Patent ID: 8800195

Claim:
An accessory mount for a gun, the mount comprising: a base configured to attach the accessory mount to the gun, wherein the base comprises an annular structure having a circular central opening configured to be disposed concentrically over a barrel of the gun and a concentric counterbore extending into a rear surface thereof, wherein the counterbore defines a substantially planar floor and is configured to be disposed concentrically over a front end of a shroud of the gun, with the floor of the counterbore disposed against a substantially planar front surface of the shroud; a holding mechanism configured to fix the position of the base in relation to the gun, wherein the holding mechanism comprises: a plurality of threaded bolts extending rearwardly from the base through respective bolt apertures contained therein, a plurality of cleats, each having an opening through which a rear end portion of a respective one of the bolts extends and a hook adapted to grip an edge of a corresponding hole in the shroud of the gun, and wherein the cleats are arranged such that advancement of the bolts into respective ones of the cleats causes the hook of each cleat to grip the edge of the corresponding hole in the shroud of the gun and the planar floor of the counterbore in the rear surface of the base to be pulled into contact with and held against the planar front surface of the shroud; and an elongated accessory mounting arm coupled to the base and extending forwardly therefrom, the arm comprising a beam having a vertical web with at least one flange disposed at an upper and/or a lower end thereof.