Firearm mount and clamp assembly
A quick disconnect clamping assembly for releaseably attaching an accessory to an elongate support such as a picatinny-style mounting rail comprising a clamp body with a mounting yoke that is adapted to slide over and receive the picatinny rail. The yoke includes a substantially rectangular base plate defining the central upper surface of the clamp body and includes a pair of parallel sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom. A pair of spaced slots formed in the inner surfaces of the sidewalls are adapted to receive a spring and a spring biased positioning ball acts to precisely position the clamping assembly on the mounting rail.
1. An accessory mount adapted for releasable attachment to an elongated rail having V-shaped sides and a plurality of evenly spaced transverse grooves comprising:
a clamp body with a mounting yoke that is adapted to slide over and receive the opposing V-shaped sides of said rail;
said yoke including a substantially rectangular base plate surface defining a central upper surface of said clamp body and including a pair of spaced parallel sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom;
a bore formed in said yoke and having an opening in said central upper surface;
a spring disposed in said bore; and
a positioning ball partially disposed in said bore and biased upwardly by means of said spring.
2. The accessory mount according to claim 1 wherein said positioning ball is disposed in one of said grooves.
3. The accessory mount according to claim 2 wherein a pair of bolts are extendable upwardly from said central upper surface.
4. The accessory mount according to claim 3 wherein a pair of bolts are disposed respectively on opposite sides of said positioning ball and in the respective one of said grooves.