Abstract:
A quick detachable mount is disclosed, wherein the quick detachable mount can be operated with one hand for mounting or detaching the mount from a mounting location (e.g. picatinny rail). The quick detachable mount has a button that can be depressed with the user&#39;s thumb while the user&#39;s index or middle finger are on the opposite side of the mount (or vice versa). The button when depressed moves a wedge to allow for a pivoting jaw to rotate toward a disengaged position. When the button is released, the wedge contacts the pivoting jaw to traverse the pivoting jaw toward the engaged position.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application is a continuation in part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/896,200 filed on May 16, 2013, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61/650,118, filed on May 22, 2012 and U.S. provisional application Ser, No. 61/670,184, filed Jul. 11, 2012, the entire contents of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference. 
     
    
     STATEMENT RE: FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT 
       [0002]    Not Applicable 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0003]    The embodiments described herein relate to a quick detachable mount for a picatinny rail. 
         [0004]    Many clamping devices exist for firearms that retain a scope or a flashlight to the firearm. By way of example and not limitation, U.S. Pat. No. 5,155,915 discloses a telescopic sighting mount which uses a lever arm to secure the mount to the rail. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,680,725 and 7,308,772 also disclose a mount for a firearm. The mount uses a mechanical screw to provide the locking force to secure the mount onto the firearm. U.S. Pat. No. 6,449,893 also discloses a mounting apparatus which uses a custom guide track and uses downward forces to push the mount onto the custom guide track. The custom guide track has a plurality of notches where the user must place the mount between the notches to engage the mount. This mount is susceptible to being dislodged upon recoil of the firearm. 
         [0005]    Accordingly, there is a need in the art for an improved mount. 
       BRIEF SUMMARY 
       [0006]    The various embodiments and aspects of the quick detachable mount described herein address the needs discussed above, discussed below and those that are known in the art. 
         [0007]    In particular, the quick detachable mount has a button that is configured to operate a wedge. The wedge interacts with a pivoting jaw so as to lock the pivoting jaw in the engaged position when the button is released and to allow the wedge to pivot to its normally biased disengaged position when the user depresses the button thereby traversing the wedge away from the pivoting jaw. The button is operable with one hand to allow for quick and easy mounting and detachment of the quick detachable mount from a rail. 
         [0008]    More particularly, a quick detachable firearm accessory mount is disclosed which comprises a dovetail mount wherein at least one side of the dovetail moves. The moving side may be held with a spring. Also, the moving dovetail may be locked with a wedge. 
         [0009]    The quick detachable firearm accessory mount may be configured for a scope, camera, flashlight or laser sight. 
         [0010]    Movement of the moving side may be accomplished with a push button. The push button may be side mounted. Alternatively, the push button may be front or back mounted. 
         [0011]    In another aspect, a quick detachable mount removably attachable to a rail is disclosed. The mount may comprise a body, a first jaw, a second jaw and a wedge. The first jaw may be attached to the body. The second jaw may be pivotally attached to the body between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The wedge may have an angled surface wherein the wedge is traversable between an in-position and an out-position. The angled surface may be in sliding contact with the second jaw to traverse the second jaw from the disengaged position to the engaged position as the wedge is traversed from the out-position to the in-position. 
         [0012]    The second jaw may be biased to the disengaged position. The second jaw may be biased toward the disengaged position with a spring. The spring that biases the second jaw to the disengaged position may be a torsion spring which has first and second legs. The first leg may press against the second jaw. The second leg of the torsion spring may press against the body to bias the second jaw to the disengaged position. 
         [0013]    The wedge may be biased toward the in-position with a spring. The spring that biases the wedge may be a compression coil spring. 
         [0014]    The mechanism may further comprise a depressible button and a shaft. The wedge and the second jaw may be disposed on a first side of the body. The button may be disposed on a second opposed side of the body. The depressible button may be biased with a compression coil spring toward a non-depressed state. The shaft may extend through the body and be attached to the wedge and the depressible button to traverse the wedge from the in-position to the out-position when the depressible button is depressed from the non-depressed state to a depressed state. 
         [0015]    As an alternative arrangement to the depressible button described above, the depressible button may be disposed on a first surface of the body between the first and second jaws. A second surface of the body opposite the first surface may be configured so that the user may depress the button by gripping the button and the second surface to open the second jaw. The second surface may be flat and parallel to the first surface. 
         [0016]    The angled surface of the wedge may have a curved cross sectional configuration, a straight cross sectional configuration, or a cross sectional configuration having at least two different flat angled surfaces. Additionally or alternatively, a mating contact surface of the pivoting second jaw which contacts the angled surface may have a curved cross sectional configuration, a straight cross sectional configuration, or a cross sectional configuration having at least two different flat angled surfaces. 
         [0017]    A mating contact surface of the pivoting second jaw may contact the angled surface. The mating contact surface may define first and second angled surfaces which are at a sufficient angle so that the contact surface of the wedge mates with and wedges against the first angled surface of the pivoting second jaw when the wedge is disposed in the in-position and the pivoting second jaw is in the engaged position, and the pivoting jaw clears the wedge when the pivoting jaw is disposed in the disengaged position and the wedge is in the disengaged position. The angled surface of the wedge and a travel direction of the wedge may form an angle of about 5 degrees to 20 degrees, and preferably is at 7 degrees. 
         [0018]    Optionally, the mechanism may further comprise a detent disposed between the first and second jaws under the mount. The detent may be depressible between a normally biased out-position and a depressed position. The detent may have a lower width smaller than a width of a groove of a picatinny rail and an upper width greater than the width of the groove of the picatinny rail so that upon mounting the mechanism to the picatinny rail, the detent is depressed until the width of the detent matches the width of the groove of the picatinny rail. 
         [0019]    Optionally, the mechanism alternatively may have a detent disposed between the first and second jaws under the mount. The detent may have a fixed portion and a depressible portion traversable between a normally biased out-position and a depressed position. The fixed portion and the depressible portion collectively may have a lower width smaller than a width of a groove of a picatinny rail and an upper width greater than the width of the groove of the picatinny rail so that upon mounting the mechanism to the picatinny rail, the fixed portion is fully inserted between traversable ridges of the picatinny rail and the depressible portion is depressed until the width of the fixed and depressible portions match the width of the groove of the picatinny rail. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0020]    These and other features and advantages of the various embodiments disclosed herein will be better understood with respect to the following description and drawings, in which like numbers refer to like parts throughout, and in which: 
           [0021]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a quick detachable mount mounted to a rail; 
           [0022]      FIG. 2  is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the quick detachable mount shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0023]      FIG. 3A  is a front view of a pivoting jaw and wedge wherein the pivoting jaw is in the engaged position and the wedge is in the in-position; 
           [0024]      FIG. 3B  is a front view of the pivoting jaw and the wedge wherein the pivoting jaw is in the disengaged position and the wedge is in the out-position; 
           [0025]      FIG. 4  is a bottom perspective view of the first embodiment of the quick detachable mount shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0026]      FIG. 5  is a bottom perspective view of a stripped version of the first embodiment of the quick detachable mount shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0027]      FIG. 6  is a bottom perspective view of the first embodiment of the quick detachable mount with an adjustable detent exploded off of a body of the mount; 
           [0028]      FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view of the adjustable detent of  FIG. 6 ; 
           [0029]      FIG. 8  is a bottom perspective view of a second embodiment of the quick detachable mount; 
           [0030]      FIG. 9  is a cross-sectional view of the detent shown in  FIG. 8 ; 
           [0031]      FIG. 10  is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the quick detachable mount; 
           [0032]      FIG. 11  is a perspective view of an internal camming mechanism of the second embodiment of the quick detachable mount shown in  FIG. 10 ; 
           [0033]      FIG. 12  is a top perspective view of the internal camming mechanism shown in  FIG. 11 ; 
           [0034]      FIG. 13  is a top view of the internal camming mechanism shown in  FIG. 12 ; 
           [0035]      FIG. 14  illustrates that the quick detachable mount may be configured for a bi-pod; and 
           [0036]      FIG. 15  illustrates that the quick detachable mount may be configured for a handle. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0037]    Referring now to the drawings, a quick detachable accessory mount  10  for a firearm is shown. The quick detachable mount  10  is removably attachable to a rail  12  of the firearm with one hand by simply pushing a button  14 . A thumb  16  of the user may be placed in a crevice  18  (see  FIG. 3 ) formed on a body  20  of the quick detachable mount  10  while the index or middle finger  22  depresses the button  14  (or vice versa) to traverse a wedge  22  outward. The wedge  22  is moved out of the way so that a pivoting jaw  24  can pivot to a disengaged position to release the quick detach mount  10  from the rail  12  of the firearm. The pivoting jaw  24  and the stationary jaw  26  together limit lateral movement of the quick detachable mount  10  on the rail  12  when the quick detachable mount  10  is mounted to the rail  12  of the firearm. Longitudinal movement of the quick detachable mount  10  may be limited on the rail  12  by way of a detent  28  that is inserted in one of a plurality of grooves  30  formed on the rail  12 . Accordingly, the quick detachable mount  10  can be adjusted, secured and removed from the rail  12  with one hand. The quick detachable mount  10  is currently shown with a flashlight attachment mechanism that can secure a flashlight to the quick detachable mount  10  which then is securable to the rail  12 . However, other types of attachment mechanisms for other devices are also contemplated. 
         [0038]    More particularly, referring now to  FIG. 1 , the quick detachable mount  10  is mountable and removable from the rail  12  quickly with one hand. Moreover, the quick detachable mount  10  may be positioned anywhere along the length of the rail  12  as needed or desired by the user. The rail  12  may have a plurality of transverse ridges  34  extending along the length of the rail  12 . These transverse ridges  34  are separated from each other to form the grooves  30 . When viewed from the front, as shown in  FIG. 3 , the ridges have opposed extensions  36  which are gripped by the jaws  24 ,  26 . 
         [0039]    The jaw  26  is integrally formed with the body  20  and may have a V-shaped configuration  38 . The extensions  36  and jaws  24 ,  26  may have a dovetail configuration. The V-shaped configuration  38  engages the extensions  36  of the transverse ridges  34 . On the opposed side of the body  20 , the pivoting jaw  24  is mounted to the body  20  by way of pin  40 . The pivoting jaw  24  may have two mounting holes  42  (see  FIG. 2 ) which are alignable to mounting holes  44  formed in the body  20 . After aligning the mounting holes  42  of the pivoting jaw  24  to the mounting holes  44  formed in the body  20 , the pins  40  are inserted into the mounting holes  42 ,  44 . The pins  40  may be retained in the holes  42 ,  44  by way of one or more methods known in the art or developed in the future such as swaging or placing a set screw to hold the pins  40  in place. 
         [0040]    Referring to  FIG. 3 , the pivoting jaw  24  may be symmetrical with the stationary jaw  26  about a vertical centerline  46  of the quick detachable mount  10 . The pivoting jaw  24  has two different positions, namely, an engaged position which is shown in  FIG. 3A  and the disengaged position shown in  FIG. 3B . The pivoting jaw  24  is biased to the disengaged position by way of a torsion spring  48  (see  FIGS. 2 and 4 ). The torsion spring  48  has two legs  50   a, b.  The leg  50   a  resides within a groove  52   a  formed in the body  20  while the other leg  50   b  resides in a groove  52   b  formed in the pivoting jaw  24 . When the pivoting jaw  24  is in the engaged position shown in  FIG. 3A , the torsion spring  48  is compressed and biases the pivoting jaw  24  out toward the disengaged position shown in  FIG. 3B . 
         [0041]    The pivoting jaw  24  is traversed from the normally biased disengaged position to the engaged position by way of wedge  22 . The wedge  22  is traversable between the in-position shown in  FIG. 3A  and the out-position shown in  FIG. 3B . When the wedge  22  is traversed to the out-position, as shown in  FIG. 3B , the wedge  22  is moved out of the way and makes room for the pivoting jaw  24  to pivot upward. When the wedge  22  is traversed to the in-position, the engaging surface  54  of the wedge  22  pushes the pivoting jaw  24  to the engaged position. Moreover, the wedge  22  is held securely in place between the pivoting jaw  24  and the body  20 . 
         [0042]    The wedge  22  is biased to the in-position by way of spring  54 . The spring  54  is seated in the body  20  of the quick disconnect mount  10 , and more particularly is seated in the cavity  56  shown in  FIG. 5 . The spring  54  is a compression coil spring that pushes the button  14  outward. A shaft  58  is attached to both the wedge  22  and the button  14  by way of threaded connection  60 . The shaft  58  is disposed within a through hole  62  (see  FIG. 5 ) that extends through the body  20  so that depressing the button  14  against the biasing force of the spring  54  pushes or traverses the wedge  22  from the in-position to the out-position. Also, upon release of the button  14 , the spring  54  traverses the wedge  22  from the out-position to the in-position. Simultaneously, the contact surface  53  of the wedge  22  pushes the mating contact surface  62  of the pivoting jaw  24  so as to pivot the pivoting jaw  24  to the engaged position. 
         [0043]    When the pivoting jaw  24  is in the engaged position, the wedge  22  is disposed between the lower surface  182  of the body  20  and the mating contact surface  62  of the pivoting jaw  24 . The lower surface  182  of the body  20  contacts the upper surface  184  of the wedge  22  wherein the lower surface  182  and the upper surface  184  are both parallel to the direction of travel of the wedge  22  between the in and out-positions. Moreover, the contact surface  53  of the wedge  22  and the mating contact surface  62  remain in contact with each other. The contact surface  53  defines an angle  186  with respect to the direction of travel of the wedge  22 . The direction of travel of the wedge  22  is parallel to the shaft  58 . The angle  186  may be between 5 degrees to 20 degrees and is preferably about 10 degrees. The angle  186  is sufficiently shallow so that the any movement of the mount  20  that applies a force to the pivoting jaw  24  to urge the pivoting jaw  24  toward the disengaged position is insufficient to push the wedge  22  toward the out-position. 
         [0044]    The mating contact surface  62  is formed by first and second surfaces  96 ,  98  which are both generally flat but set at an angle  99  (see  FIG. 3B ) from each other. When the wedge  22  is in the out-position shown in  FIG. 3B , the bottom corner  101  of the wedge  22  is aligned to contact and hit the second surface  98  as the wedge  22  travels from the out-position to the in-position. The bottom corner  101  of the wedge  22  contacts the second surface  98  and pushes the pivoting jaw  24  toward the engaged position. Eventually, the bottom corner  101  or the bottom surface  53  of the wedge  22  contacts the first surface  96  (see  FIG. 3A ). At this point, the first surface  96  mates with the contact surface  53  of the wedge  22 . The pivoting jaw  24  is rotated inward until the pivoting jaw  24  is snugly fitted onto the rail. If the pivoting jaw  24  is pivoted upward, the shallow angle  186  of the contact surface  186  prevents forces imposed on the pivoting jaw  24  from inadvertently pushing the wedge  22  toward the out-position. To release the mount from the rail, the button  14  is depressed which traverses the wedge  22  to the out-position. When the wedge  22  is in the out-position, as shown in  FIG. 3B , the pivoting jaw  24  has sufficiently space to pivot to the disengaged position. The second surface  98  is shaped so that the wedge  22  does not interfere with the pivoting jaw  24  when the pivoting jaw  24  moves upward as shown in  FIG. 3B . The first and second surfaces  96 ,  98  are shown as being two generally flat surfaces set at an angle  99  to each other. However, it is also contemplated that the first and second surfaces  96 ,  98  may be blended to form a compound curve. In particular, the curve is steeper as it extends away from the pin  40 . 
         [0045]    The quick disconnect mount  10  may be capable of mounting a flashlight to the rail  12 . In particular, the body  20  of the quick disconnect mount  10  may be formed with two straps  64 . The straps  64  and the exterior surface  66  of the body  20  may be formed with a circular configuration to wrap around a body of the flashlight. The straps  64  are split  68  from the body  20  at one end. The body  20  and the straps  64  may be fabricated from unitary material but the straps  64  may still be flexible by fabricating the body  20  from aluminum or other equivalent material. The straps  64  are sufficiently thin so that the straps  64  may be bent to tighten onto the body of the flashlight with screws. 
         [0046]    Referring now to  FIG. 10 , it is also contemplated that the straps  64  may be replaced with a mounting hardware  180  which forms an internal cavity  182  which is sized and configured to fit a component to be mounted to the rail  12 . The mounting hardware  180  and the body  120  may collectively form a cylindrical cavity  182  for mounting to a flashlight or other component (e.g., scope, optics) related to firearms or other industries. 
         [0047]    The pivoting jaw  24  and the stationary jaw  26  limit the lateral movement of the quick disconnect mount  10  on the rail  12 . The bottom side of the quick disconnect mount  10  may have a detent  28  that fits within one groove  40  between adjacent transverse ridges  34  of the rail  12  as shown in  FIG. 4 . To mount the quick disconnect mount  10  to the rail  12 , the user opens the pivoting jaw  24  to the disengaged position so that the jaws  24 ,  26  can clear the opposed extensions  36  of the rail  12 . The detent  28  is aligned to one of the grooves  30 , as shown in FIG.  7 . The detent  28  may be spring loaded so that the detent can fill the entire width of the groove  30  and limit longitudinal movement. As the detent  28  enters the groove  30 , a first surface  70  of the detent  28  contacts a first surface  72  of the groove  30 . A second surface  74  of the detent  28  is at a skewed angle with respect to the first surface  70 . By way of example and not limitation, the angle  76  of the second surface  74  of the detent  28  may be between 5° and 20° and is preferably at 10° from a vertical plane  78  which is parallel to the first surface  70 . When the detent  28  is being inserted into the groove  30 , the detent  28  is inserted into the groove  30  until the corner  80  of the transverse ridge  34  contacts the second surface  74 . The detent  28  ceases to be inserted further into the groove  30  but the quick disconnect mount  10  continues to be seated on to the rail  12  since the opposed pivoting jaw  24  and the stationary jaw  26  must be seated to and engage the opposed extensions  36  of the transverse ridge  34 . In this manner, the self-adjusting detent  28  limits longitudinal movement of the quick disconnect mount  10  along the rail  12 . Because the angle  76  is shallow, a longitudinal force applied to the quick disconnect mount  10  does not cause the detent  28  to shift upward. The quick disconnect mount  10  will not shift front to back along the rail  12 . 
         [0048]    The detent  28  may be mounted to the body  20  of the quick disconnect mount  10 . The detent  28  may have a lip  200  that circumscribes the detent  28  which protrudes out from the underside of the body  20 , as shown in  FIGS. 3 ,  4  and  6 . The underside of the body  20  may have an opening  202  which is sized and configured to receive the lip  20  of the detent  28 . With two springs  204  disposed within a cavity of the body  20 , the lip  200  is inserted into the opening  202  and slid toward and under the springs  204 . The springs  204  bias the detent  28  outward. A cap  206  is placed over the opening  202  and retained in place through means known in the art or developed in the future (e.g., adhesive, sonic welding, etc.). 
         [0049]    Another type of detent  82  is shown in  FIG. 8 . The detent  82  has a fixed portion  84  that has a width  86  that is smaller than a width  88  of the groove  30 . The fixed portion  84  of the detent  82  is fully inserted into the groove  30  between the transverse ridges  34  that define the groove  30 . However since the width  86  of the fixed portion  84  is smaller than the width  88  of the groove  30 , the quick disconnect mount  10  can still slide forward and backward on the rail  12 . The adjustable portion  90  of the detent  82  is spring loaded and behaves similar to the detent  28  discussed above to prevent longitudinal movement. When attaching the quick disconnect mount  10  to the rail  12 , the fixed portion  84  is fully inserted into the groove  30 . However, the adjustable portion may be inserted into the groove  30  until the corner  80  of the transverse ridge  34  contacts a front angled surface  92 . When the corner  80  contacts the front angled surface  92 , the adjustable portion  90  no longer is inserted into the groove  30 . Rather, the adjustable portion  90  is depressed into the body  20  of the quick disconnect mount  10 . The angled surface  92  is at an angle  96  which is about 5° to 20°, and preferably at 10° from a vertical plane  94 . 
         [0050]    The fixed portion  84  of the detent  82  may be integrally formed as part of the body  20 . The adjustable portion  92  may be inserted in a cavity formed in the body  20  and the fixed portion  84 , as shown in  FIG. 8 . A spring (see  FIG. 9 ) may be disposed behind the adjustable portion  92  to bias the adjustable portion outward. The adjustable portion is held in place by a screw as shown in  FIG. 8 . 
         [0051]    The detents  28 ,  82  are optional and are not required for operation of the mounts discussed herein. The detents  28 ,  82  provide interference so that the mounts are not inadvertently slipped off of the rail  12  in the longitudinal direction. The detents  28 ,  82  are adjustable. However, it is also contemplated that fixed detents may be incorporated into the mount discussed herein. The fixed detents would be narrower than the grooves. Moreover, it is contemplated that the jaws  24 ,  26  and jaws  124 ,  126  discussed below may apply sufficient force to the rail  12  so that friction holds the mount to the rail. It is also contemplated that the rails may have teeth which mate with corresponding teeth formed on the jaws  24 ,  26 ,  124 ,  126  to prevent longitudinal movement of the mount along the rail  12 . 
         [0052]    Referring now to  FIG. 10 , a second embodiment of the mechanism for the quick detachable mount  110  is shown. The button  114  for traversing the pivoting jaw  124  is not on the opposed side of the body  120  from the pivoting jaw  124 . Rather, the button  114  is located on an adjacent side  100  of the body  120  with respect to the pivoting jaw  124 . To operate the quick detachable mount  110 , the user depresses the button  114  with a thumb while holding the quick detachable mount  110  on the opposing side  102  with his or her index or middle finger (or vice versa). Upon depressing the button  114 , the pivoting jaw  124  opens up to the disengaged position in the direction of arrow  102 . Upon release of the button  114 , an internal camming mechanism discussed below forces the pivoting jaw  124  to the engaged position as shown in  FIG. 10 . 
         [0053]    Referring now to  FIG. 11  an exploded view of the quick detachable mount  110  is shown. The button  114  is disposable within hole  104  formed in the body  120 . The button  114 , as shown in  FIGS. 11 and 12  is locked in the body  120  by way of locking pin  106 . The button  114  is biased to the out-position as shown in  FIG. 10  by way of a coil compression spring that is disposed within recess  108  (see  FIG. 12 ) and pushes against the opposing side  102  of the body  120 . To install the button  114 , the spring and the button  114  are disposed within the hole  104 . The locking pin  106  is received within a through hole formed in the body  120  and disposed within slot  112  of the button  114 . Longitudinal traversal of the button  114  is limited by a length of the slot  112  and pin  106 . The pin  106  may be held in place in the body by adhesive, swaging or other methods known in the art or developed in the future. In  FIG. 12 , the button  114  is shown as being in the out-position. When the button  114  is depressed, the button  114  may be traversed inward to the in-position until the pin  106  bumps up against a side  116  of the slot  112 . 
         [0054]    The pivoting jaw  124  is mounted to the body  120  with pin  118  (see  FIG. 11 ). The pivoting jaw  124  rotates about the pin  118 . When the button  114  is in the out-position, as shown in  FIG. 10 , the pivoting jaw  124  is in the engaged position. Moreover, referring to  FIG. 12 , the pivoting jaw  124  has a cam follower  128  that rests on the exterior surface  130  of the button  114 . The exterior surface  130  of the button  114  is configured to push the cam follower  128  outward and traverse the pivoting jaw  124  to the engaged position. When the button  114  is depressed by applying force to the button  114  in the direction of arrow  132 , the cam follower  128  is lined up with slot  134 . The pivoting jaw  124  may be biased to the disengaged position or in the direction of arrow  138  with a torsion spring in a similar manner compared to mount  10 . When the cam follower  128  is lined up with the slot  134 , the biasing force (e.g. torsion spring) applied to the pivoting jaw  124  pushes the cam follower  128  into the slot  134  and pivots the pivoting jaw  124  to the disengaged position. 
         [0055]    When the button  114  is released, the button  114  is traversed to the out-position in the direction of arrow  140 . The slot  134  is defined by an angled surface  142 . The angled surface  142  and a camming surface  144  engage one another and push the cam follower  128  outward thereby pivoting the pivoting jaw  124  in the direction of arrow  146  to traverse the pivoting jaw  124  back to the engaged position. 
         [0056]    As discussed above, the quick disconnect mount  10  has been illustrated in relation a mount  10  capable of mounting a flashlight to a rail. However, the quick disconnect mount may be utilized for mounting other objects to a rail in other orientations and configurations. Referring now to  FIG. 14 , the quick disconnect mount  10  may be reconfigured to mount a bi-pod  208  to a rail disposed on an underside of a barrel of a firearm. The bi pod  208  is used to provide a forward rest and reduce motion. In another embodiment, the quick disconnect mount  10  may be reconfigured to mount a handle  210  to a rail disposed on an underside of a barrel of firearm. Moreover, the quick disconnect mount  10  may be configured to interconnect a camera to a tripod. A rail may be screwed onto an underside of the camera. A top of the tripod may have the quick disconnect mount  10 . The camera and the tri pod may be removed with one hand by depressing the button on the quick disconnect mount  10 . 
         [0057]    The rail  12  shown and described herein may be a picatinny rail or a weaver rail. However, other rails systems are also contemplated. If other rail systems or connection systems are utilized, then the jaws  24 ,  26 ,  124 ,  126  may be modified to fit the rail system in use. 
         [0058]    The mounts  10  and  100  shown and described herein had one fixed jaw  26  and one pivoting jaw  24 . It is also contemplated that the fixed jaw  26  may be configured to be pivoting. 
         [0059]    The above description is given by way of example, and not limitation. Given the above disclosure, one skilled in the art could devise variations that are within the scope and spirit of the invention disclosed herein, including various ways of configuring the straps  64 . Further, the various features of the embodiments disclosed herein can be used alone, or in varying combinations with each other and are not intended to be limited to the specific combination described herein. Thus, the scope of the claims is not to be limited by the illustrated embodiments.