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US 10,684,092 · App. 15/059,451 · Granted Jun 16, 2020

Tactical-gear-rails connector-adapter system apparatus and method

Inventor: Donald Kennair, Jr. (Belle Chasse, LA)
F41C27/00F41G11/003
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Patent No.
US 10,684,092
App. No.
15/059,451
Granted
Jun 16, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tactical-gear-rail connector-adapter system apparatus and method utilizing the Picatinny-rail standard, allowing precise aligned removable interconnection of a variety of tactical gear or auxiliary equipment such as telescopic sights, night vision devices, reflex sights, laser aiming modules, rangefinders, tactical lights, cameras, fore-grips, bipods, and bayonets, in field-interchangeable configurations, to small-arms rifles and pistols and to non-firearm tactical gear, by providing a greater amount of interconnection options.

Claims (16)

1. A tactical-gear-rail connector-adapter system apparatus for precise aligned removable interconnection of a variety of tactical-gear and auxiliary equipment having rail-runs of Picatinny rail, comprising:

(i) a connector body having a fixed linear longitudinal axis and a nominal top surface and bottom surface, all parallel; and

(ii) a pair of rail-grabber sections arrayed upon said connector body, one upon the top surface and one upon the bottom surface, both along the fixed linear longitudinal axis, each said rail-grabber section comprising a fixed piece and a movable piece forming a two-piece clamp having bilaterally symmetrical angled inner surfaces together providing a mounting surface for rail-runs, and each said rail-grabber section having said fixed piece fixed to said connector body along the fixed linear longitudinal axis, thereby fixing a direction of the provided mounting surface;

where said rail-grabber sections arrayed upon said connector body provide additional connection areas in fixed parallel relationship;

where the mounting surfaces of two said rail-grabber sections, each fixed upon a different said connector body, are extendable in the fixed linear longitudinal axis by connection of both to a single unit of rail-run, to thereby provide an extended available mounting surface; and

where the extended available mounting surface for tactical gear and auxiliary equipment is thus provided for precise aligned removable interconnection of tactical-gear and auxiliary equipment.

2. The tactical-gear-rail connector-adapter system apparatus of claim 1 , where said connector body is between 2 inches and 4 inches long, inclusive of the lengths 2 inches and 4 inches.

3. A tactical-gear-rail connector-adapter system method for precise aligned removable interconnection of a variety of tactical-gear and auxiliary equipment having rail-runs of Picatinny rail, comprising:

(i) providing a tactical-gear-rail connector-adapter system apparatus, comprising:

(a) a connector body having a fixed linear longitudinal axis and a nominal top surface and bottom surface, all parallel; and

(b) a pair of rail-grabber sections arrayed upon said connector body, one upon the top surface and one upon the bottom surface, both along the fixed linear longitudinal axis, each said rail-grabber section comprising a fixed piece and a movable piece forming a two-piece clamp having bilaterally symmetrical angled inner surfaces together providing a mounting surface for rail-runs, and each said rail-grabber section having said fixed piece fixed to said connector body along the fixed linear longitudinal axis, thereby fixing a direction of the provided mounting surface;

where said rail-grabber sections arrayed upon said connector body provide additional connection areas in fixed parallel relationship;

where the mounting surfaces of two said rail-grabber sections, each fixed upon a different said connector body, are extendable in the fixed linear longitudinal axis by connection of both to a single unit of rail-run, to thereby provide an extended available mounting surface; and

where the extended available mounting surface for tactical gear and auxiliary equipment is thus provided for precise aligned removable interconnection of tactical-gear and auxiliary equipment; and

(ii) using said tactical-gear-rail connector-adapter system apparatus for precise aligned removable mounting of a variety of tactical-gear auxiliary equipment.

4. The tactical-gear-rail connector-adapter system method of claim 3 , where said connector body is between 2 inches and 4 inches long, inclusive of the lengths 2 inches and 4 inches.

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