Patent ID: 6901692

Claim:
A telescope fastening device for mounting a telescope housing to a weapon, said telescope fastening device comprising: a mounting rail disposed from said telescope housing, said mounting rail including a groove extending along a length of said mounting rail, and said mounting rail also including a first opening into said groove along the length of said mounting rail, and said mounting rail further including a section of toothing disposed to be open along portions of surfaces on opposite sides of said first opening into said groove; a clamping part including a clamping surface disposed in said groove to be in contact with a groove clamping surface extending inside said mounting rail, said clamping part also including an outside circumference portion disposed to extend from said groove and out of said mounting rail through said first opening; and a mounting apparatus including a second opening into which said clamping part outside circumference portion extends, a screw is disposed in said second opening and threaded into said clamping part so that said clamping part clamping surface is maintained in contact with said groove clamping surface, and said mounting apparatus further including at least one projection disposed to be in engagement contact with said mounting rail toothing.