Patent ID: 8117781
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: F41C,F41G

Abstract:
1. An accessory mount for releasably securing at least one accessory to a firearm, the mount comprising: a base portion attachable to the firearm; a body portion engaged to the base portion to be slidable along a first axis substantially parallel to a firing direction of the firearm; an attachment portion connected to the body portion for releasably receiving the at least one accessory, wherein the attachment portion includes a first member attached to the body portion to allow a first rotation varying an angle of elevation of the at least one accessory, wherein the first member is attached to the body portion through an intermediary portion allowing a second rotation varying an azimuth of the at least one accessory, the second rotation being automatically produced by the first rotation; and a hydraulic dampener system connected to the base and body portions for dampening a recoil force produced by the firearm, the hydraulic dampener system including first and second dampeners mounted in parallel along the firing direction, the first and second dampeners cooperating together to provide damping during both opposed recoil and reaction movements.