Patent 7421817 was granted and assigned to SureFire on September, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Mounting device for an accessory (11), such as a lamp (27) for guns. Said accessory (11) is connected to an adapter (10) which is provided with a gripping means (17; 22). Said gripping means (17, 22) comprises a spring biased clamping mechanism (15; 18; 20; 22; 24) and a counter stay (17) cooperating with said clamping mechanism.