Patent ID: 7870689
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: F41C,F41G

Abstract:
1. An accessory mount for releasably securing at least one accessory to a firearm, the mount comprising: a connecting portion attachable to the firearm; a first member connected to the connecting portion, the first member being rotatable with respect to the connecting portion about a first axis substantially perpendicular to a firing direction of the firearm; a second member connected to the first member, the second member being rotatable with respect to the first member about a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis; and a first attachment system connected to the second member for releasably receiving a first of the at least one accessory, wherein the first axis is oriented so that a rotation of the first member varies an azimuth of the first accessory and the second axis is oriented so that a rotation of the second member varies an angle of elevation of the first accessory, the rotation of the first member being automatically produced when the second member is rotated to correct a lateral drift of the firearm, and wherein the second member includes an angled channel and the connecting portion includes a guide, the guide being slidably received in the angled channel to slide therein during the rotation of the second member, the angled channel being oriented such that the sliding of the guide therein forces the first and second members to move with respect to the connecting portion to automatically produce the rotation of the first member.