Target sight mount

Abstract

An accessory mounting system for securing an accessory to a firearm includes a slot in a first end of a receiving portion of the firearm, a tab protruding from one end of the accessory, the tab structured to mechanically engage with the slot, and a fastener structured to clamp a portion of the accessory to the receiving portion of the firearm in a location apart from the slot.

1 . An accessory mounting system for securing an accessory to a firearm, the mounting system comprising:
 a slot in a first end of a receiving portion of the firearm;   a tab protruding from one end of the accessory, the tab structured to mechanically engage with the slot; and   a fastener structured to clamp a portion of the accessory to the receiving portion of the firearm in a location apart from the slot.   
     
     
         2 . The accessory mounting system of  claim 1 , in which the fastener is a screw, and in which the screw is received into a threaded portion of the accessory. 
     
     
         3 . The accessory mounting system of  claim 1 , in which the fastener is a screw, and in which the screw is passed through an aperture of the accessory to a threaded receiver. 
     
     
         4 . The accessory mounting system of  claim 3 , in which the threaded receiver is formed in a removable element of the accessory. 
     
     
         5 . The accessory mounting system of  claim 4 , in which the removeable element is an iron sight. 
     
     
         6 . The accessory mounting system of  claim 1 , in which the location apart from the slot is proximate a second end of the accessory. 
     
     
         7 . The accessory mounting system of  claim 6 , in which the accessory comprises a rear landing tab at the second end of the accessory. 
     
     
         8 . The accessory mounting system of  claim 1 , in which the receiving portion of the firearm further includes one or more apertures, and in which the accessory includes one or more indexing pins structured to be inserted into the one or more apertures on the receiving portion. 
     
     
         9 . The accessory mounting system of  claim 1 , in which the accessory is a target sight. 
     
     
         10 . A target sight for a firearm, comprising:
 a tab protruding from a first end of the target sight to be inserted into a slot on a receiving portion of the firearm; and   a fastener to be inserted through an aperture in the receiving portion on a side opposite the slot and into a threaded receiving aperture of the target sight.   
     
     
         11 . The target sight of  claim 10 , in which the receiving aperture of the target sight is disposed in a separate, removable element of the target sight. 
     
     
         12 . The target sight of  claim 11 , in which the receiving aperture of the target sight is disposed in a separate, removable iron sight. 
     
     
         13 . The target sight of  claim 11 , in which the aperture is located away from the first end of the target sight. 
     
     
         14 . The target sight of  claim 13 , in which the aperture is located on a second end of the target sight opposite the first end. 
     
     
         15 . The target sight of  claim 11 , in which the target sight further comprises one or more pins on an underside of the target sight to be inserted into one or more receiving apertures on the receiving surface of the firearm. 
     
     
         16 . An accessory mounting system for securing an accessory to a firearm, the mounting system comprising:
 a slot on a receiving surface of the firearm;   a tab protruding from one side of the accessory, the tab structured to engage with the slot;   one or more pins on an underside of the accessory;   one or more apertures on the receiving surface of the firearm positioned to receive the one or more pins;   a fastener to be inserted through an aperture of the accessory receiving surface on a side opposite the slot, through an aperture of the accessory on a side opposite the tab, and into a threaded aperture of the accessory.   
     
     
         17 . The accessory mounting system of  claim 16 , in which the accessory is a target sight. 
     
     
         18 . The accessory mounting system of  claim 17 , in which the accessory further comprises an iron sight. 
     
     
         19 . The accessory mounting system of  claim 18 , in which the threaded aperture is disposed within the iron sight. 
     
     
         20 . The accessory mounting system of  claim 16 , in which the threaded aperture is a nut.