US 12,332,021 B2
Scope mount system with offset accessory attachment mount
James W. Teetzel, Portsmouth, NH (US); and Gary M. Lemire, Lee, NH (US)
Assigned to Wilcox Industries Corp., Newington, NH (US)
Filed by Wilcox Industries Corp., Newington, NH (US)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/241,455.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/403,395, filed on Sep. 2, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0077284 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. F41G 11/00 (2006.01); F41G 1/54 (2006.01)
CPC F41G 11/003 (2013.01) [F41G 1/545 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mount for attaching an optical scope to a weapon, the mount comprising:
a base comprising a lower surface that faces the weapon when the base is mounted on the weapon and an upper surface opposite the lower surface;
a front lower clamping member extending from the base;
a rear lower clamping member extending from the base, wherein the rear lower clamping member is axially spaced apart from the front lower clamping member;
a front upper clamping member releasably attached to the front lower clamping member, wherein the front upper clamping member and the front lower clamping member cooperate to define a front scope ring having a front cylindrical bore;
a rear upper clamping member releasably attached to the rear lower clamping member, wherein the rear upper clamping member and the rear lower clamping member cooperate to define a rear scope ring having a rear cylindrical bore, and wherein the front and rear cylindrical bores are co-aligned with a first axis; and
an accessory mount extending from and integral with the front upper clamping member, the accessory mount having an elongate portion extending along a second axis, the accessory mount configured to receive a weapon accessory, wherein the first axis and second axis are parallel, and further wherein the second axis is laterally offset with respect to the first axis.