Firearm optic assembly
A firearm optic assembly has a body, the body having a first mounting facility configured to removably connect the body to the firearm, the body having a first receptacle configured to receive a first accessory, the body having a second mounting facility configured to removably receive a second mount portion associated with a second accessory offset from the medial plane, the second mounting facility including a pocket defined by one of the body and the second mount portion, the second mounting facility including a protrusion on the other of the body and the second mount portion, the protrusion being configured to be slidably or loosely received in the pocket, the protrusion having a free end and an opposed base end, the second mounting facility having an alignment facility including flared surfaces at the base end, and the flared surfaces being on opposing sides of the protrusion.
1 . A mount for attaching multiple accessories to a firearm defining a vertical medial plane, the mount comprising:
a body;
the body having a first mounting facility configured to removably connect the body to the firearm;
the body having a first receptacle configured to receive a first accessory;
the body having a second mounting facility configured to removably receive a second mount portion associated with a second accessory offset from the vertical medial plane;
the second mounting facility including a pocket defined by the body and defining an insertion axis, the pocket having an internal passage and a flared opening; and
the flared opening being offset with respect to the insertion axis by an acute angle, and the flared opening entirely encompassing the pocket.
2 . The mount of claim 1 wherein the body has a third mounting facility configured to removably receive the second accessory.
3 . The mount of claim 2 wherein the third mounting facility is configured to removably receive a sight.
4 . The mount of claim 1 wherein the first receptacle is aligned with the vertical medial plane.
5 . The mount of claim 1 including a hole associated with the pocket and configured to receive a threaded fastener, and a threaded hole configured to receive the threaded fastener on the protrusion.
6 . The mount of claim 5 wherein the hole associated with the pocket is surrounded by the flared opening.
7 . The mount of claim 1 wherein the pocket has a mouth, and wherein the flared surface is at the mouth.
8 . The mount of claim 1 wherein the flared surface is a chamfer.
9 . The mount of claim 1 wherein the flared opening includes planar surfaces that are each offset 45 degrees from the insertion axis.
10 . The mount of claim 1 configured to receive a second mount portion having a protrusion having a tapered surface configured to be received in the flared opening.