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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2011
Mike Carlson, Saline, MI (US);
Alan Charlton, Chelsea, MI (US);
Fred Collin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael L. Marino, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mike Carlson, Saline, MI (US);
Alan Charlton, Chelsea, MI (US);
Fred Collin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael L. Marino, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
OptiFlow, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A mount for mounting an accessory to a weapon includes a base portion with a forward edge and a rearward edge with a fore-aft axis extending therebetween. The fore-aft axis is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the weapon when attached thereto. An upper portion of the mount has a mounting surface for receiving an accessory. A pivot interconnects the base portion and the upper portion. The pivot has a pivot axis for rotation of the upper portion with respect to the base portion between a use position and a storage position. The upper portion in the use position is disposed above the base portion and in the storage position is disposed to a side of the base portion. The upper portion has a first edge that is a forward edge in the use position and a rearward edge in the storage position.