Patent ID: 6886288

Claim:
A device for mounting a scope to an upper gripping portion of a carrying handle of a rifle, comprising: a receiver plate for disposition on the rifle adjacent a breech of the rifle; a plurality of springs disposed on the receiver plate and projecting upwardly toward the upper gripping portion of the carrying handle; a primary mounting member for placement on the carrying handle of the rifle; the primary mounting member including a bottom plate having rounded opposed ends and a central locking pin, a side plate attached to the bottom plate, and a top plate attached to the side plate and spaced above the bottom plate, the top plate including at least two spaced-apart threaded apertures extending through the top plate; and the primary mounting member being mounted on the carrying handle by positioning the bottom plate above the springs of the receiver plate and then pressing the bottom plate down against the springs for positioning the top plate above the upper gripping portion of the carrying handle whereupon the primary mounting member can be manually released so that the springs contact the bottom plate and force the bottom plate upward for engaging and locking the bottom plate to the carrying handle thereby securing the primary mounting member and the scope to the rifle.