Patent ID: 7117627
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: F41C,F41G

Abstract:
1. A mounting assembly for securing an accessory to a firearm having an undercarriage, a trigger guard and a pin, the mounting assembly comprising: a body having an undercarriage portion, a trigger guard portion, a firearm connector portion, and an accessory connector portion, the undercarriage portion having a first channel shaped to matingly receive at least a portion of the undercarriage of the firearm, the trigger guard portion having a second channel, the second channel having a substantially U-shaped cross section shaped to receive at least a portion of the trigger guard of the firearm, the firearm connector portion having an opening sized and shaped to receive the pin, the firearm connector portion being resilient such that the firearm connector portion is deflectable, outwardly over the pin of the firearm upon sliding the body along the firearm to insert the pin in the opening thereby securing the body to the firearm.