Patent ID: 7134234

Claim:
A two-piece mounting device for removably mounting a tactical flashlight along side a firearm, the mounting device comprising: a receiving member piece comprising: a base comprising: a first thickness that separates a first internal surface and a first external surface; and a first trigger guard channel defined in the first internal surface at a rear end portion of the base; and an offset, penannularly cylindrical, flashlight receiver comprising a flashlight receiving through hole and a notch extending along a longitudinal direction of the receiving through hole, the flashlight receiver integrally joined with a portion of the first external surface of the base; and a clamping member piece removably coupled with the base, the clamping member comprising: a second thickness that separates a second internal surface and a second external surface; and a second trigger guard channel defined in the second internal surface at a rear end portion of the clamping member.