Mounting device for weapon accessories

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12007202-B2
Application number	US-202117995674-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2021
Priority date	Apr 7, 2020
Publication date	Jun 11, 2024
Grant date	Jun 11, 2024

Abstract

Mounting device for accessories of a firearm, and accessories with such integrated mounting devices, the firearm having guide elements with a recess, where the mounting device has at least one bearing knob and at least one locking spindle configured to cooperate with the bearing knob and the at least one recess. The at least one locking spindle has a selector knob with a resting protrusion, a connection piece and a center part on which at least one locking protrusion is formed. The locking spindle is rotatably and/or longitudinally displaceable in the device housing and is arranged to interact with the bearing knob and the spring.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mounting device for accessories on a firearm having a barrel axis, where the firearm has guide elements substantially parallel to the barrel axis, and at least one recess formed transversely to the barrel axis, the mounting device comprising:
a device housing having guides configured to interact with the guide elements;
a spring;
at least one bearing knob;
at least one locking spindle having a spindle axis, the locking spindle being configured to interact with the bearing knob and the recess;
the locking spindle having a first end, a center part, and a second end; where the first end includes a selector knob with a resting protrusion, the center part has at least one locking protrusion formed in a spatial direction normal to the spindle axis, and the second end includes a connection piece;
the locking spindle being disposed in the device housing so that the locking spindle is rotatably and/or longitudinally displaceable;

wherein the mounting device is configured so that:
the mounting device can be placed in an open position by a displacement of at least the resting protrusion of the selector knob along the spindle axis, bringing the resting protrusion out of engagement with a detent formed on a side of the device housing, where the detent is complementary in shape to the resting protrusion, thereby enabling a rotation of the locking spindle;
the rotation of the locking spindle can disengage the locking protrusion from the recess, thereby enabling a displacement of the mounting device along the guide elements; and
the mounting device can be mounted on the firearm in a locking position by bringing the locking protrusion into engagement with the recess and engaging at least the resting protrusion of the selector knob partially or completely with the detent, thereby locking the mounting device in place.

2. The mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the spring is arranged between the device housing and the bearing knob, and is configured to pretension the locking spindle in a direction of the bearing knob.

3. The mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the device housing defines at least one of a bearing recess designed to at least partially receive the bearing knob or a selector recess designed to at least partially receive the selector knob, where the bearing recess and the selector recess are arranged laterally on the device housing.

4. The mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the connection piece is detachably connected by a threaded connection and/or a plug-in connection, or non-detachably connected by a plug-in connection.

5. The mounting device according to claim 1 , the guides of the device housing are complementary in shape to a dovetail guide element.

6. The mounting device according to claim 5 , wherein the dovetail guide element includes a Picatinny rail.

7. The mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one locking protrusion includes a cantilever extending in a direction of the bearing knob, the cantilever being configured to engage in a secondary locking recess that is arranged parallel to the spindle axis on the device housing when in the locking position.

8. The mounting device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one taper formed on the device housing.

9. The mounting device according to claim 1 , comprising two locking protrusions formed spaced apart from one another along the spindle axis.

10. The mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the locking protrusion is formed normal to the spindle axis in at least one further spatial direction.

11. The mounting device according to claim 10 , wherein the locking protrusion is formed diametrically opposite normal to the spindle axis.

12. The mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting device comprises at least two locking spindles.

13. The mounting device according to claim 12 , wherein the at least two locking spindles can be deflected in opposite directions, and are arranged at two recesses so as to support locking protrusions on both sides.

14. The mounting device according to claim 12 , wherein the at least two locking spindles are connected by a coupling device.

15. An accessory for a firearm, comprising a mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the device housing of the mounting device is integrally formed with an accessory housing.

16. The accessory for a firearm according to claim 15 , wherein the accessory includes a tactical light, a laser, a red dot, or a silencer.

Assignees

• Glock Tech Gmbh

Inventors

• Stern Thomas

Classifications

• F41G11/003 Primary

  Mountings with a dove tail element, e.g. "Picatinny rail systems" · CPC title