Apparatus for coupling accessories to firearms and methods for forming the same

Abstract

Embodiments provided herein describe apparatuses and methods for coupling an accessory to a firearm. The apparatus includes a body having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the body has an opening formed thereon. The body further includes a cavity formed therein. The cavity is in fluid communication with the opening on the first portion of the body. The opening is configured to form a quick-detach sling socket. The body and the cavity are configured such that when a portion of a quick-detach sling swivel is inserted into the opening, the portion of the quick-detach sling swivel is substantially enclosed within the cavity formed within the body. A flexible member is coupled to the second portion of the body.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for coupling an accessory to a firearm, the apparatus comprising:
 a body having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the body having an opening formed thereon, the body further comprising a cavity formed therein, the cavity being in fluid communication with the opening on the first portion of the body, wherein the opening is configured to form a quick-detach sling socket, and the body and the cavity are configured such that when a portion of a quick-detach sling swivel is inserted into the opening, the portion of the quick-detach sling swivel is substantially enclosed within the cavity formed within the body; and   a flexible member coupled to the second portion of the body.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the body has a second opening formed therein, and wherein the flexible member is at least partially inserted through the second opening. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the flexible member forms a loop having a first end and a second end. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the first end of the loop is inserted through the second opening. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the second opening is in fluid communication with the cavity formed within the body. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , further comprising a stopper component connected to the first end of the loop and positioned within the cavity formed within the body. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein a width of the stopper component is greater than a width of the second opening. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the width of the stopper component is less than a width of the opening on the first portion of the body. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the body is substantially cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the first portion of the body is a first end of the body, and the second portion of the body is a second end of the body, the second end of the body being opposite the first end of the body. 
     
     
         11 . An apparatus for coupling an accessory to a firearm, the apparatus comprising:
 a body having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the body having a first opening formed thereon, the second portion of the body having a second opening formed thereon, the body further comprising a cavity formed therein, the cavity being in fluid communication with the first opening and the second opening, wherein the first opening is configured to form a quick-detach sling socket, and the body and the cavity are configured such that when a portion of a quick-detach sling swivel is inserted into the first opening, the portion of the quick-detach sling swivel is substantially enclosed within the cavity formed within the body;   a flexible loop having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the flexible loop is inserted through the second opening, and the second end of the flexible loop is external to the body; and   a stopper component connected to the first end of the flexible loop and being positioned within the cavity formed within the body.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein a width of the stopper component is greater than a width of the second opening. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the width of the stopper component is less than a width of the first opening. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the body is substantially cylindrical in shape, and, wherein the first portion of the body is a first end of the body, and the second portion of the body is a second end of the body, the second end of the body being opposite the first end of the body. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising a compressible body positioned between the stopper component and the second opening within the cavity formed within the body.