Patent ID: 6385892
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: F41C,F41G

Abstract:
A bayonet lug clamp for use with a rifle having a T-shaped bayonet lug with slots formed in a central portion thereof, said bayonet lug clamp comprising:a housing configured to slidingly engage the T-shaped bayonet lug; a lever pivotally coupled to said housing for movement towards and away therefrom; a jaw movably mounted in said housing, said jaw having teeth protruding therefrom, said teeth alignable with the slots in the bayonet lug when said housing is slid thereon; and a piston/cylinder assembly having a cylinder pivotally coupled to said lever and having a piston slidingly supported partially within said cylinder and coupled to said jaw wherein, when said lever is pivoted towards said housing with said teeth aligned with the slots in the bayonet lug, said piston/cylinder assembly presses said jaw against the bayonet lug as said teeth engage the slots.