Firearm foregrip with illuminator
A firearm accessory and associated components and methods. The firearm accessory can include a foregrip and/or an illuminator (e.g., light and/or laser). The firearm accessory can include a support body selectively operatively connectable to a support body receiver in a first orientation and in a second orientation. The support body can include an actuator configured to change an operational state of the illuminator and/or a port configured to connect a remote actuator to the support body.
1 . A firearm illuminator system for a firearm, the firearm illuminator system comprising:
a battery pack having one or more battery cells;
an accessory body having a firearm mount configured to be connected to the firearm to connect the firearm illuminator system to the firearm, the accessory body including a battery receiver configured to removably receive the battery pack to removably connect the battery pack to the accessory body; and
a light source supported by the accessory body, the battery pack configured to power the light source when the battery pack is received in the battery receiver; and
a support body selectively connectable to the accessory body, the support body including at least one of an actuator configured to change an operational state of the light source or a port configured to connect a remote to the support body.
2 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 1 , wherein the support body includes the actuator configured to change the operational state of the light source.
3 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 2 , wherein the actuator is configured to turn the light source on and off.
4 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 1 , in combination with the remote and a tether connected to the remote, and wherein the support body includes the port, the tether being operatively connectable to the port to connect the remote to the port.
5 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 4 , wherein the firearm mount is a first firearm mount, and wherein the remote includes a second firearm mount configured to be connected to the firearm separately from the first firearm mount.
6 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 5 , wherein the remote comprises an actuator configured to change an operational state of the light source.
7 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 4 , wherein the support body includes the actuator and the port.
8 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 1 , wherein the battery receiver comprises a battery pack space sized and shaped to receive the battery pack.
9 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 8 , wherein the battery pack space has an open side sized and shaped to permit the battery pack to be inserted into and removed from the battery pack space through the open side.
10 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 9 , wherein the open side is arranged to permit the battery pack to be visible when the battery pack is received in the battery receiver.
11 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 9 , wherein the battery pack space has a closed bottom.
12 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 1 , further comprising a retainer configured to secure the battery pack to the battery receiver.
13 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 12 , wherein the battery pack includes the retainer.
14 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 12 , further comprising a keeper configured to be engaged by the retainer to secure the battery pack to the battery receiver.
15 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 14 , wherein the battery receiver includes the keeper.
16 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 12 , wherein the retainer comprises a resiliently deflectable latch.
17 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 1 , wherein the battery pack includes a charging port for charging the one or more battery cells.
18 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 1 , wherein the light source is arranged to emit light in a forward direction along a longitudinal axis of the firearm illuminator system, the battery pack and the battery receiver are configured so that the battery pack is moveable sideways relative to the longitudinal axis into and out of the battery receiver.
19 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 1 , wherein the battery pack and the battery receiver are configured so that the battery pack is pivotable into the battery receiver to connect the battery pack to the accessory body and out of the battery receiver to disconnect the battery pack from the accessory body.
20 . The firearm illuminator system of claim 1 , wherein the accessory body includes a foregrip configured to be gripped by a hand of the user, the foregrip disposed below the battery receiver.