Patent ID: 7827724

Claim:
An apparatus for connecting a telescopic sight to a sight base of a rifle, the sight base having an anterior sight base portion and a posterior sight base portion, the anterior sight base portion defining a pair of inwardly-projecting opposing bosses, the apparatus comprising: a. a body having anterior and posterior body portions, said body being configured to receive and to secure the telescopic sight, said anterior body portion defining a pair of boss slots on opposing sides of said anterior body portion, each said boss slot being configured to receive and to slidably engage a one of the inwardly-projecting bosses of the sight base, the posterior portion of the sight base defining a pair of opposing spring slots; b. a T-nut, said T-nut having two wings, said two wings being configured to slidably engage said pair of opposing spring slots, said T-nut defining a threaded T-nut hole; c. a tension screw having a screw head, said tension screw being configured for threaded engagement with said T-nut hole, said body defining a tension screw clearance hole, said tension screw clearance hole being configured to receive said tension screw and to retain said screw head, whereby said T-nut, said clearance hole and said tension screw are configured to apply a tension to the body drawing said body toward said sight base when said body and said sight base are in engagement, said two T-nut wings are in engagement with said pair of opposing spring slots and said tension screw is in engagement with said body and said T-nut.