Patent ID: 7444776
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: F41G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mounting apparatus for releasably securing an accessory to a firearm, the mounting apparatus comprising: a coupler connectable to the accessory and having a downward tapered plug extending from a main body portion, the plug having a slot that extends inward from an outer wall of the plug; a support base having an internal cavity extending between opposed side walls of the base, the support base further having an aperture with an internal wall arrangement including an orifice, the aperture being cooperatively dimensioned with the plug for reception of the plug; a keeper slidably positioned within the internal cavity, the keeper having opposed arms that extend from a central portion of the keeper, wherein each arm has a finger that extends through the orifice and into the slot to retain the plug within the aperture; a release assembly having an actuator operably connected to the keeper, wherein the application of a release force to the actuator displaces the finger from the slot thereby permitting removal of the plug from the aperture.