Patent ID: 8783532

Claim:
An accessory attachment platform, comprising: a platform body, wherein the platform body comprises a first side and a second side, wherein the platform body extends, along a longitudinal axis, from an upper, attachment portion to a lower, accessory portion; wherein the attachment portion includes an attachment disk aperture formed therethrough, wherein the attachment disk aperture is counter-bored from a first side of the platform body, resulting in at least one internal projection that extends into a portion of the attachment disk aperture and defines a first shoulder, facing towards the first side of the platform body; wherein the accessory portion includes an accessory disk aperture formed therethrough, wherein the accessory disk aperture is counter-bored from a first side of the platform body, resulting in at least one internal projection that extends into a portion of the accessory disk aperture and defines a second shoulder, facing towards the second side of the platform body; at least a portion of an attachment plate portion extending through the attachment disk aperture and at least a portion of an accessory plate portion extending through the accessory disk aperture, such that the attachment plate portion and the accessory plate portion are each independently rotatable relative to the platform body, wherein an outer rim portion of the attachment plate portion is rotatably slidable along a surface of the first shoulder and wherein an outer rim portion of the accessory plate portion is rotatably slidable along a surface of the second shoulder; and a release lever pivotably positioned within a release lever receiving slot of the platform body, wherein the release lever is pivotable between a locking position and an unlocking position, and wherein the release lever is capable of simultaneously releasably interacting with a primary notch of the attachment plate portion and a primary notch of the accessory plate portion such that when the release lever is in the locking position, the attachment plate portion and the accessory plate portion are unable to rotate relative to the platform body.