Patent ID: 8132355

Claim:
An adjustable accessory mounting clamp for mounting an accessory to an accessory rail, comprising: an accessory band defining at least a portion of an accessory aperture; a primary locking arm, wherein said primary locking arm includes a primary locking claw, and wherein said primary locking arm is coupled to said accessory band such that said primary locking arm is maintained in a fixed position relative to said accessory band; a secondary locking arm, wherein said secondary locking arm includes a secondary locking claw, and wherein said secondary locking arm is pivotably coupled to said accessory band such that said secondary locking arm is pivotable relative to said primary locking arm; a threaded adjustment rod, wherein said threaded adjustment rod is anchored, at a first end, to said primary locking arm, wherein said threaded adjustment rod extends through an aperture in said secondary locking arm, and wherein said threaded adjustment rod is threadedly coupled to a cam lever pin; a cam lever, wherein said cam lever includes at least one camming surface, such that when said cam lever is in a closed position, said camming surface contacts an outer surface portion of said secondary locking arm to provide tension to said threaded adjustment rod; wherein said cam lever pin includes a threaded aperture formed so as to allow said threaded adjustment rod to be threadedly coupled to said cam lever pin, and wherein said cam lever pin is pivotably positioned within said cam lever such that when said cam lever is in an open position, said secondary locking claw is pivoted away from said primary locking claw and when said cam lever is in a closed position, said secondary locking claw is pivoted towards said primary locking claw, and wherein when said cam lever is in said open position, said cam lever may be rotated, via said cam lever pin, so as to travel along said threaded adjustment rod such that a distance between said primary locking claw and said secondary locking claw is adjusted to, wherein when said cam lever is in said closed position said accessory aperture of said accessory band is reduced; and wherein said primary locking arm and said secondary locking arm are coupled to said accessory band so as to provide offset mounting of said accessory band on said accessory rail such that said accessory band is offset from said central axis of said accessory rail.