Angled Quick-Detach Mount Socket for Firearms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing quick-detach (QD) mounts for firearms have a high profile design that makes them difficult to maneuver, prone to snagging on clothing or objects due to the perpendicular axis of socket connection, which is not ergonomic.
Innovation Solution
A multi-platform, low-profile QD mount with a socket that allows detachable devices to be coupled and decoupled at an angle less than 90 degrees from the firearm surface, featuring a socket with indentation chambers to prevent rotation and a fastening system compatible with both KeyMod and M-LOK platforms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the socket is designed with a perpendicular axis connection (90 degrees from the firearm surface), then the detachable device can be connected and disconnected, but the high profile makes it easy to snag on clothing or objects and reduces ergonomics
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the connection angle parameter from the conventional 90 degrees to an angle less than 90 degrees (specifically 45 degrees). This parameter modification reduces the profile height of the socket, preventing snagging on clothing or objects while maintaining the functional capability to connect and disconnect detachable devices
2Ease of operation
If the socket axis is perpendicular to the firearm surface, then the connection structure is simple, but the high profile protruding from the firearm makes it difficult to maneuver
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the geometric parameter of the socket orientation from perpendicular (90 degrees) to an angled configuration (45 degrees) relative to the firearm surface. This angular parameter change reduces the effective profile height and improves maneuverability by lowering the protrusion from the firearm body
3Loss of time
If the socket is designed for easy attachment and detachment, then the accessory can be quickly connected and disconnected, but the connection axis creates a high profile that interferes with user comfort
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the angular parameter of the socket from 90 degrees to 45 degrees relative to the firearm surface. This parameter modification achieves a low-profile configuration that improves user comfort and ergonomics while preserving the quick-attachment and detachment functionality
Data Source
AI summary
A detachable firearm attachment implementable on a firearm includes a main body having a firearm attachment side and an accessory attachment side. The firearm attachment side is configured to attach to a surface of a part of the firearm. The accessory attachment side includes a socket configured such that a detachable device is coupled to and decoupled from the socket along an axis of the socket that is at an angle less than 90° from the surface of the part of the firearm. The socket is further configured with one or more indentation chambers on a surface of a cavity of the socket in which the detachable device is received when the detachable device is coupled to the socket such that, when the detachable device is coupled to the socket, a rotation of the detachable device is prevented by the one or more indentation chambers.