Claims
- 1. A multiple channel scope, comprising:a lens system for gathering an image of a scene; a first channel operable to focus the image of the scene at an image plane; a second channel operable to focus the image of the scene at the image plane; a channel selector operable to selectively direct the image of the scene into the first or second channel; a housing holding the lens system, the first and second channels and the channel selector, comprising: a first recess formed in a bottom of the housing; a second recess formed in the bottom of the housing; the second recess substantially normal to the first recess; a mounting assembly, comprising: first foot, including: a top having a first tab sized to fit the first recess of the bottom of the housing; a first side adapted to engage a first edge of a rail; a second opposing side; a first clamp operable to be coupled to the second side of the first foot; the first clamp and the second side of the first foot adapted to engage in combination a second edge of the rail; a second foot, including: a top having a second tab sized to fit the second recess of the bottom of the housing; a first side adapted to engage the first edge of the rail; a second opposing side; a second clamp operable to be coupled to the second side of the second foot; and the second clamp and the second side adapted to engage in combination the second edge of the rail.
- 2. The mounting assembly of claim 1, the first foot further compromising a brace operable to engage a recoil groove of the rail.
- 3. The mounting assembly of claim 1, the first foot further comprising:a first projection extending from an exterior of the second side; the first projection operable to receive the first clamp; and a first nut operable to engage to the first projection to couple the first clamp to the second side of the first foot.
- 4. The mounting assembly of claim 3, wherein the first projection is a threaded end of a first locking screw.
- 5. The mounting assembly of claim 4, wherein the first locking screw is press fit into an aperture of the first foot.
- 6. The mounting assembly of claim 4, wherein a brace to engage a recoil groove is formed from the first locking screw.
- 7. The mounting assembly of claim 3, the second foot further comprising:a second projection extending from an exterior of the second side of the second foot; the second projection operable to receive the second clamp; and a second nut operable to engage to the second projection to couple the second clamp to the second side of the second foot.
- 8. The mounting assembly of claim 7, wherein the second projection is a threaded end of a second locking screw.
- 9. The mounting assembly of claim 8, wherein the second locking screw is press fit into an aperture of the second foot.
- 10. The mounting assembly of claim 1, further comprising the first channel being a night channel and the second channel being a day channel.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/741,481, filed Oct. 30, 1996, entitled “Mounting Assembly for Optical Sight,” by Wayne E. Isbell and Kenneth W. Sauter, abandoned.
This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/741,289, entitled “ALIGNMENT ELEMENT FOR MULTIPLE CHANNEL SIGHT AND METHOD” now abandoned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/741,614, entitled “RETICLE ASSEMBLY FOR OPTICAL SIGHT” now U.S. Pat. No. 5,745,287; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/741,883, entitled “CHANNEL SELECTOR FOR MULTIPLE CHANNEL SIGHT” now U.S. Pat. No. 5,793,528; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/741,544, entitled “PROTECTIVE WINDOW FOR OPTICAL SIGHT”, pending; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/741,920, entitled “MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR IMAGE INTENSIFIER TUBE IN OPTICAL SIGHT”, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,884,884.
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