Patent ID: 7913439

Claim:
In combination with an M-16-type rifle having a longitudinal axis and a carrying handle, said carrying handle having a lower surface and attached to said M-16-type rifle at an angle relative to said longitudinal axis, an accessory mount for attachment to said carrying handle and mounting a scope and flashlight thereto, said accessory mount comprising: a body having an upper surface arranged in a horizontal plane, first and second spaced-apart sides arranged in parallel vertical planes, and a longitudinal channel in said upper surface between said first and second spaced-apart sides and sloping from a first end to a second end at an angle relative to said upper surface horizontal plane presenting a seat for the lower surface of the carrying handle to receive the carrying handle of the M-16-type rifle, a pair of spaced-apart blocks extending from said first side of said body, each of said blocks having a scope mounting surface arranged in a plane at an angle of 45 degrees relative to said vertical plane of said first side to mount the scope thereto, each of said blocks having spaced-apart adjustment teeth extending from said scope mounting surface to incrementally adjust the position of the scope relative to said accessory mount, a flashlight mounting bracket secured to said second side of said body having upper and lower parallel longitudinal rails and a retention slot arranged perpendicularly to said upper and lower parallel longitudinal rails, and a flashlight mounting clip secured to the flashlight having parallel spaced-apart rails adapted to slidably engage said upper and lower parallel rails of said flashlight mounting bracket, and a spring latch bar arranged perpendicularly to said parallel spaced-apart rails and adapted to releasably engage said retention slot of said flashlight mounting bracket.