IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0436293
(2006-05-17)
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등록번호 |
US-7360333
(2008-04-22)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
31 인용 특허 :
112 |
초록
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An accessory device for being mounted to a longitudinal rail carried by a firearm and accommodating longitudinal rails of different configurations. A preferred embodiment comprises a light beam generator including a housing, elongate members removably secured to the housing and complementing the rai
An accessory device for being mounted to a longitudinal rail carried by a firearm and accommodating longitudinal rails of different configurations. A preferred embodiment comprises a light beam generator including a housing, elongate members removably secured to the housing and complementing the rail for enabling the housing to be retainably slid along the rail, a latch plate pivotally and removably secured to the rail, and a replaceable ambidextrous tail cap switch.
대표청구항
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I claim: 1. An accessory device for a firearm including a frame, a longitudinal barrel, a longitudinal rail carried by the frame, and a depression in the rail, the accessory device comprising: a housing; elongate members removably secured to said housing, said elongate members complementing the rai
I claim: 1. An accessory device for a firearm including a frame, a longitudinal barrel, a longitudinal rail carried by the frame, and a depression in the rail, the accessory device comprising: a housing; elongate members removably secured to said housing, said elongate members complementing the rail for enabling said housing to be retainably slid along the rail; and a plate pivotally secured to said housing and including a portion adapted to be received by the depression for stopping sliding of said housing along the rail. 2. The accessory device according to claim 1, wherein: said plate is removable from said housing. 3. The accessory device according to claim 1, wherein: said plate is removably secured to said housing about a transverse pivot axis. 4. The accessory device according to claim 1, including: a light emitter assembly carried by said housing; a battery carried by said housing in circuit for energizing said light emitter assembly when switch actuated; and a switch device including a switch actuator for said battery. 5. The accessory device according to claim 4, wherein: said switch device is removably secured to said housing. 6. The accessory device according to claim 2, wherein: said plate is captured to said housing by said elongate members secured to said housing, and said plate is removable from said housing when said elongate members are removed from said housing. 7. The accessory according to claim 6, wherein: said plate is removable from said housing when said elongate members are removed from said housing. 8. The accessory device according to claim 2, wherein: said plate includes transversely extending arms through said housing, said arms captured to said housing by said elongate members secured to said housing. 9. The accessory device according to claim 8, wherein: said arms are adapted to be urged by an operator for pivoting said plate toward said housing. 10. The accessory device according to claim 8, wherein: said housing is adapted for releasing said arms from capture to said housing when said elongate members are removed from said housing. 11. The accessory device according to claim 10, wherein: said plate is adapted for being removed from said housing when said arms are released from capture to said housing. 12. The accessory device according to claim 4, wherein: said switch actuator is rotatably urgeable by either hand of an operator when said housing is installed on the rail for placing said switch device in a CONSTANT ON or OFF position, and longitudinally urgeable by either hand of the operator when said housing is installed on the rail for placing said switch device in a MOMENTARY ON position. 13. The accessory device according to claim 12, including: a remote switch actuator communicating with said switch device for remotely actuating said switch device to a MOMENTARY ON position. 14. The accessory device according to claim 4, wherein: said switch device comprises a tail cap switch pivotally secured to said housing about a pivot axis, said tail cap switch pivotable about said pivot axis away from said housing. 15. A method of assembling an accessory device for installation on a rail having a depression and carried by a firearm, comprising: providing the accessory device including a housing; providing elongate members complementing the rail; providing a plate including a portion adapted for being received by the depression in the rail; pivotally securing said plate to said housing; and removably securing said elongate members to said housing with said elongate members capturing said plate to said housing and enabling said housing to be retainably slid along the rail. 16. The method according to claim 15, wherein: in the plate providing step, said plate is removably securable to said housing about a transverse axis. 17. The method according to claim 15 wherein the rail is a first rail, further including: removing said elongate members from said housing; removing said plate from said housing; providing a second plate including a portion adapted for being received by a depression in a second rail carried by a firearm; pivotally securing said second plate to said housing; and removably securing said elongate members to said housing with said elongate members capturing said second plate to said housing and enabling said housing to be retainably slid along the second rail. 18. The method according to claim 17, wherein: the depression in the second rail is of a different size than the depression in the first rail. 19. A method of adapting an accessory device normally installable on a first rail carried by a firearm and having a depression, for installation on a second rail carried by a firearm and having a depression of a different size than the depression in the first rail, comprising: providing the accessory device including a housing, a first plate including a portion adapted for being received by the depression in the first rail, said plate being removably pivotally secured to said housing, and elongate members complementing the first rail and removably secured to said housing and capturing said plate to said housing, said elongate members enabling said housing to be retainably slid along the first rail; removing said elongate members from said housing; removing said first plate from said housing; providing a second plate including a portion adapted for being received by the depression in the second rail; removably pivotally securing said second plate to said housing; and removably securing elongate members complementing the second rail to said housing and capturing said second plate to said housing and enabling said housing to be retainably slid along the second rail. 20. The accessory device according to claim 2, wherein: said plate is selected from a plurality of plates including portions respectively adapted to be received by differently sized depressions in different rails. 21. An accessory device for a firearm including a frame, a longitudinal barrel, a longitudinal rail carried by the frame, and a depression in the rail, the accessory device comprising: a housing; elongate members secured to said housing, said elongate members complementing the rail for enabling said housing to be retainably slid along the rail; and a latch member removably secured to said housing and including a portion adapted to be received by the depression for preventing sliding of said housing along the rail. 22. The accessory device according to claim 21, wherein: said latch member is removably secured to said housing. 23. The accessory device according to claim 22, wherein: said latch member is selected from a plurality of latch members including portions respectively adapted to be received by differently sized depressions in different rails. 24. The accessory device according to claim 21, wherein: said latch member comprises a plate including said portion. 25. The accessory device according to claim 22, wherein: said latch member is captured to said housing by said elongate members secured to said housing. 26. The accessory device according to claim 25, wherein: said latch member is removable from said housing when said elongate members are removed from said housing. 27. The accessory device according to claim 21, wherein: the securement of said elongate members is transversely adjustable. 28. The accessory device according to claim 21, wherein: said elongate members are secured to said housing with headed screws retained in bores in said elongate members respectively communicating with threaded bores in said housing, said bores in said elongate members providing a loose fit with said headed screws at lest in the transverse direction for adjusting the transverse distance between said members. 29. The accessory device according to claim 21, wherein: a light emitter assembly carried by said housing; a battery carried by said housing in circuit for energizing said light emitter assembly when switch actuated; and a switch device including a switch actuator for said battery. 30. The accessory device according to claim 29, wherein: said switch device is removably secured to said housing. 31. The accessory device according to claim 29, wherein: said switch actuator is rotatably urgeable by either hand of an operator when said housing is installed on the rail for placing said switch device in a CONSTANT ON or OFF position, and longitudinally urgeable by either hand of the operator when said housing is installed on the rail for placing said switch device in a MOMENTARY ON position. 32. The accessory device according to claim 31, including: a remote switch actuator communicating with said switch device for remotely actuating said switch device to a MOMENTARY ON position. 33. The accessory device according to claim 21, wherein: said switch device comprises a tail cap switch pivotally secured to said housing about a pivot axis. 34. The accessory device according to claim 21, wherein: said tail cap switch is adapted to be removed by an operator from its securement about said pivot axis when said tail cap switch is pivoted away from said housing. 35. A method of assembling an accessory device for installation on a rail having a depression and carried by a firearm, comprising: providing the accessory device including a housing; providing elongate members complementing the rail; providing a latch member having a portion sized for being received by the depression in the rail; securing said latch member to said housing; and removably securing said elongate members to said housing with said elongate members capturing said latch member to said housing and enabling said housing to be retained along the rail. 36. The method according to claim 35, wherein the rail is a first rail, further including: removing said elongate members from said housing; removing said latch member from said housing; providing a second latch member having a portion sized for being received by a depression in a second rail carried by a firearm; securing said second latch member to said housing; and removably securing said elongate members to said housing with said elongate members capturing said second latch member to said housing and enabling said housing to be retained along the second rail.
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