Mounting device
An improved mounting device for enabling a user to quickly and securely attach and detach an accessory (e.g., a scope, light, bayonet, etc.) to a Magpul MLOK rail of a firearm. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the device comprises an upper portion, a lower portion, and at least one locking mechanism to enable a user to quickly removably attach the improved mounting device to an MLOK rail on a firearm. In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the device also comprises a side wedge and side wedge spring.
1. A device for use with a rail of a firearm comprising:
an upper portion;
a lower portion removably attached to said upper portion;
at least two locking mechanisms, wherein said at least one of said at least two locking mechanisms comprises a non-threaded releasing pin, a spring for biasing said non-threaded releasing pin and a wedge having a latch portion that is longitudinally repositionable relative to said upper and lower portions, wherein said latch portion extends through an opening in said rail; and
a side wedge.
2. The device of claim 1 further comprising a side wedge spring.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein said lower portion comprises a channel for receipt of at least a portion of said at least one of said at least two locking mechanisms.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of said side wedge is inclined in relation to the vertical plane.
5. The device of claim 4 wherein said incline is between 5 and 15 degrees.
6. The device of claim 2 wherein at least a portion of said side wedge extends outwardly from a bottom surface of said lower portion when said side wedge spring is not compressed.