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Granted Patent B2
US 9,383,163 · App. 14/152,889 · Granted Jul 5, 2016

Firearm accessory keyhole locking interface

Inventors: Eric Stephen Kincel (Las Vegas, NV); Jeff James O'Brien (Las Vegas, NV)
Assignee: Bravo Company USA, Inc.
F41C23/16
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Patent No.
US 9,383,163
App. No.
14/152,889
Granted
Jul 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A keyhole mounted accessory system, the system comprising a main body coupled to an intermediate body, the intermediate body having a base that contains a large hollow cylinder. The large hollow cylinder contains a small hollow cylinder. A bolt protrudes from a first end of the main body through the small hollow cylinder and the large hollow cylinder. A cylindrical rotor having a round aperture in the center contains one or more helical pads is coupled to a top plate by one or more anchors. The top plate includes one or more helical recesses that interface with the one or more helical pads. The one or more anchors secure the top plate to the intermediate body.

Claims (28)

1. A firearm accessory mounting system, the system comprising:

a main body having a top surface and a side surface, the top surface of the main body including an integral bolt protruding from the top surface, and the side surface of the main body including a recess;

an intermediate body coupled to the main body, the intermediate body including a base, the base having a hollow cylinder disposed between a top surface and a bottom surface and an aperture disposed in a side surface, wherein the hollow cylinder of the intermediate body is coupled to the integral bolt of the main body;

a lock-plunger disposed between the recess of the main body and the aperture of the intermediate body, the lock-plunger having a top end and a bottom end and being moveable between a biased position and an unbiased position, wherein the lock-plunger is tensioned in place by one or more springs with the top end of the lock-plunger abutting the recess of the main body and the bottom end abutting the aperture of the intermediate body and prevents rotational decoupling of the main body from the intermediate body when in the biased position, and the lock-plunger permits rotational decoupling of the main body from the intermediate body when the lock-plunger is forced upwardly into the unbiased position and the bottom end of the lock-plunger is forced out of abutment with the recess of the main body; and

a top plate coupled to the intermediate body by one or more anchors, the one or more anchors protruding from the top plate to engage a firearm accessory rail of a firearm.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the aperture of the base is rectangular.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the aperture of the base aligns with the recess of the main body when the intermediate body is coupled to the main body.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the bolt protruding from the first end of the main body is threaded.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the hollow cylinder of the base is threaded.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more anchors include an anchor that mates with a keyhole-shaped void.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more anchors include at least two anchors that respectively mate with at least two keyhole-shaped voids disposed in an accessory rail of a firearm.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate body further includes a recoil lug tab.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the recoil lug tab is depressed below an upper surface of the top plate when the main body is coupled to the intermediate body.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the top plate further includes one or more apertures that slidably mate with the one or more springs.

11. A firearm accessory mounting system, the system comprising:

a main body having a top surface and a side surface, the top surface of the main body including an integral bolt protruding from the top surface, and the side surface of the main body including a recess;

an intermediate body coupled to the main body, the intermediate body including a base, the base having a hollow cylinder disposed between a top surface and a bottom surface and an aperture disposed in a side surface, wherein the hollow cylinder of the intermediate body is coupled to the integral bolt of the main body;

a lock-plunger disposed between the recess of the main body and the aperture of the intermediate body, the lock-plunger having a top end and a bottom end and being moveable between a biased position and an unbiased position, wherein the lock-plunger is tensioned in place by one or more springs with the top end abutting the recess of the main body and the bottom end abutting the aperture of the intermediate body and prevents rotational decoupling of the main body from the intermediate body when in the biased position, and the lock-plunger permits rotational decoupling of the main body from the intermediate body when the lock-plunger is forced upwardly into the unbiased position and the bottom end of the lock-plunger is forced out of abutment with the recess of the main body; and

one or more anchors coupled to the intermediate body, the one or more anchors protruding from the intermediate body to engage at a firearm accessory rail of a firearm.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the aperture of the base is rectangular.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the aperture of the base aligns with the recess of the main body when the intermediate body is coupled to the main body.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the bolt protruding from the first end of the main body is threaded.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the hollow cylinder of the base is threaded.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more anchors include an anchor that mates with a keyhole-shaped void.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more anchors includes at least two anchors that respectively engage at least two keyhole-shaped voids disposed in a firearm accessory rail of a firearm.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the intermediate body further includes a recoil lug tab.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the recoil lug tab is depressed below an upper surface of the intermediate body when the main body is coupled to the intermediate body.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the intermediate body further includes one or more apertures that slidably mate with the one or more springs.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2018
From: BRAVO COMPANY USA, INC.
To: BRAVO COMPANY MANUFACTURING, INC.
Reel/Frame 044653/0184 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2016
From: KINCEL, ERIC STEPHEN; O'BRIEN, JEFF JAMES
To: BRAVO COMPANY USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 038693/0672 →
Continuity (1)
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