Patent ID: 8028460

Claim:
An accessory mount for a firearm having a longitudinal barrel, the accessory mount comprising: a longitudinal mount body having a front end and a rear end, said mount body to couple to the firearm over a portion of the barrel; longitudinally spaced transverse ribs along said mount body; a conduit passing through a plurality of the transverse ribs; a power supply unit comprising, a first end to connect to a power source exterior to said accessory mount, a second end to connect to an accessory mounted to selected transverse ribs; and an electrical connection unit between said first end and said second end of the power supply unit, the electrical connection unit disposed in the conduit; wherein the conduit is accessible in a recess between adjacent transverse ribs, wherein the recess has a curved lower surface; wherein the conduit is insultingly accessible in an anchor slot in a lateral face of at least one transverse rib; wherein the anchor slot comprises an insulator configured to reciprocate between a first position to insulate the electrical connection unit in the conduit and a second position to allow access to the electrical connection unit in the conduit.