Patent ID: 8656624

Claim:
A system for mounting an accessory to more than one weapon, the system comprising: a universal mounting member including a head attached to a first clamp, the head having a threaded hole and the first clamp configured to surround the accessory; a first mount including a first track attached to a second clamp, the first track for receiving the head and the second clamp for attaching the first mount to a first weapon; a second mount including a second track attached to a means for mounting to a second weapon, the second track for receiving the head and the second weapon being of a different kind than the first weapon; and a screw for insertion through a hole located in one of the first track or the second track and into the threaded hole on the head, wherein the screw secures a coupling between the head of the universal mounting member and the first track of the first mount or the second track of the second mount.