Patent ID: 8006430

Claim:
A universal scope mount for a firearm having a mount base affixed thereon for mounting scopes and other accessories thereto, the mount base of the firearm having an upper attachment surface to which the scopes and other accessories can be connected, the universal scope mount comprising: a housing having a chamber defined through front and rear ends thereof, a channel downwardly exposed and extending parallel to the chamber and a pair of projections formed along respective opposite sides of the channel, the chamber having an inner contour conforming to an outer contour of a body of a scope or an accessory to be received therein, and the housing further defining an opening at the top for extension of an elevation knob of the scope therethrough; and a pair of mounting assemblies to respectively secure a front end portion and a rear end portion of the housing to the mount base of the firearm, each mounting assembly comprising: a slider to be slidably received in the channel of the housing and supported by the projections of the housing, the slider having a cross-sectional contour substantially complementary to a cross-sectional contour of the channel of the housing; a mount member disposed between the housing and the mount base of the firearm, the mount member having an upper mating surface defining two grooves to receive corresponding projections of the housing therein and a bottom opening having a cross-sectional contour substantially complementary to a cross-sectional contour of the mount base of the firearm; securing means to securely connect the mount member to the upper attachment surface of the mount base of the firearm; and fastening means to reliably assemble the housing, the slider and the mount member together.