Patent ID: 7908782

Claim:
A pivot mount mechanism for a firearm sighting device, comprising: a mount base adapted to be secured in substantially fixed relation on a firearm and defining pivot shaft location depressions, said mount base defining spaced sections each defining a pivot shaft bore; a pivot shaft being supported by said mount base and being rotationally and linearly moveable relative to said mount base and defining pivot shaft location surfaces disposed for pivot shaft rotational positioning engagement with said pivot shaft location depressions, said pivot shaft having end portions pivotally mounted for rotational and linear movement within said pivot shaft bores; a sight support member being fixed to said pivot shaft and being rotationally and linearly moveable with said pivot shaft and being rotationally and linearly moveable between said spaced sections of said mount base, said sight support member supporting a firearm sighting device; said pivot shaft being selectively positionable at an operative sighting position with said pivot shaft location depressions permitting precision aiming of the firearm and being selectively rotatably positionable to establish an inoperative laterally offset position of the firearm sighting device; and a pivot shaft locator pin extending from said pivot shaft and having end portions defining pivot shaft location surfaces, said end portions of said pivot shaft locator pin selectively engaging within said location depressions and establishing said operative and inoperative positions of said pivot shaft and sight support member.