Patent ID: 6574901
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
An auxiliary device for use with a weapon, the auxiliary device comprising:a housing: at least one source of illumination located within the housing; a first structural member extending upward from a first side of the housing and extending along at least a portion of a length of the first side of the housing; a second structural member extending upward from a second side of the housing, wherein the second side of the housing is located opposite to the first side of the housing, and wherein the second structural member extends along at least a portion of a length of the second side of the housing such that it is substantially parallel to the first structural member, and wherein both the first and second structural members are substantially parallel to a central, longitudinal axis extending along a length of the housing; and a spring-biased mechanism extending across and along a top surface of the housing, and wherein the spring-biased mechanism is configured to be biased in a direction normal to the top surface of the housing.