Firearm accessory mounting apparatus

Abstract

A firearm accessory mounting apparatus comprises of a clamp body with multiple split sockets. Each said split socket has a cavity adapted for securing a firearm accessory and has a split that runs longitudinally along its body. Said split of the first split socket has a first arm at one side and a second arm at opposite side of the split. A firearm mounting frame may be secured to the firearm accessory mounting apparatus via the first arm and second arm of each split socket and adapted for securing the entire assembly to a weapon.

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       5 . A firearm accessory mounting apparatus adapted to be engaged to a firearm mounting frame for mounting on a firearm, comprising: 
 a clamp body that has multiple split sockets formed as a unit, each of the split sockets having a cavity for holding a firearm accessory and a split that runs longitudinally along the body thereof;    each of the split sockets further having a first arm at one side of the split and a second arm at an opposite side of the split;    the first arm of a first of the split sockets having threaded screw sockets that correspond with both through-holes on the second arm of said first of the split sockets and through-holes on the firearm mounting frame so that bolts through the corresponding through-holes can be threaded into the corresponding screw sockets to secure a first firearm accessory in the cavity of said first of the split sockets and fix a projection of the firearm mounting frame between the first arm and the second arm of said first of the split sockets.    
   
   
       6 . The firearm accessory mounting apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the first arm of a second of the split sockets has at least one threaded screw socket that corresponds to at least one through-hole on the second arm of said second of the split sockets so that a bolt through the through-hole can be threaded into the corresponding screw socket to secure a second firearm accessory in the cavity of said second of the split sockets.  
   
   
       7 . The firearm accessory mounting apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the first arm of the first of the split sockets and the first arm of the second of the split sockets are a same arm.  
   
   
       8 . The firearm accessory mounting apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein at least one of the threaded screw sockets on the first arm of said same arm correspond to the through-hole on said second arm of said second of the split sockets and remaining threaded screw sockets on said same arm correspond to the through-holes on the first of the split sockets.  
   
   
       9 . The firearm accessory mounting apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the axes of said first and second of the split sockets are parallel to each other and to the axis of said firearm mounting frame when fixed to the clamp body.  
   
   
       10 . The firearm accessory mounting apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the axis of the second of the split sockets is spaced below the axis of the first of the split sockets when said firearm mounting frame is fixed to the clamp body.  
   
   
       11 . The firearm accessory mounting apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein a width of the split of the first of the split sockets is greater than that of second of the split sockets so as to accommodate the projection of said firearm mounting frame.  
   
   
       12 . The firearm accessory mounting apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the depth of the split of the second of the split sockets is greater than that of the first of the split sockets.  
   
   
       13 . The firearm accessory mounting apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein a cross-section transverse to the longitudinal length of the split of the second of the split sockets is bent.