Firearm mounting apparatus

Abstract

A mounting apparatus for use with a firearm includes a body member having at least one mounting rail configured to support a firearm accessory and a barrel adapter positioned between the body member and a firearm barrel. The barrel adapter including a movement limiting member configured to limit movement of the body member relative to the firearm barrel.

1 . A mounting apparatus for use with a firearm, comprising: 
 a body member including at least one mounting rail configured to support a firearm accessory; and    a barrel adapter positioned between the body member and a firearm barrel, the barrel adapter including a movement limiting member configured to limit movement of the body member relative to the firearm barrel.    
   
   
       2 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body member includes a plurality of mounting rails.  
   
   
       3 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting rail includes at least one aperture sized to receive a secondary accessory.  
   
   
       4 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the aperture includes an inner groove having a diameter greater than the aperture itself, the groove sized to receive one or more spring loaded bearings in the secondary accessory, which retain the secondary accessory within the aperture.  
   
   
       5 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body member is a generally U-shaped structure having a pair of deflectable longitudinally extending side members that define a variable capacity channel sized to receive the barrel adapter.  
   
   
       6 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the body member includes at least one threaded fastener secured to each of the longitudinally extending side members and rotatable to move the longitudinally extending side members toward and away from each other to reduce and enlarge the size of the channel, respectively.  
   
   
       7 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the barrel adapter includes a pair of generally semi-circular adapter halves.  
   
   
       8 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the movement limiting member includes a radially outwardly extending flange.  
   
   
       9 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the movement limiting member includes a gripping surface that contacts the barrel.  
   
   
       10 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the gripping surface includes a plurality of elevated ridges.  
   
   
       11 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the gripping surface includes an adhesive that contacts the barrel.  
   
   
       12 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting rail is a Picatinny or Weaver-style mounting rail.  
   
   
       13 . A mounting apparatus for use with a firearm, comprising: 
 a body member including at least two mounting rails configured to support a firearm accessory; and    a barrel adapter positioned between the body member and a firearm barrel, the barrel adapter configured to limit movement of the body member relative to the firearm barrel.    
   
   
       14 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the body member includes a plurality of mounting rails.  
   
   
       15 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the mounting rails include at least one aperture sized to receive a secondary accessory.  
   
   
       16 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the aperture includes an inner groove having a diameter greater than the aperture itself, the groove sized to receive one or more spring loaded bearings in the secondary accessory, which retain the secondary accessory within the aperture.  
   
   
       17 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the body member is a generally U-shaped structure having a pair of deflectable longitudinally extending side members that define a variable capacity channel sized to receive the barrel adapter.  
   
   
       18 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the body member includes at least one threaded fastener secured to each of the longitudinally extending side members and rotatable to move the longitudinally extending side members toward and away from each other to reduce and enlarge the size of the channel, respectively.  
   
   
       19 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the barrel adapter includes a pair of generally semi-circular adapter halves.  
   
   
       20 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the barrel adapter includes a radially outwardly extending flange.  
   
   
       21 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the barrel adapter includes a gripping surface that contacts the barrel.  
   
   
       22 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the gripping surface includes a plurality of elevated ridges.  
   
   
       23 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the gripping surface includes an adhesive that contacts the barrel.  
   
   
       24 . The mounting apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the mounting rail is a Picatinny or Weaver-style mounting rail.  
   
   
       25 . A mounting apparatus for use with a firearm, comprising: 
 a body member including a generally U-shaped structure having a pair of longitudinally extending side members that define a variable capacity channel, the longitudinally extending side members each including a mounting rail, each mounting rail being configured to support a firearm accessory; and    a barrel adapter positioned between the body member and a firearm barrel, the barrel adapter including a pair of generally semi-circular adapter halves and a movement limiting member configured to limit movement of the body member relative to the firearm barrel.