Claims
- 1. A mounting assembly for mounting an accessory to a weapon frame having at least a first slot formed in a first side of said weapon frame and a second slot formed in a second side of said weapon frame, said mounting assembly comprising:
a body; first and second jaws on opposing sides of said body, said first jaw having an engagement portion dimensioned to engage said first slot and said second jaw having an engagement portion dimensioned to engage said second slot; and a first biasing member configured to provide a biasing force against said first jaw to force said engagement portion of said first jaw into said first slot, and a second biasing member configured to provide a biasing force against said second jaw to force said engagement portion of said second jaw into said second slot.
- 2. The mounting assembly of claim 1, wherein said first and second biasing members each comprise a spring.
- 3. The mounting assembly of claim 2, wherein each said spring is at least partially disposed in said body and has a finger configured to contact an associated portion of said body to prevent said spring from traveling out of said body.
- 4. The mounting assembly of claim 2, wherein each said spring has an angled protrusion configured to contact an associated portion of said body to lock said spring in said body.
- 5. A mounting assembly for mounting an accessory to a weapon frame having at least one slot formed in a side thereof, said mounting assembly comprising:
a jaw including an engagement portion; a body having a pair of rails configured to accept said accessory, said body also having at least one opening configured to accept said engagement portion; and a biasing member having a first position and a second position, said biasing member in said first position providing a biasing force against said jaw to force said engagement portion through said at least one opening in said body and into said slot to secure said mounting assembly to said weapon frame, said biasing member in said second position enabling said engagement portion to release from said slot to thereby release said mounting assembly from said weapon frame.
- 6. The mounting assembly of claim 5, wherein said biasing member comprises a spring.
- 7. The mounting assembly of claim 6, wherein said spring has a finger configured to contact a portion of said body to prevent said spring from traveling out of said body when said spring is in said second position.
- 8. The mounting assembly of claim 6, wherein said spring has an angled protrusion configured to contact a portion of said body to lock said spring in said first position.
- 9. The mounting assembly of claim 5, wherein said body comprises a position fixer receptacle substantially normal to said pair of rails.
- 10. A method of securing a mounting assembly to a weapon frame, said method comprising the steps of:
positioning a jaw of said mounting assembly in juxtaposition with an associated slot in a side of said weapon frame; and positioning a biasing member in a first position, said biasing member in said first position configured to impart a biasing force against said jaw sufficient to force an engagement portion of said jaw into said associated slot to secure said mounting assembly to said apparatus.
- 11. The method of claim 10, wherein said biasing member comprises a spring.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/336,412, filed Oct. 24, 2001, the teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60336412 |
Oct 2001 |
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