Patent ID: 7802395
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: F41G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A modular mounting assembly for attaching an accessory to a dovetail rail on a firearm, said modular mounting assembly comprising: a body having a lower portion and an upper portion, said lower portion configured to engage a first side of a dovetail rail, said upper portion configured and arranged to receive and retain an accessory; a boss formation extending outwardly from a side of said body and including an opening therein; a clamping assembly received within said opening in said boss formation and being configured arranged to releasably engage a second side of said dovetail rail, said clamping assembly including a camming foot configured and arranged adjacent a bottom surface of said boss formation, a shaft affixed extending upwardly from said camming foot and extending through said opening in said boss formation, and an actuator arm integrally formed with said camming foot, said actuator arm extending beneath said boss formation and upwardly having a forward edge adjacent a front surface of said boss formation, said camming foot being rotatably movable by movement of said actuator arm between an engaged position wherein said camming foot engages a second side of said dovetail rail and cooperates with said lower portion of said body to retain said mounting assembly on said dovetail rail and a disengaged position wherein said camming foot is disengaged from said second side of said dovetail rail thereby allowing said mounting assembly to be removed form said dovetail rail; and a shoulder formation extending forwardly from said front surface of said boss formation, said shoulder formation being configured and arranged to prevent rotation of said actuator arm beyond said disengaged position where said camming foot is disengaged from said second side of said dovetail rail, said shoulder formation preventing said actuator arm from rotating more than approximately 90 degrees.