ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,880, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Arisaka LLC (Apex, N.C.).
"Accessory mount" was invented by William Roberson (Apex, N.C.) and Andrew Damgaard (Lincoln, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an accessory mount configured for attachment to a rail interface system, such as the MIL-STD 1913 Picatinny rail. In particular, the accessory mount is a multi-position sliding mount that can be used to attach an accessory, such as a bipod or a tripod, to a handguard equipped with a compatible rail interface system. The accessory mount includes a spring-loaded push-button recoil lug that allows it to be quickly repositioned on a r...