Patent ID: 9243870
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: F41G,G02B

Claim Text:
1. A mounting apparatus for mounting a night vision system, the night vision system being of a type having an elongated housing and a first mounting fastener on the housing, the mounting apparatus comprising: a first shell member having a first base portion and a first generally upstanding side portion; a second shell member having a second base portion removably attached to the first base portion to define a bottom end and a second generally upstanding side portion which is spaced apart from and opposes the first generally upstanding side portion; a second mounting fastener attached to an exterior surface of the bottom end; the first shell member and the second shell member cooperating to define a compartment for receiving the elongated housing, the compartment having an open top opposite the bottom end, the open top configured to allow a protruding portion of the elongated housing having the first mounting fastener to protrude from the compartment; and a rail clamp assembly having a clamping member attached to a third mounting fastener, the clamping member configured to be removably attached to a firearm accessory rail and the third mounting fastener removably attachable to the second mounting fastener.