Adjustable Cantilever Scope Mount With Sliding Base
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing one-piece scope mounts have a fixed cantilever distance, requiring users to purchase multiple mounts with different distances to accommodate varying eye relief and scope dimensions, which is inconvenient and costly.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable scope mount design featuring a base with a sliding cantilever that can be fixed at multiple positions along its longitudinal axis, allowing the total length to vary and accommodate different eye reliefs and scope dimensions without the need for multiple mounts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a one-piece scope mount with fixed cantilever distance is used, then structural strength and rigidity are improved, but adaptability to different eye relief and scope dimensions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cantilever is designed with multiple fixed positions along the longitudinal axis of the base, allowing it to be adjusted to different lengths. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the scope mount to adapt to various eye relief requirements and scope dimensions while maintaining the structural integrity of a one-piece design when positioned.
Solution Approach 2:
The cantilever is divided into multiple selectable positions along its length, effectively segmenting the continuous structure into discrete adjustable configurations. This segmentation allows users to select the appropriate cantilever length for different scopes and eye relief requirements without compromising the overall structural strength.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple one-piece scope mounts with different cantilever distances are purchased, then adaptability to different scopes is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The scope mount base is designed with multiple positioning locations along its longitudinal axis, enabling a single base to perform the function of multiple different-length cantilevers. This multi-functionality allows one scope mount to accommodate various scope sizes and eye relief requirements, eliminating the need for users to purchase and manage multiple separate scope mounts.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the cantilever is made adjustable with multiple positions, then adaptability and flexibility are improved, but structural rigidity may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The cantilever incorporates multiple fixed positions along the base's longitudinal axis, providing dynamic adjustability while maintaining structural rigidity at each positioned location. The fixed positions ensure that when the cantilever is set to a specific length, it achieves optimal structural stability for that configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The base is pre-configured with multiple positioning locations during manufacturing, allowing the cantilever to be securely fixed at predetermined positions. This preliminary preparation ensures that each adjustable position maintains structural integrity and rigidity without requiring additional reinforcement or complex locking mechanisms.
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AI summary
A scope mount implementable on a firearm includes a base and an adjustable cantilever. The base has a first primary side and a second primary side opposite the first primary side, with the second primary side configured to accommodate and mount onto a rail on the firearm. The adjustable cantilever is slidingly installable on the first primary side of the base and is configured with a scope mounting feature to receive a scope thereon. The adjustable cantilever can be fixable at one of plural positions along a longitudinal axis of the base and on the base such that a total length of the scope mount, measured from one distal end of the scope mount to an opposite distal end of the scope mount, varies between a shortest length and a longest length according to at which one of the positions on the base the adjustable cantilever is fixed.