IP Library Granted Patent US 9,506,721
Granted Patent B2
US 9,506,721 · App. 14/188,674 · Granted Nov 29, 2016

Firearm mount with sight module

Inventors: Carson Cheng (City of Industry, CA); Changan Tian (City of Industry, CA)
Assignee: N cSTAR, Inc.
F41G1/00F41G1/34G02B27/20
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Patent No.
US 9,506,721
App. No.
14/188,674
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A firearm mount for a firearm includes a mounting body, a sight module, and a mounting interface. The mounting body has a first mounting face adapted for detachably coupling with the firearm and an opposed second mounting face. The sight module is supported by the mounting body between the first and second mounting faces thereof. The mounting interface is provided at the second mounting face of the mounting body to define a mounting direction aligning with a barrel axis of the firearm.

Claims (32)

1. A firearm mount for a firearm defining a barrel axis, comprising:

a mounting body having a first mounting face adapted for detachably coupling with said firearm and an opposed second mounting face;

a sight module supported by said mounting body between said first and second mounting faces thereof; and

a mounting interface provided at said second mounting face of said mounting body, wherein said mounting interface comprises a mounting slot defining a mounting direction parallel to the barrel axis, wherein said mounting slot has an enlarged head portion, an elongated tail portion extended therefrom to form a key-hole configuration, and an internal channel which is formed along said elongated tail portion and is located above and parallel to said second mounting face of said mounting body.

2. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 1 , wherein an opening area of said elongated tail portion is larger than a size of said internal channel.

3. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 2 , wherein said mounting body further comprises a mounting structure formed at said first mounting surface, wherein said mounting structure comprises two mounting walls upwardly extended along two longitudinal edges of said first mounting face for coupling with a bottom side of a barrel of the firearm.

4. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 2 , wherein said mounting interface further comprises an alignment slot formed at said second mounting face of said mounting body to align with said mounting slot, wherein said elongated tail portion of said mounting slot is located between said enlarged head portion of said mounting slot and said alignment slot.

5. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a power module operatively linked to said sight module, wherein said power module comprises a battery compartment formed at said mounting body and a compartment cover detachably coupled at said first mounting face of said mounting body to enclose said battery compartment, such that said compartment cover is hidden and sandwiched between said mounting body and said firearm when said mounting body is coupled at said firearm.

6. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 3 , further comprising a power module operatively linked to said sight module, wherein said power module comprises a battery compartment formed at said mounting body and a compartment cover detachably coupled at said first mounting face of said mounting body to enclose said battery compartment, such that said compartment cover is hidden and sandwiched between said mounting body and said firearm when said mounting body is coupled at said firearm.

7. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 4 , further comprising a power module operatively linked to said sight module, wherein said power module comprises a battery compartment formed at said mounting body and a compartment cover detachably coupled at said first mounting face of said mounting body to enclose said battery compartment, such that said compartment cover is hidden and sandwiched between said mounting body and said firearm when said mounting body is coupled at said firearm.

8. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said sight module comprises a laser sight having a front emitting opening formed at a front side of said mounting body between said first and second mounting faces thereof, and defining an emitting axis at said front emitting opening with respect to said barrel axis of said firearm.

9. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 6 , wherein said sight module comprises a laser sight having a front emitting opening formed at a front side of said mounting body between said first and second mounting faces thereof, and defining an emitting axis at said front emitting opening with respect to said barrel axis of said firearm.

10. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 7 , wherein said sight module comprises a laser sight having a front emitting opening formed at a front side of said mounting body between said first and second mounting faces thereof, and defining an emitting axis at said front emitting opening with respect to said barrel axis of said firearm.

11. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 8 , wherein said sight module further comprises an adjustment unit for adjusting said emitting axis of said laser sight to align with said barrel axis of said firearm, wherein said adjustment unit comprises two axis adjustors formed at a sidewall of said mounting body and said second mounting face thereof respectively to calibrate two perpendicular-axle-adjustments of said laser sight.

12. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 9 , wherein said sight module further comprises an adjustment unit for adjusting said emitting axis of said laser sight to align with said barrel axis of said firearm, wherein said adjustment unit comprises two axis adjustors formed at a sidewall of said mounting body and said second mounting face thereof respectively to calibrate two perpendicular-axle-adjustments of said laser sight.

13. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 10 , wherein said sight module further comprises an adjustment unit for adjusting said emitting axis of said laser sight to align with said barrel axis of said firearm, wherein said adjustment unit comprises two axis adjustors formed at a sidewall of said mounting body and said second mounting face thereof respectively to calibrate two perpendicular-axle-adjustments of said laser sight.

14. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 1 , wherein said sight module is formed at a front side of said mounting body between said first and second mounting faces thereof and is selected from a group consisting of navigation light module, flashlight module, and camera module.

15. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 12 , wherein said sight module is formed at a front side of said mounting body between said first and second mounting faces thereof and is selected from a group consisting of navigation light module, flashlight module, and camera module.

16. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 13 , wherein said sight module is formed at a front side of said mounting body between said first and second mounting faces thereof and is selected from a group consisting of navigation light module, flashlight module, and camera module.

17. A firearm mount for a firearm, comprising:

a mounting body having a first mounting face and an opposed second mounting face, wherein said mounting body comprises a mounting structure formed at said first mounting surface, wherein said mounting structure comprises two mounting walls upwardly extended along two longitudinal edges of said first mounting face for coupling with a bottom side of a barrel of the firearm;

a sight module supported by said mounting body between said first and second mounting faces thereof;

a mounting interface provided at said second mounting face of said mounting body; and

a power module operatively linked to said sight module, wherein said power module comprises a battery compartment formed at said mounting body and defined a compartment opening at said first mounting face between said mounting walls, and a compartment cover detachably coupled on said first mounting face of said mounting body at said compartment opening to enclose said battery compartment, such that said compartment cover is hidden and sandwiched between said mounting body and said firearm when said mounting body is coupled at said firearm.

18. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 17 , wherein said mounting interface comprises a mounting slot having an enlarged head portion, an elongated tail portion extended therefrom to form a key-hole configuration, and an internal channel which is formed along said elongated tail portion and is located above and parallel to said second mounting face of said mounting body.

19. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 17 , wherein said sight module is formed at a front side of said mounting body between said first and second mounting faces thereof and is selected from a group consisting of laser sight, navigation light module, flashlight module, and camera module.

20. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 18 , wherein said sight module is formed at a front side of said mounting body between said first and second mounting faces thereof and is selected from a group consisting of laser sight, navigation light module, flashlight module, and camera module.

21. A firearm mount for a firearm having a mounting arrangement and defining a barrel axis, comprising:

a mounting body having a first mounting face and an opposed second mounting face, wherein said mounting body comprises a mounting structure formed at said first mounting surface, wherein said mounting structure comprises two mounting walls upwardly extended along two longitudinal edges of said first mounting face for coupling with a bottom side of a barrel of the firearm; and

a mounting interface provided at said second mounting face of said mounting body, wherein said mounting interface comprises a mounting slot defining a mounting direction parallel to the barrel axis of the firearm, wherein said mounting body with said mounting interface serves as an adapter for a firearm accessory having a coupling head detachably coupling at said mounting slot.

22. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 21 , wherein said mounting slot has an enlarged head portion, an elongated tail portion extended therefrom to form a key-hole configuration, and an internal channel which is formed along said elongated tail portion and is located above and parallel to said second mounting face of said mounting body.

23. The firearm mount, as recited in claim 22 , wherein an opening area of said elongated tail portion is larger than a size of said internal channel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2014
From: CHENG, CARSON; TIAN, CHANGAN
To: NCSTAR INC.
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Continuity (1)
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