Picatinny Rail Segment

1. A segment of a Picatinny rail, the Picatinny rail having front and rear ends, left and right sides, and upper and lower sides, said segment comprising:

(a) a left T arm having a front end and a rear end;

(b) a right T arm having a front end and a rear end;

(c) a front T arm spanning between the front ends of the left and right T arms; and

(d) a rear T arm spanning between the rear ends of the left and right T arms.

2. The Picatinny rail segment of claim 1 further comprising a first upwardly opening channel, said channel further opening leftwardly and rightwardly at the left and right T arms.

3. The Picatinny rail segment of claim 2 further comprising a second upwardly opening channel, said channel intersecting the first upwardly opening channel, and said channel further opening frontwardly and rearwardly at the front and rear T arms.

4. A segment of a Picatinny rail, the Picatinny rail having front and rear ends, left and right sides, and upper and lower sides, said segment comprising:

(a) a left V ridge having a front end and a rear end;

(b) a right V ridge having a front end and a rear end;

(c) a front V ridge spanning between the front ends of the left and right V ridges; and

(d) a rear V ridge spanning between the rear ends of the left and right V ridges;

(e) a first upwardly opening channel, said channel further opening leftwardly and rightwardly at the left and right V ridges;

(f) a second upwardly opening channel, said channel intersecting the first upwardly opening channel, and said channel further opening frontwardly and rearwardly at the front and rear V ridges; and

(g) a third and a fourth upwardly opening channel, said channels respectively paralleling the first and second upwardly opening channels.

5. The Picatinny rail segment of claim 3 wherein the first and second upwardly opening channels are respectively substantially centered between the left and right T arms, and between the front and rear T arms.

6. The Picatinny rail segment of claim 4 wherein the first and third upwardly opening channels form a first upwardly extending ridge therebetween, and wherein the second and fourth upwardly opening channels form a second upwardly extending ridge therebetween.

7. The Picatinny rail segment of claim 6 wherein the first and second upwardly extending ridges are respectively substantially centered between the left and right V ridges and between the front and rear V ridges.

8. The Picatinny rail segment of claim 5 wherein each T arm end forms a curved transition.

9. The Picatinny rail segment of claim 7 wherein each V ridge end forms a curved transition.

10. A segment of a Picatinny rail, the Picatinny rail having front and rear ends, left and right sides, and upper and lower sides, said segment comprising:

(a) a left V ridge having a front end and a rear end;

(b) a right V ridge having a front end and a rear end;

(c) a front V ridge spanning between the front ends of the left and right V ridges; and

(d) a rear V ridge spanning between the rear ends of the left and right V ridges;

(e) a first upwardly opening channel, said channel further opening leftwardly and rightwardly at the left and right V ridges;

(f) a second upwardly opening channel, said channel intersecting the first upwardly opening channel, and said channel further opening frontwardly and rearwardly at the front and rear V ridges, wherein the first and second upwardly opening channels are respectively substantially centered between the left and right V ridges and between the front and rear V ridges; and

(g) a substantially square base fixedly attached to and extending downwardly from the left, right, front, and rear V ridges.

11. The Picatinny rail segment of claim 10 further comprising a base extension fixedly attached to and extending frontwardly or rearwardly from the substantially square base.

12. The Picatinny rail segment of claim 7 further comprising a substantially square base fixedly attached to and extending downwardly from the left, right, front, and rear V ridges.

13. The Picatinny rail segment of claim 12 further comprising a base extension fixedly attached to and extending frontwardly or rearwardly from the substantially square base.