Patent ID: 8490316
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
1. A clamp used to attach a flashlight to a firearm having a rail thereon, said clamp comprising: a) a generally circular hollow sleeve configured to accept a handle of the flashlight therein, said generally circular hollow sleeve having a ramp therein, said generally circular hollow sleeve containing at least one tooth configured to selectively engage a first side of the rail on the firearm, and a groove; b) a wedge movably secured to said generally circular hollow sleeve, said wedge positioned to move up the ramp in the said generally circular hollow sleeve to reduce a diameter of generally circular hollow sleeve as said wedge is moved relative to the generally circular hollow sleeve; c) a bracket configured to engage the groove on said generally circular hollow sleeve and a second side of the rail on the firearm; and, d) a tightening mechanism having at least one rod member, a first end of the at least one rod member secured to the wedge, a second end of said at least one rod member extending through the bracket, the second end of said at least one rod member having a tightening mechanism such that, upon engagement of the tightening mechanism, simultaneously,