Weapon light mount
View Patent ↗An accessories mount, for weapons equipped with a tactical rail, comprises a quick-release clamp for a light and a pressure switch for actuating the light. This enables one light to be used on multiple weapons and to be readily mounted or de-mounted for charging the battery(ies) or using unattached to a firearm. The light may also be recharged while still clamped to the mount.
1. A light mount, comprising:
a light containing a battery;
the light having a first surface;
the first surface having first electrical contacts;
a clinch removably attachable to a firearm and containing a switch;
the clinch having a second surface and comprising:
a quick release for attaching the light to the clinch;
a pressure switch bulb attached to the clinch by a flexible tube; and
second electrical contacts on the second surface;
the first electrical contacts contacting the second electrical contacts when the light is attached to the clinch.
2. The light mount of claim 1 , wherein: said light said clinch further comprises battery recharge contacts on said second surface connected within said clinch to said second electrical contacts.