Patent ID: 8438773

Claim:
A mount for mounting an accessory to a rail of a weapon, the rail defining a longitudinal axis and having an upper face and a pair of opposed side faces, the mount comprising: a base portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface configured to engage a rail of a weapon so as to attach the base portion thereto, the base portion having a forward edge and a rearward edge with a fore-aft axis extending therebetween, the fore-aft axis being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rail when the base portion is attached to the rail; an upper portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the upper portion comprising a mounting surface for receiving an accessory; a first and a second link interconnecting the upper portion and the base portion for articulation between a use position and a storage position, the upper portion in the use position being disposed above the base portion and the upper portion in the storage position being disposed to a side of the base portion, the upper portion having a forward edge and a rearward edge with a fore-aft axis extending therebetween, the fore-aft axis of the base portion and the fore-aft axis of the upper portion being parallel to one another in both the use position and in the storage position.