical sights, fixed sights, flash lights and laser sights effectively without any changes or modifications to the weapon.

Abstract: Aiming apparatus rotatably attachable to optical sights e.g. conventional optical or laser sights which selectively permits the aiming of a weapon from a variety of cover positions. More specifically, aiming apparatus which may be field switched from an “aim from cover” mode to a conventional aim mode and which is connectable to a weapon sight in a 360 degree rotatable manner.

Abstract: A rifle telescope has a scope body having an objective end and an eyepiece end. A front mount and a rear mount are spaced apart from each other and connected to the scope body. The front mount is connected more proximate to the objective end, and the rear mount is connected more proximate to the eyepiece. The scope body is axially fixed to the front mount while being pivotally connected to the front mount. The rear mount includes an adjustable suspension operable to establish a selected vertical and horizontal position of the scope body portion received within the rear mount. The scope body may include a ball portion that interacts with a socket portion of the front mount to provide pivoting, or may include a flange that is constrained by elastomeric rings on the front mount to provide pivoting, centering, and shock absorption. The rear mount may be split in two portions to open and permit removal of the scope body.

Abstract: A weapon mount for mounting a night vision device to the receiver rail of a weapon. A self-adjusting cam operated connection device is present at one end region of the mount for attaching to the receiver rail, while the night vision device is connected at the other end region of the mount with a knob operated mounting screw. The knob and mounting screw are a one piece design and the mounting screw is captivated by an E-clip. The cam operated connection device may be adjusted to accommodate different size receiver rails by the provision of compressible means, such as Belleville washers.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for removably mounting an optical sighting device such as a telescopic sight to an object, which may, for example, comprise a surveyor's tool or a firearm, etc. In one embodiment, the apparatus may include a front mounting assembly and a rear mount assembly. In one embodiment, a first mounting member that is attachable to the object and shaped to support a portion of the optical sighting device therein. A second mounting member is pivotally, movably or removably coupled to the first mounting member and is selectively movable between a first position wherein the optical sighting device may be supported between the first mounting member and the second mounting member and a second position wherein the optical sighting device may be removed from between the first and second mounting members. A windage adjustment member may be supported on one of the first and second mounting members and an elevation adjustment member may be supported on one of the first and second mounting members.

Abstract: A reinforced scope ring can be used singly or in pairs and can be affixed to a Weaver or Picatinny rail. The reinforced scope ring includes a base, a removable jaw attached to the base by first and second transverse threaded fasteners and first and second knurled nuts, first and second semi-cylindrical split rings and a substantially semi-cylindrical top ring member which is removably attached to the base. The base includes first and second apertures aligned perpendicular to the scope axis and spaced apart by approximately 0.80 inches to engage alternate transverse notches in the Picatinny rail. The first and second transverse threaded fasteners have an elongate body with a substantially rectangular cross section to provide transverse lug surfaces tending to fill the transverse notches in the Picatinny rail and engage notch surfaces in the left and right rail members.

Abstract: A forearm handgrip for a rifle, comprising a pair of essentially identical semi-oval mating half-grip pieces adapted to mate together to form the grip. The half-grip pieces have an exterior shaped in a generally semi-oval lateral section having curved sides and adapted to fit a shooter' hand, and are formed of injection-molded high density polymer. At least the bottom, and preferably both, half-grip piece have an accessory mounting rail recessed in the area at the center of the piece such that the posts and guide channel of the rail are inside what would be the extended arc of the sides of the half grip piece. A cover plate is adapted for engagement with each rail to cover the rail when the rail is not in use, the cover plate being shaped to replicate the extended arc of the sides of the half grip up to a flat longitudinally extending rib running along the center of the cover plate. Ventilation holes may be located in a row in the accessory rail and in the cover plate.

Abstract: A Swan universal receiver sleeve attached to the top of a firearm upper receiver and extended forward above the firearm barrel to a position just short of the firearm front sight. The underside of the rear portion of the sleeve is fixedly attached to the receiver top. The underside of the forward portion of the sleeve has an upper handguard piece attached thereto. A bottom handguard piece is fitted about the bottom of the gun barrel and is attached to the upper handguard piece. The handguard pieces are not physically connected in any way to the gun barrel. The sleeve is self supported by the connection of the rear portion underside to the receiver top. A special yoke is inserted about the barrel nut of the firearm to which the modular sleeve is attached. The special yoke reinforces the modular sleeve while keeping the firearm barrel free floating.

Abstract: A Swan universal receiver sleeve attached to the top of a firearm upper receiver and extended forward above the firearm barrel to a position just short of the firearm front sight. The underside of the rear portion of the sleeve is fixedly attached to the receiver top. The underside of the forward portion of the sleeve has an upper handguard piece attached thereto. A bottom handguard piece is fitted about the bottom of the gun barrel and is attached to the upper handguard piece. The handguard pieces are not physically connected in any way to the gun barrel. The sleeve is self supported by the connection of the rear portion underside to the receiver top.