Patent ID: 7240451

Claim:
A detachable telescope sight mount for a firearm having a longitudinal vent rib on its barrel, the mount comprising: at least three screws; a cantilevered main body having a front portion configured to receive the at least three screws and a back portion configured to receive a telescopic sight; and a clamp portion configured to permit the at least three screws to pass horizontally therethrough, wherein the at least three screws are configured to adjoin the clamp portion to the front portion of the main body and are operable to draw the front and clamp portions horizontally towards one another and into rigid clamping engagement with the vent rib, wherein both the front portion and the clamp portion each include a lip portion and a rib receiver, each of the lip portions configured to engage the underside of the vent rib, each of the rib receivers configured to engage a lateral side of the vent rib, when the front and clamp portions are drawn horizontally towards one another by the screws, and wherein both the front portion and the clamp portion each further include a rib support groove, each of the support grooves configured to engage a support member of the vent rib when the front and clamp portions are drawn horizontally towards one another by the screws.