Patent ID: 8291805
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A locking device mountable to a rifle flash hider having grooved and flat portions, said device comprising: a body portion having an end, a bore and at least two undercut slots located in the end; at least two locking tabs, slidably engaged in said undercut slots, said locking tabs having a mounting hole and flat and arcuate confronting surfaces; an endcap engageable with said body, said endcap having a central opening and at least two eccentric slots; and at least two guide pins located within the eccentric slots and engaged with the corresponding locking tab mounting holes, whereby the locking tabs slidably move within the undercut slots in the body towards and away from the endcap opening when the endcap is rotated, thereby engaging and disengaging a flash hider having corresponding flat and arcuate portions.