Office Action 3: Notice of Allowance (2025-10-15)

CLAIMS:
In the Claims:

1\. (currently amended) A mount for attaching multiple accessories to a firearm defining a vertical medial plane, the mount comprising:
the body having a first mounting facility configured to removably connect the body to the firearm;
the body having a first receptacle configured to receive a first accessory;
the body having a second mounting facility configured to removably receive a second mount portion associated with a second accessory offset from the vertical medial plane;
the second mounting facility including a pocket defined by the body and defining an insertion axis, the pocket having an internal passage and a flared opening; and
the flared opening being offset with respect to the insertion axis by an acute angle, and
the flared opening entirely encompassing the pocket.

2\. (original) The mount of claim 1 wherein the body has a third mounting facility configured to removably receive the second accessory.

3\. (original) The mount of claim 2 wherein the third mounting facility is configured to removably receive a sight.

4\. (original) The mount of claim 1 wherein the first receptacle is aligned with the vertical medial plane.

5\. (original) The mount of claim 1 including a hole associated with the pocket and configured to receive a threaded fastener, and a threaded hole configured to receive the threaded fastener on the protrusion.

6\. (original) The mount of claim 5 wherein the hole associated with the pocket is surrounded by the flared opening.

7\. (original) The mount of claim 1 wherein the pocket has a mouth, and wherein the flared surface is at the mouth.

8\. (original) The mount of claim 1 wherein the flared surface is a chamfer.

9\. (canceled)

10\. (original) The mount of claim 1 wherein the flared opening includes planar surfaces that are each offset 45 degrees from the insertion axis.

11\. (original) The mount of claim 1 configured to receive a second mount portion having a protrusion having a tapered surface configured to be received in the flared opening.

OFFICE ACTION:
DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA  or AIA  Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-8, 10 and 11 are allowed.
The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance: the prior art of record fails to disclose or fairly suggest the claimed mount for attaching multiple accessories to a firearm defining a vertical medial plane, the mount comprising: a body; the body having a first mounting facility configured to removably connect the body to the firearm; the body having a first receptacle configured to receive a first accessory; the body having a second mounting facility configured to removably receive a second mount portion associated with a second accessory offset from the vertical medial plane; the second mounting facility including a pocket defined by the body and defining an insertion axis, the pocket having an internal passage and a flared opening; and the flared opening being offset with respect to the insertion axis by an acute angle, and the flared opening entirely encompassing the pocket.
Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompany the issue fee.  Such submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments on Statement of Reasons for Allowance.”

APPLICANT REBUTTAL: REMARKS
Claims 1-8, 10, and 11 remain in the application. Claim 9 has been canceled.
Claims 1-8, 10, and 11 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over US Patent No. 9,441,915 to Zimmer in view of US Patent No. 11,067,365 to Roberson.
As discussed in email correspondence on September 9, 2025, amended claim 1 is believed to be allowable over the cited and relied upon Zimmer in view of Roberson.
The application is now believed to be in condition for allowance. Reconsideration of the application is respectfully requested.
The undersigned invites a telephonic interview at the initiation of the examiner at any time to facilitate prosecution of the case.
Respectfully submitted, LANGLOTZ PATENT & TRADEMARK WORKS, LLC