Firearm Scope Mount Magnetic Retention and Weight Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current scope mounts for firearms require tools and multiple fasteners for installation and removal of auxiliary devices, making them time-consuming and difficult to reattach accurately, and secondary mounts like diving boards face stress issues due to weight distribution, leading to potential misalignment and damage.
Innovation Solution
A scope mount design featuring magnetic retention and self-alignment mechanisms for quick detachment and reattachment of auxiliary devices, along with an integrated tool storage compartment and an angled locking fastener system for enhanced strength and precision in secondary mounts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional fasteners and tools are used to install auxiliary devices, then the connection strength is sufficient, but the installation time increases and repeatability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical fastening systems (screws, bolts, tools) with a magnetic field-based retention system. The scope mount includes a magnet that magnetically retains the auxiliary device, eliminating the need for tools and multiple fasteners while maintaining secure connection. This substitution reduces installation time and improves repeatability while preserving connection strength.
2Strength
If diving board mounts are used to support heavy auxiliary devices, then the mounting capacity is sufficient, but the stress concentration causes loosening and misalignment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the heavy auxiliary device (such as a laser range finder) from the traditional diving board mount configuration and relocates it to be mounted directly on the scope mount body. This redistribution removes the excessive forward weight concentration that caused stress concentration, loosening, and misalignment, while maintaining the necessary mounting capacity through the magnetic retention system.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If auxiliary devices are removed during transportation, then damage risk is reduced, but reattachment accuracy and rigidity decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical fastening systems with a magnetic field-based retention system that enables quick attachment and detachment without tools. The magnetic force provides consistent retention strength while allowing easy removal during transportation. Upon reattachment, the magnetic system ensures precise alignment and rigid connection without requiring tool assistance, thereby maintaining both damage protection and reattachment accuracy.
4Reliability
If multiple fasteners are used to secure auxiliary devices, then the connection reliability is improved, but the device complexity and ease of operation worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates multiple fasteners from the auxiliary device mounting system, replacing them with a single magnet that provides equivalent or superior connection reliability through magnetic retention. This reduction in component count simplifies the overall device structure and dramatically improves ease of operation by removing the need for tools and multiple fastening steps.
5Strength
If traditional mounting systems are used, then the structural strength is sufficient, but the weight distribution causes stress concentration and potential damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the heavy auxiliary device from the forward diving board mount position and relocates it to the scope mount body, redistributing the weight more favorably along the firearm's longitudinal axis. This relocation eliminates the excessive forward weight concentration that caused stress concentration on the diving board connection and scope ring, while maintaining necessary structural strength through the magnetic retention system.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick, repeatable, and tool-free installation of auxiliary devices, reducing wear and improving accuracy by distributing weight more evenly, thus enhancing the rigidity and precision of auxiliary device attachments.
Implementation Method 1
an auxiliary device is configured to be magnetically retained in an attachment bore defined in the base member when the auxiliary device is received in the attachment bore
Implementation Method 2
an auxiliary attachment is configured to be retained in an attachment bore via a locking taper mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
A scope mount for a firearm includes a base member configured to mount a scope to a firearm, at least one attachment bore extending at least partially through the base member, and an auxiliary device configured to be removably retained in the attachment bore. The auxiliary device can be configured to be retained in an attachment bore magnetically or via a locking taper mechanism.