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Rail mounted and integrated tie down bracket with engagement jaws for retaining a loss preventing lanyard extending from a rail mounted weapon accessory

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-03-07
ELITE ARMS
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The present invention is about a tie down bracket for tightening a weapon rail accessory's lanyard. It has two parts that are attached to the rail and can be brought together to squeeze the lanyard. The bracket has a pivotal clamping element and a detent to secure the lanyard to the rail. A hex bolt and mating threaded locations make it easy to install. The bracket can be integrally mounted on the rail, and has a recess to hold the lanyard. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a reliable and easy-to-use way to secure a weapon rail accessory's lanyard.

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One disadvantageous aspect of use in dynamic environments includes inadvertent disengagement of the accessories from the top extending rail, often resulting in damage or loss of the accessories.

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[0019]Referring initially to FIGS. 1-3, a first variant of the present invention discloses a tie down bracket, generally at 10, with engagement jaws and pivotal clamping element which is mounted to a first location of a supporting rail, depicted generally at 2 and including such as an aluminum component incorporated into the weapon (not shown but understood to include any of a type suitable for supporting the rail and such as which can further include a conventionally known “Picatinny” style rail).

[0020]As further shown in FIG. 1A, a selected rail mounted accessory (see for example ACOG gunsight 4) is depicted and includes an extending and safety / loss preventative lanyard 6 which is compressingly engaged at a remote end by the bracket 10. The lanyard 6 can further include a polymeric coated cable with a metal core and, in the event the accessory disengages from its rail mounted location, the lanyard is securely retained so as to prevent loss of the accessory. Further depicted in FIG...

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The present invention teaches a tie down bracket for restraining an extending lanyard associated with a weapon rail mounted accessory. The bracket includes a first body portion supported by the rail and a second body portion releasably engaged to the first body portion. The body portions exhibit opposing surfaces between which is placed a length of the lanyard prior to compressing the body portions against one another to engage and fix the lanyard.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 530,435 filed Sep. 2, 2011.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention discloses multiple variants of a tie down bracket (including both rail mounted and integrated variants) with engagement jaws or pincers for grabbing and restraining an extending lanyard associated with a weapon rail mounted accessory. Additional features include such as a pivotal clamping element which is mounted to a first location of a supporting rail associated with a weapon. In this fashion, the bracket engages and retains a loss preventing lanyard (such as including a polymeric coated cable with a metal core) extending from a rail mounted accessory and such that, in the event the accessory disengages from its rail mounted location, the lanyard is securely retained so as to prevent loss of the accessory.DESCRIPTION OF THE RELEVANT ART[0003]The relevant art teaches a...

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IPC IPC(8): F41C27/00
CPCF41G11/003F41C27/00
Inventor FINNEGAN, DENNISWATKINS, SCOTT ERIC
Owner ELITE ARMS
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