Patent ID: 6705037
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
Apparatus for removably mounting an optical sighting device to a firearm, said apparatus comprising:a first mounting member attachable to the firearm and having a first end and a second end and being shaped to support a portion of the optical sighting device between said first end and said second end; a second mounting member having a primary end and a secondary end, said primary end being pivotally coupled to said first end of said first mounting member by a hinge assembly, said secondary end being selectively movable between a first position adjacent said second end of said first mounting member to define an area for movably receiving a portion of the optical sighting device therein, and a second position wherein the secondary end of said second mounting member is remote from said first mounting member such that the portion of the optical sighting device may be removed from said area between said first and second mounting members; a latch assembly coupled to one of said first and second mounting members for releasably affixing said secondary end of said second mounting member to said second end of said first mounting member while maintaining said area for movably receiving the portion of the optical sighting device therein; a windage adjustment member supported on one of said first and second mounting members for contact with the portion of the optical sighting device within said area; an elevation adjustment member supported on one of said first and second mounting members for contact with the portion of the optical sighting device within said area; and a resilient support member in one of said first and second mounting members for contact with the portion of the optical sighting device within said area to movably bias the portion of the optical sighting device into contact with said windage adjustment member and said elevation adjustment member.