May 26, 2026

US12638272 - Universal mounting system

A system and method of mounting a selected red dot emitter/reflex sight to a weapon includes affixing the selected red dot emitter/reflex sight to a mounting plate selected from several mounting plates. There is one mounting plate for each red dot emitter/reflex sight and each mounting plate has features for affixing one of the red dot emitters/reflex sights to the mounting plate. Next, the mounting plate is installed to a base that has a plurality of legs for engaging with the weapon. The base also has a plurality of clips and each clip slideably interfaces into a cutout of each leg. Each clip is adjustably held within the cutout by an adjustment screw. Next, each clip is engaged with the weapon and each adjustment screw is tightened to hold the base to the weapon, therefore, holding the one red dot emitter/reflex sight to the weapon.

Inventors: Michael Marcjohn Frost
Filing date: 2025-03-28

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The patent describes a universal mounting system for attaching various red dot emitters or reflex sights to firearms using interchangeable mounting plates and a base with adjustable clips. This system allows for secure attachment to the weapon by tightening adjustment screws that hold the clips in place.

Claim 1

1 . A system for mounting a red dot emitter or reflex sight to a weapon, the system comprising: a plurality of mounting plates each corresponding to a plurality of red dot emitters and reflex sights, a mounting plate selected from the plurality of mounting plates, the mounting plate having features for affixing the red dot emitter or the reflex sight to the mounting plate; a base, the base comprising an orifice for accepting the mounting plate and a plurality of legs for engaging with the weapon; a plurality of clips, each clip slideably interfaces into a cutout of each leg of the plurality of legs and each clip is adjustably held within the cutout by an adjustment screw; and wherein the mounting plate is sized to fit and be held in the orifice, wherein the base has at least one hole within the orifice for accepting the mounting plate and the mounting plate has a corresponding hole through which a screw is used to hold the mounting plate within the base, and wherein the at least one hole within the orifice for accepting the mounting plate is threaded. a plurality of mounting plates each corresponding to a plurality of red dot emitters and reflex sights, a mounting plate selected from the plurality of mounting plates, the mounting plate having features for affixing the red dot emitter or the reflex sight to the mounting plate; a base, the base comprising an orifice for accepting the mounting plate and a plurality of legs for engaging with the weapon; a plurality of clips, each clip slideably interfaces into a cutout of each leg of the plurality of legs and each clip is adjustably held within the cutout by an adjustment screw; and wherein the mounting plate is sized to fit and be held in the orifice, wherein the base has at least one hole within the orifice for accepting the mounting plate and the mounting plate has a corresponding hole through which a screw is used to hold the mounting plate within the base, and wherein the at least one hole within the orifice for accepting the mounting plate is threaded.

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