Patent ID: 8322068

Claim:
A gun mounting kit for securely mounting a gun to clean the gun, the gun having a Picatinny-style rail, the gun mounting kit comprising: a first clamp body having a first engagement surface; and a second clamp body attached to the first clamp body, the second clamp body having a second engagement surface, the first and second engagement surfaces collectively defining a mounting groove sized to be cooperatively engageable with the Picatinny-style rail, the second clamp body being moveable relative to the first clamp body between a clamping position and a release position, the first engagement surface moving away from the second engagement surface as the first clamp body moves from the clamping position toward the release position, wherein the first clamp body and second clamp body collectively define a clamping unit, the gun mounting kit further comprising a clamping handle coupled to the clamping unit, the clamping handle being moveable relative to the clamping unit between a handle clamp position and a handle release position, the clamping handle being configured to urge the second clamp body from the clamping position toward the release position as the clamping handle moves from the handle clamp position toward the handle release position, wherein the first clamp body includes a handle engagement surface, the clamping handle being pivotable about a handle pivot axis, the clamping handle having a cam configured to alter the distance between the handle pivot axis and the handle engagement surface as the clamping handle pivots between the handle clamp position and the handle release position.