Mount Light for Firearm

Abstract

A mount light for a firearm includes a lighting apparatus and a rail mounting arrangement, which includes a plurality of side panels, an actuation switch, a locking member and a resilient element. The side panels are extended from the mounting side of the lighting apparatus to form a receiving channel between the side panels. The locking member is movably provided in the receiving channel to move between a mounting position and a releasing position. The resilient element is mounted in the receiving channel to normally urge the locking member to retain at the mounting position, wherein in the mounting position, the locking member is urged by the resilient element to engage with a locking slot of a rail of the firearm so as to securely retain the lighting apparatus on the lighting apparatus, wherein in the releasing position, the locking member is moved to disengage with the locking slot.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mount light for a firearm comprising a rail having at least one locking slot and two side protrusions, comprising:
 a lighting apparatus which has a mounting side and is arranged to generate illumination toward a predetermined direction; and   a rail mounting arrangement, which comprises:   a plurality of side panels extended from said mounting side of said lighting apparatus to form a receiving channel between said side panels, wherein a width of said receiving channel is fitted to a width of said rail;   an actuation switch operatively provided on at least one of said side panels;   a locking member movably provided in said receiving channel to move between a mounting position and a releasing position; and   a resilient element mounted in said receiving channel to normally urge said locking member to retain at said mounting position, wherein in said mounting position, said locking member is urged by said resilient element to engage with said locking slot of said rail of said firearm so as to securely retain said lighting apparatus on said mounting side of said lighting apparatus, wherein in said releasing position, said locking member is moved so that said locking member disengages with said locking slot so as to allow said lighting apparatus to be slidably detached from said rail of said firearm.   
     
     
         2 . The mount light, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein each of said side panels has a through switching slot formed thereon, wherein said actuation switch is mounted to said switching slots for allowing a user to switch said locking member between said mounting position and said releasing position as guided by said switching slots through movement of said actuation switch. 
     
     
         3 . The mount light, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein each of said side panels further has a sliding groove indently formed on an inner side of said corresponding side panel for slidably engaging with said side protrusion of said rail. 
     
     
         4 . The mount light, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein each of said side panels further has a sliding groove indently formed on an inner side of said corresponding side panel for slidably engaging with said side protrusions of said rail. 
     
     
         5 . The mount light, as recited in  claim 4 , wherein each of said side panels further has an engagement protrusion longitudinally extended along an inner side of said corresponding side panel so as to form said corresponding sliding groove defined by a side surface of said engagement protrusion and an inner side surface of said corresponding side panel. 
     
     
         6 . The mount light, as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said actuation switch comprises a plurality of switching knobs and a plurality of switching pins inwardly extended from inner sides of said switching knobs and penetrates said switching slots respectively to connect to said locking member, wherein each of said switching pins is arranged to move within said switching slot for driving said locking member to move between said mounting position and said releasing position. 
     
     
         7 . The mount light, as recited in  claim 6 , wherein each of said switching knobs has a first knob section and a second knob section wherein said first knob section has a uniform thickness while a thickness of said second knob section is gradually decreasing from said first knob section to an outer side edge of said second knob section, wherein said switching knob has a curved outer surface formed on said second knob section for accommodating a finger of said user so that said user is able to push said locking member to move from said mounting position to said releasing position by pushing on one of said curved outer surfaces of one of said switching knobs. 
     
     
         8 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said locking member has a front portion and two connecting portions rearwardly extended from said front portion, wherein said two connecting portions are pivotally mounted to said side panels respectively for moving between said mounting position and said releasing position, wherein two sides of said front portion are connected to said switching pins respectively so that a user is able to drive said front portion of said locking member to move by moving at least of said switching knobs. 
     
     
         9 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said locking member further has a locking latch transversely formed on said front portion, wherein said locking latch is shaped and sized for receiving into said locking slot of said rail, wherein when said locking member is in said mounting position, said locking member is pivotally urged by said resilient element so that said locking latch is pivotally moved to receive into said locking slot for locking a longitudinal movement of said lighting apparatus. 
     
     
         10 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 10 , wherein said resilient element is a coil spring mounted in said receiving channel at a space between said two connecting portions of said locking member for normally urging said locking member in said mounting position. 
     
     
         11 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said lighting apparatus further comprises a housing defining a battery compartment for receiving a replaceable battery therein, and an illumination device mounted on a front end portion of said housing for providing illumination at a predetermined direction. 
     
     
         12 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said lighting apparatus further comprises a housing defining a battery compartment for receiving a replaceable battery therein, and an illumination device mounted on a front end portion of said housing for providing illumination at a predetermined direction. 
     
     
         13 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 10 , wherein said lighting apparatus further comprises a housing defining a battery compartment for receiving a replaceable battery therein, and an illumination device mounted on a front end portion of said housing for providing illumination at a predetermined direction. 
     
     
         14 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 12 , wherein said lighting apparatus further comprises a lighting switch operatively mounted on said housing for selectively switching said illumination device, wherein said lighting switch is slidably mounted on said housing such that a user is able to operate said illumination device by sliding said lighting switch in a transverse direction of said housing. 
     
     
         15 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said lighting apparatus further comprises a lighting switch operatively mounted on said housing for selectively switching said illumination device, wherein said lighting switch is slidably mounted on said housing such that a user is able to operate said illumination device by sliding said lighting switch in a transverse direction of said housing. 
     
     
         16 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said lighting switch has an elongated main portion and a plurality of pushing portions transversely and integrally extended from two ends of said elongated main portion respectively, wherein said elongated main portion is connected to said illumination device while said pushing portions are extended at two sides of said housing for allowing a user to push thereon. 
     
     
         17 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 15 , wherein said lighting switch has an elongated main portion and a plurality of pushing portions transversely and integrally extended from two ends of said elongated main portion respectively, wherein said elongated main portion is connected to said illumination device while said pushing portions are extended at two sides of said housing for allowing a user to push thereon. 
     
     
         18 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 16 , wherein said elongated main portion of said lighting switch has an actuation slot arranged for operatively engaging with said illumination device in such a manner that when said lighting switch is sidewardly pushed by said user, said actuation slot is arranged to actuate said illumination device. 
     
     
         19 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 17 , wherein said elongated main portion of said lighting switch has an actuation slot arranged for operatively engaging with said illumination device in such a manner that when said lighting switch is sidewardly pushed by said user, said actuation slot is arranged to actuate said illumination device. 
     
     
         20 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 18 , wherein said illumination device comprises an annular member movably mounted on and extended from said front end portion of said housing, a cone-shaped reflector supported by said annular member, and an illuminating module having a LED supported by said annular member for providing illumination towards a front side of said lighting apparatus. 
     
     
         21 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 19 , wherein said illumination device comprises an annular member movably mounted on and extended from said front end portion of said housing, a cone-shaped reflector supported by said annular member, and an illuminating module having a LED supported by said annular member for providing illumination towards a front side of said lighting apparatus. 
     
     
         22 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 20 , wherein said illumination device is threadedly connected to said housing in such a manner that when said illumination device threadedly detached from said housing, said battery compartment is exposed to an exterior of said housing so that a user is able to conveniently replace said replaceable battery disposed in said battery compartment. 
     
     
         23 . The mount light arrangement, as recited in  claim 21 , wherein said illumination device is threadedly connected to said housing in such a manner that when said illumination device threadedly detached from said housing, said battery compartment is exposed to an exterior of said housing so that a user is able to conveniently replace said replaceable battery disposed in said battery compartment.