Telescope sight mount for firearms

Claim 1

FOR USE WITH FIREARM HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED APART LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING GROOVES DISPOSED ON AN UPPER PORTION THEREOF, A TELESCOPE SIGHT MOUNT REMOVABLE ATTACHABLE TO SAID FIREARM, COMPRISING, A SIGHT-SUPPORTING BRACKET MEMBER FORMED FROM A SINGLE CONTINUOUS STRIP OF SHEET METAL, SAID BRACKET MEMBER INCLUDING AN ARCUATE BODY PORTION SHAPED TO ENCIRCLE MORE THAN ONE-HALF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE BARREL OF A TELESCOPE SIGHT, THE ENDS OF SAID BODY PORTION BEING TURNED OUTWARDLY AT ANGLES TO SAID BODY PORTION TO DEFINE A PAIR OF SPACED APART LEGS, INTURNED TOE PORTIONS AT THE FREE ENDS OF SAID LEGS RECEIVABLE IN SAID GROOVES, A SCREW MEMBER EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY BETWEEN SAID LEGS INTERMEDIATE THE FREE ENDS OF SAID LEGS AND SAID BODY PORTION AND SPACED FROM THE FIREARM AND THE SIGHT BARREL ADAPTED TO DRAW SAID LEGS TOWARD EACH OTHER WHEREBY TO CLAMP SAID ARCUATE BODY PORTION ABOUT THE SIGHT BARREL AND TO URGE SAID TOE PORTIONS INTO CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT IN SAID GROOVES, SAID ANGLES BEING SELECTED TO PROVIDE A SPACING BETWEEN THE LEGS SUCH AS TO PERMIT A LIMITED DEGREE OF RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE LEGS WHILE THE BODY PORTION REMAINS TIGHTLY CLAMPED ABOUT THE SIGHT BARREL.