(12) United States Patent (10) Patent N0.: US 6,594,938 B2 Horton (45) Date of Patent: Jul
US006594938B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent N0.: US 6,594,938 B2 Horton (45) Date of Patent: Jul. 22, 2003 (54) FRONT INTERFACING DETACHABLE 5,941,006 A * 8/1999 Horton ...................... .. 42/124 SCOPE MOUNT 6,250,008 B1 * 6/2001 Silver ...................... .. 42/70.01 6,269,577 B1 * 8/2001 Hardy . .. 42/127 (76) Inventor: JohnMonnceno’ ' Wiley FL(US)Horton, 32344430 Satsuma Ave., 6,427,374 B1 Z:* 8/2002 giwonskiVaianiaumann ......................... e a ~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ .. 42/85 ( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U_S_C_ 154(k)) by 0 days' W0 WO 99/63295 * 12/1999 * . (21) Appl. N0.: 09/963,852 cued by exammer (22) Filed: Sep_ 26’ 2001 Primary Examiner—Michael~ J. Carone Assistant Examiner—John Richardson (65) Prior Publication Data (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—J. Wiley Horton US 2003/0056417 A1 Mar. 27, 2003 (57) ABSTRACT (52) US. Cl. ................................ ... 42/127;. .. 42/72; 42/90; AOperated using only one alatching mechanism_ The mount 42/124; 42/125; 42/126; 42/141; 42/111; uses a front base attached to the ring of a ri?e receiver and 89/3704; 89/3709; 89/3713; 89/3716 a rear base attached to the bridge of a ri?e receiver. The of Search ............................ .. 90, upper surfaces of both the front and rear bases Open into a ‘12/125, 126, 127, 111, 141; 89/3704, 3709, pair of slots. A separate scope mount is attached to a scope 37-13, 37-16 sight by conventional means. TWo sets of lugs descend from the loWer surfaces of this scope mount.
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