Patent ID: 7395627

Claim:
An accessory mount for mounting an accessory device to a firearm, the firearm including a longitudinal barrel and a trigger guard with a recurved front section, the accessory mount comprising: a longitudinal rail adapted for removably securing the accessory device thereto; an appendage downwardly projecting from said rail in the vicinity of the rear end of said rail, said appendage including a first side wall, a front wall and a rear wall, said front wall and said rear wall spaced apart by an opening in said appendage for receiving the trigger guard recurved front section when said rail is placed to the firearm longitudinally beneath the barrel, said front wall configured to form a cavity with the trigger guard recurved front section and said first side wall; a cover plate secured to said appendage, said cover plate positionable for covering said opening and alternatively for uncovering said opening; and a resilient member configured for being received by said cavity and adapted to be wedged against said front wall and the trigger guard recurved front section.