U.S. patent application number 15/246424 was filed with the patent office on 2017-03-02 for removable handgun slide mount.
The applicant listed for this patent is Christopher M. Justice. Invention is credited to Christopher M. Justice.
Application Number | 20170059277 15/246424 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 58098289 |
Filed Date | 2017-03-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20170059277 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Justice; Christopher M. |
March 2, 2017 |
REMOVABLE HANDGUN SLIDE MOUNT
Abstract
Removable handgun slide mounts are presented including: a
mounting plate; a dovetail mounting adapter sized to slidingly
couple with a rear open sight dovetail slot of a handgun slide and
configured to removably coupled with the mounting plate; and a rear
slide mounting adapter sized to slidingly couple with a rear
opening of the handgun slide and configured to removably couple
with the mounting plate. In some embodiments, the mounting plate
includes: at least two locating posts for locating a rear sight; at
least one threaded hole for receiving a threaded screw to couple
the rear sight with the mounting plate; at least one countersunk
hole for securing the mounting plate with the dovetail mounting
adapter; and at least one additional countersunk hole for securing
the mounting plate with the rear slide mounting adapter.
Inventors: |
Justice; Christopher M.;
(Fortuna, CA) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
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Type |
Justice; Christopher M. |
Fortuna |
CA |
US |
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Family ID: |
58098289 |
Appl. No.: |
15/246424 |
Filed: |
August 24, 2016 |
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Application
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Patent Number |
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62208933 |
Aug 24, 2015 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41G 11/003
20130101 |
International
Class: |
F41G 1/26 20060101
F41G001/26; F41C 3/00 20060101 F41C003/00; F41G 11/00 20060101
F41G011/00; F41A 3/54 20060101 F41A003/54 |
Claims
1. A removable handgun slide mount comprising: a mounting plate; a
dovetail mounting adapter sized to slidingly couple with a rear
open sight dovetail slot of a handgun slide and configured to
removably coupled with the mounting plate; and a rear slide
mounting adapter sized to slidingly couple with a rear opening of
the handgun slide and configured to removably couple with the
mounting plate.
2. The removable handgun slide mount of claim 1, wherein the
mounting plate comprises: at least two locating posts for locating
a rear sight; at least one threaded hole for receiving a threaded
screw to couple the rear sight with the mounting plate; at least
one countersunk hole for securing the mounting plate with the
dovetail mounting adapter; and at least one additional countersunk
hole for securing the mounting plate with the rear slide mounting
adapter.
3. The removable handgun slide mount of claim 1, wherein the
dovetail mounting adapter further comprises: at least one threaded
hole for receiving a screw to secure the mounting plate.
4. The removable handgun slide mount of claim 1, wherein the rear
slide mounting adapter further comprises: at least one threaded
hole for receiving a screw to secure the mounting plate.
5. The removable handgun slide mount of claim 1, wherein the
mounting plate further comprises: a non-marring protective layer
located along a bottom surface of the mounting plate.
6. A handgun having a removable handgun slide mount comprising: a
handgun slide installed on the handgun; a mounting plate positioned
along a rear end of the handgun slide; a dovetail mounting adapter
slidingly coupled with a rear open sight dovetail slot of the
handgun slide and removably coupled with the mounting plate; and a
rear slide mounting adapter slidingly coupled with a rear opening
of the handgun slide and removably coupled with the mounting
plate.
7. The handgun of claim 6, further comprising: a rear sight coupled
with the mounting plate.
8. The handgun of claim 7, wherein the mounting plate comprises: at
least two locating posts for locating the rear sight; at least one
threaded hole for receiving a threaded screw to couple the rear
sight with the mounting plate; at least one countersunk hole for
securing the mounting plate with the dovetail mounting adapter; and
at least one additional countersunk hole for securing the mounting
plate with the rear slide mounting adapter.
9. The handgun of claim 6, wherein the dovetail mounting adapter
further comprises: at least one threaded hole for receiving a screw
to secure the mounting plate.
10. The handgun of claim 6, wherein the rear slide mounting adapter
further comprises: at least one threaded hole for receiving a screw
to secure the mounting plate.
11. The handgun of claim 6, wherein the mounting plate further
comprises: a non-marring protective layer located along a bottom
surface of the mounting plate.
12. A method of utilizing a removable handgun slide mount
comprising: providing a handgun having a handgun slide; providing
the removable handgun slide mount, wherein the removable handgun
slide includes, a mounting plate, a dovetail mounting adapter sized
to slidingly couple with a rear open sight dovetail slot of the
handgun slide and configured to removably coupled with the mounting
plate, and a rear slide mounting adapter sized to slidingly couple
with a rear opening of the handgun slide and configured to
removably couple with the mounting plate; and mounting the
removable handgun slide mount on the handgun slide.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the mounting further comprises:
sliding the dovetail mounting adapter into the rear open sight
dovetail slot of the handgun slide; sliding the rear slide mounting
adapter into the rear opening of the handgun slide; locating the
mounting plate along a top surface of the handgun slide; securing
the mounting plate with the dovetail mounting adapter; and securing
the mounting plate with the rear slide mounting adapter.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the mounting plate further
comprises: at least one countersunk hole for securing the mounting
plate with the dovetail mounting adapter wherein the dovetail
mounting adapter includes at least one threaded hole for receiving
a first screw to secure the mounting plate; and at least one
additional countersunk hole for securing the mounting plate with
the rear slide mounting adapter, wherein the rear slide mounting
adapter includes at least one threaded hole for receiving a second
screw to secure the mounting plate.
15. The method of claim 13, further comprising: providing a rear
sight; locating the rear sight on the mounting plate, wherein the
mounting plate further includes at least two locating posts for
locating the rear sight; and securing the rear sight with the
mounting plate, wherein the mounting plate further includes at
least one threaded hole for receiving a threaded screw to couple
the rear sight with the mounting plate.
Description
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The present invent relates generally to removable handgun
slide mounts that provide a solid and fast attachment mount that
requires no permanent modification of the firearm.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Target shooters, competition shooters, and hunters alike
have the need for a precision optic or sighting system for their
sidearm. Traditional open sights are simply not accurate or precise
enough at distance as compared with rifle style scopes and optics.
The need for a red dot or small precision optic on a handgun has
been needed for some time. However, unmodified handguns generally
lack a solid permanent mount which keeps the red dot, laser, or
optic locked with a slide of the semi-automatic handgun.
[0003] Common machining methods may be used to mill an area out of
the slide to create a mounting surface on the slide of the handgun
for a particular rear red dot optic sight as illustrated in FIG. 1,
which is a prior art illustrative representation of unmodified
handgun slide 100 and modified handgun slide 110. As illustrated,
unmodified handgun slide 100 may include rear open sight dovetail
slot 102 where a rear sight may be mounted. Further illustrated is
modified handgun slide 100 having a milled surface 112 and one or
more threaded holes 114 for mounting a custom rear sight such as a
rear optic sight. This style of mounting, by customizing the
firearm to accommodate a rear sight optic while stable, permanently
modifies the firearm for a single type and style of optic. Since
the base plates for a rear sight optic may vary from
manufacturer-to-manufacturer, mounting provisions to mount the base
plates are necessarily different. As such, once a particular
handgun slide has been modified to accept one style of rear sight
optic, the handgun slide may not be easily modified to fit another
brand of rear sight optic. Furthermore, a modified handgun sight
cannot be "un-machined" if the user wishes to revert back to iron
or open sights as originally configured.
[0004] In addition, current rear sight attachment methods for a red
dot optic or other optical aiming device include either utilizing a
pre-cut slide to fit a specific optic or by utilizing a single dove
tail attachment method with two single screws threaded into the
rear open sight dovetail slot. With respect to the latter, a single
dovetail mounting method may not be secure as that method may allow
the optic to move or detach from the handgun slide. While a single
dovetail attachment method provides a removable mount and does not
require machining of the handgun slide, the method, nevertheless,
may allow the red dot or accurate sighting device to drift front to
rear thus losing its exact point of aim.
[0005] As such, removable handgun slide mounts are presented
herein.
SUMMARY
[0006] The following presents a simplified summary of some
embodiments of the invention in order to provide a basic
understanding of the invention. This summary is not an extensive
overview of the invention. It is not intended to identify
key/critical elements of the invention or to delineate the scope of
the invention. Its sole purpose is to present some embodiments of
the invention in a simplified form as a prelude to the more
detailed description that is presented below.
[0007] As such removable handgun slide mounts are presented
including: a mounting plate; a dovetail mounting adapter sized to
slidingly couple with a rear open sight dovetail slot of a handgun
slide and configured to removably coupled with the mounting plate;
and a rear slide mounting adapter sized to slidingly couple with a
rear opening of the handgun slide and configured to removably
couple with the mounting plate. In some embodiments, the mounting
plate includes: at least two locating posts for locating a rear
sight; at least one threaded hole for receiving a threaded screw to
couple the rear sight with the mounting plate; at least one
countersunk hole for securing the mounting plate with the dovetail
mounting adapter; and at least one additional countersunk hole for
securing the mounting plate with the rear slide mounting adapter.
In some embodiments, the dovetail mounting adapter further
includes: at least one threaded hole for receiving a screw to
secure the mounting plate. In some embodiments, the rear slide
mounting adapter further includes: at least one threaded hole for
receiving a screw to secure the mounting plate. In some
embodiments, the mounting plate further includes: a non-marring
protective layer located along a bottom surface of the mounting
plate.
[0008] In other embodiments, handguns having removable handgun
slide mounts are presented including: a handgun slide installed on
the handgun; a mounting plate positioned along a rear end of the
handgun slide; a dovetail mounting adapter slidingly coupled with a
rear open sight dovetail slot of the handgun slide and removably
coupled with the mounting plate; and a rear slide mounting adapter
slidingly coupled with a rear opening of the handgun slide and
removably coupled with the mounting plate.
[0009] In other embodiments, methods of utilizing a removable
handgun slide mount are presented, the methods including: providing
a handgun having a handgun slide; providing the removable handgun
slide mount, where the removable handgun slide includes, a mounting
plate, a dovetail mounting adapter sized to slidingly couple with a
rear open sight dovetail slot of the handgun slide and configured
to removably coupled with the mounting plate, and a rear slide
mounting adapter sized to slidingly couple with a rear opening of
the handgun slide and configured to removably couple with the
mounting plate; and mounting the removable handgun slide mount on
the handgun slide. In some embodiments, mounting further includes:
sliding the dovetail mounting adapter into the rear open sight
dovetail slot of the handgun slide; sliding the rear slide mounting
adapter into the rear opening of the handgun slide; locating the
mounting plate along a top surface of the handgun slide; securing
the mounting plate with the dovetail mounting adapter; and securing
the mounting plate with the rear slide mounting adapter. In some
embodiments, methods further include: providing a rear sight;
locating the rear sight on the mounting plate, where the mounting
plate further includes at least two locating posts for locating the
rear sight; and securing the rear sight with the mounting plate,
where the mounting plate further includes at least one threaded
hole for receiving a threaded screw to couple the rear sight with
the mounting plate.
[0010] The features and advantages described in the specification
are not all inclusive and, in particular, many additional features
and advantages will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art
in view of the drawings, specification, and claims. Moreover, it
should be noted that the language used in the specification has
been principally selected for readability and instructional
purposes, and may not have been selected to delineate or
circumscribe the inventive subject matter.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] The present invention is illustrated by way of example, and
not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying
drawings and in which like reference numerals refer to similar
elements and in which:
[0012] FIG. 1 is a prior art illustrative representation of an
unmodified handgun slide and a modified handgun slide;
[0013] FIG. 2 is an illustrative exploded assembly representation
of a removable handgun slide mount in accordance with embodiments
of the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 3 is an illustrative exploded representation of a
removable handgun slide mount in accordance with embodiments of the
present invention;
[0015] FIG. 4 is an illustrative exploded representation of an
installed removable handgun slide mount and a rear sight in
accordance with embodiments of the present invention; and
[0016] FIG. 5 is an illustrative representation of an installed
removable handgun slide mount and an installed rear sight in
accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0017] The present invention will now be described in detail with
reference to a few embodiments thereof as illustrated in the
accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous
specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough
understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent,
however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may
be practiced without some or all of these specific details. In
other instances, well known process steps and/or structures have
not been described in detail in order to not unnecessarily obscure
the present invention.
[0018] Embodiments provided herein relate to an add-on optics or
visual aiming device mount, which may be installed or attached to a
top surface of a handgun slide. Removable handgun slide mount
embodiments may attach via machined provisions originally present
on a handgun slide via the rear removable striker cover, which is
found on the back of most modern semi-automatic firearms.
[0019] Embodiments provide a stable removable mounting platform for
an optic or laser or aiming device to be affixed to the slide in a
manner which does not permanently modify the firearm, does not
require any machining, and installs with simple tools.
[0020] Embodiments additionally incorporate a set of backup sights
should the primary optic fail due to physical damage or battery
failure. In the event of failure, the optic can simply be removed
from the slide to provide simple open-sight optics for aiming the
handgun.
[0021] FIG. 2 is an illustrative exploded assembly representation
200 of a removable handgun slide mount in accordance with
embodiments of the present invention. The illustrative
representation is provided for context in application of
embodiments disclosed herein. As illustrated, embodiments may be
useful for non-destructively modifying handgun slide 204 of handgun
202. Embodiments provide at least three key elements namely:
mounting plate 210, dovetail mounting adapter 212, and rear slide
mounting adapter 214. These elements function cooperatively to
provide a secure and stable mounting platform for rear optic sight
220. These elements will be discussed in further detail below.
[0022] FIG. 3 is an illustrative exploded representation 300 of a
removable handgun slide mount in accordance with embodiments of the
present invention. As illustrated, embodiments may be installed on
handgun slide 302 utilizing rear open sight dovetail slot 304 and
rear opening 306. The dotted lines are presented for clarity in
understanding mounting locations. Illustrated is mounting plate
310. In embodiments, mounting plate 310 may include two or more
locating posts 312. In the illustrated representation, four
locating posts are utilized however, the number and location of
locating posts may be selected and configured based on
manufacturer's specification for rear sight applications. Mounting
plate 310 may further include one or more countersunk holes 314 for
securing mounting plate 310 with the dovetail mounting adapter 330.
Further illustrated is an additional countersunk hole 316 for
securing mounting plate 310 with rear slide mounting adapter 340.
In addition, mounting plate 310 may further include one or more
threaded holes 318 for receiving a threaded screw to couple the
rear sight with the mounting plate. As above, threaded holes may be
selected and configured based on manufacturer's specification for
rear sight applications. In some embodiments, a non-marring
protective layer 320 located along a bottom surface of the mounting
plate may be applied. In some embodiments, the non-marring
protective layer is a polymeric film. In other embodiments, the
non-marring protective layer further provides addition friction. It
may be appreciated that mounting plate embodiments may be
manufactured from any suitably stable materials such as a metal
material, a polymeric material, a metal impregnated polymeric
material, and a composite material without limitation.
[0023] Further illustrated is dovetail mounting adapter 330 sized
to slidingly couple with rear open sight dovetail slot 304 of
handgun slide 302 and configured to removably coupled with mounting
plate 310. As may be seen, rear open sight dovetail slot 304 may
include one or more threaded holes 332 for receiving a screw to
secure mounting plate 310. It may be appreciated that dovetail
mounting adapter embodiments may be manufactured from any suitably
stable materials such as a metal material, a polymeric material, a
metal impregnated polymeric material, and a composite material
without limitation. Still further illustrated is rear slide
mounting adapter 340 sized to slidingly couple with rear opening
306 of handgun slide 302 and configured to removably couple with
mounting plate 310. As may be seen, rear opening 306 may include
threaded hole 342 for receiving a screw to secure mounting plate
310. Rear slide mounting adapter 340 may be customized for a
specific model of handgun. Rear slide mounting adapter 340 may be a
simple drop-in part and may replace the original striker plate
cover with a precise, tight fitting machined part that allows the
mounting plate 310 to tighten to the hole in the rear opening 306.
Rear slide mounting adapter 340 may be machined flush with the
physical height of the handgun slide, so when installed, the
mounting plate adapter may be very tight to the top surface of the
handgun slide.
[0024] As above, it may be appreciated that dovetail mounting
adapter embodiments may be manufactured from any suitably stable
materials such as a metal material, a polymeric material, a metal
impregnated polymeric material, and a composite material without
limitation.
[0025] With reference to FIG. 3, in utilizing embodiments provided
herein, methods may include at least the following steps:
[0026] providing a handgun having handgun slide 302;
[0027] sliding dovetail mounting adapter 330 into rear open sight
dovetail slot 304 of handgun slide 310;
[0028] sliding rear slide mounting adapter 340 into rear opening
306 of handgun slide 310;
[0029] locating mounting plate 310 along a top surface of handgun
slides 310;
[0030] securing mounting plate 310 with dovetail mounting adapter
330; and
[0031] securing mounting plate 310 with rear slide mounting adapter
340.
[0032] FIG. 4 is an illustrative exploded representation 400 of
installed removable handgun slide mount 410 and rear sight 420 in
accordance with embodiments of the present invention. It may be
seen that removable handgun slide mount 410 may be secured via
screws 412 that couples mounting plate with dovetail mounting plate
adapter embodiments and via screw 414 that couples mounting plate
with rear slide mounting adapter. Further illustrated is rear optic
sight 420 that may include one or more countersunk holes 422 for
securing with mounting plate 410.
[0033] With reference to FIG. 4, in utilizing embodiments provided
herein, methods may include at least the following steps:
[0034] providing rear sight 420;
[0035] locating rear sight 420 on mounting plate 410 along locating
posts 416; and
[0036] securing rear sight 420 with mounting plate 410.
[0037] Although a generic rear optic sight is illustrated, mounting
plate embodiments may be configured to receive a variety of rear
sights and may, in addition, be configured to receive other handgun
accessories such as, for example and without limitation, laser
pointers, laser sights, rails, attachment elements, etc.
[0038] FIG. 5 is an illustrative representation 500 of an installed
removable handgun slide mount 502 and an installed rear sight 504
in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. As may be
seen, rear sight 504 may be secured with slide mount 502 with one
or more screws 506.
[0039] It may be appreciated that embodiments may provide at least
the following features without limitation:
[0040] Shock resistance--Embodiments are secured in a manner so as
not to be adversely affected by recoil;
[0041] Stability--Embodiments may be mechanically coupled to a
firearm in a way that provides a stable platform and an accurate
base that resists both vertical and horizontal motion;
[0042] Flexibility--Embodiments attach with existing rear dovetail
slot machined into an original equipment manufactured handgun slide
and provide two stable mounting locations with support no less than
three locations;
[0043] Ease of Use--Embodiments may be installed and removed using
simple hand tools;
[0044] Configurability--Mounting plate embodiments may be
configured to a manufacturer's specification and may be easily
swapped to install another type of optic onto the slide;
[0045] Multi-use--Embodiments provide a platform for other handgun
accessories such as miniature adjustable laser or pointing devices
on the side of the scope mount or provide for multiple optical
sights; and
[0046] Reliability--Embodiments provide a reliable platform that
accommodates additional moving mass of mounted optics. Embodiment
mass may be very low, providing no negative resulting reliability
issues from fast moving mass during unlocking and blow-back
operation of the handgun.
[0047] The terms "certain embodiments", "an embodiment",
"embodiment", "embodiments", "the embodiment", "the embodiments",
"one or more embodiments", "some embodiments", and "one embodiment"
mean one or more (but not all) embodiments unless expressly
specified otherwise. The terms "including", "comprising", "having"
and variations thereof mean "including but not limited to", unless
expressly specified otherwise. The enumerated listing of items does
not imply that any or all of the items are mutually exclusive,
unless expressly specified otherwise. The terms "a", "an" and "the"
mean "one or more", unless expressly specified otherwise.
[0048] While this invention has been described in terms of several
embodiments, there are alterations, permutations, and equivalents,
which fall within the scope of this invention. It should also be
noted that there are many alternative ways of implementing the
methods and apparatuses of the present invention. Furthermore,
unless explicitly stated, any method embodiments described herein
are not constrained to a particular order or sequence. Further, the
Abstract is provided herein for convenience and should not be
employed to construe or limit the overall invention, which is
expressed in the claims. It is therefore intended that the
following appended claims be interpreted as including all such
alterations, permutations, and equivalents as fall within the true
spirit and scope of the present invention.
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