Patent ID: 8336244

Claim:
A mounting bracket to provide a mounting surface to carry a firearm accessory device, the mounting bracket comprising: an elongated attachment member comprising at least a portion along its length a rail attachment surface configured to carry one or more accessory devices parallel to a barrel of a firearm; two or more securing mechanisms disposed on opposing ends of the mounting bracket, the two or more securing mechanisms each comprising a clamp member and a securedly detachable tension member, set off from the elongated attachment member, the two or more securing mechanisms configured to be securedly attachable to an accessory rail attached to an exterior firearm surface other than the barrel; and a plurality of transverse members extending away from and connecting the elongated attachment member to the two or more securing mechanisms, the plurality of transverse members comprising: a first transverse member extending diagonally from one end of the elongated attachment member; a second transverse member extending diagonally from another end of the elongated attachment member, such that the first and second transverse members are disposed at a non-parallel angle; and a third transverse member disposed co-planar between the first and second transverse members and extending generally perpendicular from a central portion of the elongated attachment member; wherein the elongated attachment member has a length less than a length formed between two opposing-end securing mechanisms.