Patent ID: 7735255

Claim:
An adjustable accessory mounting clamp for mounting a light body to an accessory rail, comprising: a primary locking arm, wherein the primary locking arm includes a primary locking claw formed at an upper end of the primary locking arm, and wherein the primary locking arm is coupled to the light body such that the primary locking arm is maintained in a fixed position relative to the light body; a secondary locking arm, wherein the secondary locking arm includes a secondary locking claw formed at an upper and of the secondary locking arm, and wherein the secondary locking arm is pivotably coupled to the light body such that the secondary locking arm is pivotable relative to the primary locking arm; a threaded adjustment rod, wherein the threaded adjustment rod is anchored, at a first end, to the primary locking arm, wherein the threaded adjustment rod extends through an aperture in the secondary locking arm, and wherein the threaded adjustment rod is threadedly coupled to a cam lever pin; a cam lever, wherein the cam lever includes at least one caming surface, such that when the cam lever is in a closed position, the caming surface contacts an outer surface portion of the secondary locking arm to provide tension to the threaded adjustment rod; wherein the cam lever pin includes a threaded aperture formed so as to allow the threaded adjustment rod to be threadedly coupled to the cam lever pin, and wherein the cam lever pin is pivotably positioned within the cam lever such that when the cam lever is in an open position, the secondary locking claw is pivoted away from the primary locking claw and when the cam lever is in a close position, the secondary locking claw is pivoted towards the primary locking claw, and wherein when the cam lever is in the open position, the cam lever may be rotated, via the cam lever pin, so as to travel along the threaded adjustment rod such that a distance between the primary locking claw and the secondary locking claw is adjusted to accommodate varying width accessory rails; and wherein the primary locking arm and the secondary locking arm are coupled to the light body so as to provide offset mounting of the light body on the accessory rail such that the light body is not centered along a central axis of the accessory rail, but is offset some distance away from the central axis of the accessory rail.