Patent ID: 7891131

Claim:
An attaching system comprising: an attaching ring including, a weapon attaching portion configured to attach to a weapon, the weapon attaching portion including a bottom semi-circle and a top semi-circle, the bottom and top semi-circles forming a full circle, a retaining portion configured to receive and hold a mounting rail, the retaining portion having a rail receiving recess and a retaining aperture extending vertically through the rail receiving recess, and an extended portion extending horizontally between the weapon attaching portion and the retaining portion, the extending portion having a select length to space the weapon attaching portion horizontally apart from the retaining portion a select distance; the mounting rail configured to be received in the retaining portion, the mounting rail having a threaded surface; a threaded attaching member configured to pass through the retaining aperture of the retaining portion and to threadably engage the threaded recess of the mounting rail; and a device mount coupled to the mounting rail, wherein the device mount has a weight that is centered about the connection made by the attaching ring to the mounting rail.