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Ensdorf Abbey (Kloster Ensdorf) was a house of the Benedictine Order located at Ensdorf in Bavaria in Germany.
Dedicated to Saint James, the monastery was founded in 1121 by Pfalzgraf Otto of Wittelsbach.
It was dissolved in 1556 but restored in 1669, only to be dissolved again in 1802 in the secularisation of the period.
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It is well known to supplement or replace the orginal iron sights on a firearm such as a rifle, shotgun or pistol with auxiliary sighting aids. Such aids include optical scopes, so-called "night vision" devices, and electronic devices designed to amplify whatever ambient light may be present in the field of view. One way to categorize such auxiliary sighting aids is according to whether they are intended to be permanently mounted on a firearm, or whether they are adapted to be selectively installed and removed from the firearm--to meet certain needs. For example, if a rifle is to be carried by a paratrooper who is jumping from an airplane, it will likely be useful to protect an optical scope from possible damage as the paratrooper hits the ground with a rifle slung on his shoulder. It would be desirable in such a situation to have the scope safely stored away in a cushioned place in a backpack or the like, so that the paratrooper could retrieve the scope and quickly affix it to his rifle once he has disengaged himself from the parachute harness. In preparation for another jump the scope would, of course, have to be again removed from the rifle and stored in a place where it is not as vulnerable as it would be if it were permanently mounted on top of a rifle.
Other situations make it either convenient or necessary that an auxiliary sighting aid be at least temporarily removed from a firearm. For example, a night vision device may need to be sent to a service center for inspection and, if necessary, adjustment, repair or calibration. But there is no need to have an operative rifle in the same service facility where work is being done on the night vision device, so the ability to achieve a quick and easy separation of the two items is desirable. The rifle can then be securely maintained in an armory or the like while work is being done on the night vision device at a remote site.
Besides conventional sighting aids such as those illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 4,341,022 to Santoro entitled "Detachable Zero-Set Scope Mount for Handguns and Other Firearms" and U.S. Pat. No. 4,742,636 to Swan entitled "Mount for Mounting an Optical Sight on a Firearm," there are other auxiliary sighting aids in the form of flashlights which are sometimes attached to shotguns and the like for illuminating a target at nighttime. A user of such a scope can be a farmer trying to protect a chicken coop from an invading varmint, a policeman accomplishing a nighttime raid on a building where illicit drugs are being sold, or a hunter who is trying to bring home his quota of nocturnal animals. Naturally, it would be advantageous to be able to use a flashlight in a conventional manner until such time as the need arose to use a firearm. And it would be preferable to be able to point the flashlight alone--without the need to simultaneously point a firearm where a user wants to see something. But when the time comes to combine the flashlight with a firearm, it would be advisable for the beam of light that is produced by the flashlight to be dependably aligned with the bore of the firearm. Hence, an essentially fail-safe technique for installing a flashlight on a firearm can be critical to the success of a shot that is fired into an otherwise dark environment.
Apart from categorizing mounts for auxiliary sighting aids according to whether they are primarily adapted for permanent or on/off mounting, the on/off (or detachable) variety could further be classified as to whether they would meet the harsh requirements of functioning as a military-type mounting system. For example, the aforementioned Santoro scope mount for handguns may be perfectly suited for use by persons who periodically go to a recreational gun range and shoot at paper targets or the like. That is, both the pistols and scopes that are used by target shooters are typically kept in sturdy protective boxes and maintained in a clean condition. And when the conditions of field use do not involve subjecting the separated parts of a mounting system to mud, dirt, sand or ice, such systems may work perfectly well. On the other hand, the field conditions routinely experienced by military personnel and some hunters would render many civilian mounting systems completely useless. As a practical matter, then, any so-called "detachable" scope-mounting system which is intended for use by military personnel or by others whose firearms are subjected to harsh weather conditions must be less vulnerable to adverse environmental conditions.
One way that others have attempted to make military mounts less vulnerable to mud and the like is to avoid the kind of threaded engagement that is shown by Santoro. The Swan construction is one such alternative construction; and while Swan still employs two cooperatively-threaded elements, at least his threaded elements are not fixed to a firearm where they are subject to becoming fouled. Instead, Swan uses a threaded bolt that protrudes downwardly from a movable base, and the bolt extends through a smooth aperture where the bolt is engaged by a removable nut. Because both the bolt and the nut can be kept out of the mud by storing them in a protective bag when they are not installed on a rifle, a mounting system like that shown by Swan does offer at least some improvement over designs that have a threaded member permanently connected to a firearm. Unfortunately, though, the Swan construction solves one problem by introducing another. Specifically, the presence of a removable nut to hold a base on a rifle means that the nut can be dropped into a contaminating material (like mud or snow), or misplaced, or even lost. An ideal mount would avoid the risk of having a threaded member become fouled as a result of having it permanently attached to a firearm, while also having all parts of the mount connected together in such a way that there are no loose parts that can become separated or lost.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a mounting system having easy-on/easy-off characteristics and features that render it essentially immune to harsh environmental conditions.
Another object is to provide a mount for an auxiliary sighting aid in which there are no separable parts--like a fastening nut--that can become separated from the mount assembly, so that the mount will not be vulnerable to being rendered inoperative just because a fastening nut has been lost or misplaced.
A further object is to provide a mounting system for an auxiliary sighting aid which can be affixed to a firearm in the field using only a single hand, so that a user's other hand might be left free for holding equipment or grasping something like a rappeling rope.
These and other objects will be apparent from a reading of the specification and the claims appended thereto, as well as reference to the several figures of the drawing provided herewith.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mounting apparatus for receiving and holding an auxiliary sighting device on a rifle that is configured like the U.S. Army M16 family of rifles;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view, in cross-section, of the mounting apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of a generally flat key that can serve to keep the post in a desired position with respect to a rifle aperture;
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the cooperating post and rifle aperture, said view revealing how the post can be shifted sideways within an aperture to obtain a desired amount of engagement between the post and the lip surrounding the aperture;
FIG. 5 is rear elevational view of a machined post that is serviceable with the invention;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the post shown in FIG. 5, and showing a shallow portion of the groove that slideably receives the key of FIG. 3;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the post shown in FIG. 5, and showing the wide portion of the slot that receives the bottom of the key of FIG. 3;
FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of the post shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the post shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the mounting assembly shown in FIG. 1, with the rifle handle being omitted for simplicity; and
FIG. 11 is a partially exploded, perspective view of a major part of the mounting system disclosed herein, wherein an adaptor plate is provided for direct attachment to a firearm--and a suitably configured post is attachable to the adaptor plate.
In brief, an apparatus in accordance with this invention includes a rigid base which has a first portion, typically the top, that is configured to receive and support an auxiliary sighting aid for a firearm. A typical configuration may be a standard dovetail shape that is sized to receive scope rings of the Weaver type. The firearm to which the base is attached need not be of a particular type or style, even though some firearms are more readily adapted to employ this apparatus than are others. For example, the M16 rifle which has been adopted and widely used by many military and police forces throughout the world already has an aperture in an integral part of the rifle's structure, namely, its handle. It is this aperture which makes the M16 family of rifles particularly suitable for being engaged by an apparatus in accordance with this invention.
The firearm, whether it is a rifle, pistol or shotgun, need not have an integral aperture in some sturdy structural member in order to accept and support an auxiliary sighting aid. It is possible to provide an adaptor which can be attached to the firearm's original structure so as to create an extension of that structure. For example, the necessary aperture for receiving a mounting apparatus may be provided on the top or side of an add-on bracket like that shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,834,052 to Steck entitled "Mount for Gunsight." A variety of brackets similar to the Steck mount are commercially available from sources such as B-Square Company in Fort Worth, Tex..
The auxiliary sighting aid which can be attached to a firearm may be any device that will assist a user in aiming at a target. That is, the sighting aid may be a conventional optical scope, or it may be a sophisticated electronic device that is designed to absorb as much ambient light as is available--and then amplify that light through electronics to produce an enhanced image for the shooter. Alternatively, the sighting aid may be a light source such as a laser or even a conventional flashlight which a hunter wishes to attach to a shotgun in order to improve his ability to see a target at nighttime. Of course, other sighting aids may be developed in the future, so it should be understood that the invention described herein is concerned primarily with the concept of the mounting system disclosed herein--and not with any particular auxiliary sighting aid.
A necessary part of the apparatus includes some means for orienting the rigid base with respect to the firearm so that any auxiliary sighting aid that is attached to the base will be generally aligned with the firearm's longitudinal bore. Such an orienting means is necessary because the main thrust of this invention is concerned with fastening a sighting aid to a firearm, and it is only indirectly concerned with the precise alignment of that sighting aid per se. Expressed in other words, it would likely be of minimal value to the user to be able to quickly attach a sighting aid if the sighting aid were erratically oriented with respect to the firearm's bore. So, some dependable orienting means must be employed in conjunction with the novel fastening apparatus described herein. Exemplary orienting means include shoulders that abut a known reference surface on a firearm, and non-circular apertures that can only accomodate a base with a single orientation, etc.
A post having a generally smooth exterior is carried by the base and extends outwardly from the base for a distance which is sufficient so that the distal end of the post may be inserted into the aperture on the firearm. Also provided is some means for manually securing the post in the aperture in such a way that the base will be rigidly fixed to the firearm when the post is secured. The preferred manner of securing the post in the aperture involves a hook that is provided at the distal end of the post, said hook having a configuration such that it may be pushed under a portion of the lip surrounding the aperture. By then pulling upward on a properly placed hook, a transverse portion of the hook can be caused to bear tightly against the lower surface of the lip in order to rigidly secure the hook (and its associated post) to the firearm.
One way of achieving this tight engagement between the hook and a structural part of the firearm is by providing threads on the top of the post which are engaged by a threaded nut or the like (above the base). By rotating the nut, preferably with only the fingers of a person's hand, the post may be caused to rise or descend in a smooth bore in the base. Ideally, the threaded nut is in the form of a knurled knob that is located near the top of the base so that it is readily engageable by the digits of one hand--which may be the same hand that is holding (e.g., cradling) the auxiliary sighting aid and the base. In other words, a person holding a conventional scope in the palm of his hand can simultaneously grasp the knurled knob and rotate the same with his thumb and forefinger; he can thereby achieve or release a connection between the auxiliary sighting aid and the firearm. Thus, an apparatus in accordance with this invention will permit onehanded installation or removal of a scope or the like, so that the user need not have two hands available to either install or remove an auxiliary sighting aid.
Referring initially to FIG. 1, an apparatus 10 in accordance with this invention is shown installed on top of the handle of a rifle, the rifle having a configuration like that shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,742,636. The apparatus includes a rigid base 12 having a first portion 14 that is configured so as to receive and support an auxiliary sighting aid for a firearm. As stated above, the auxiliary sighting aid may be any of several things, including an optical scope, a so-called "night vision" device, an electronic image enhancement device, or a light source such as a laser or flashlight. In the embodidiment shown in FIG. 1, the first portion 14 is configured in the manner of a conventional dovetail mount that is adapted to receive rings of the Weaver type (made popular many years ago by the W. R. Weaver Company of El Paso, Tex.). A dovetail configuration with a width of about 0.85 inch and a thickness of about 0.2 inch is widely used, and many NATO countries are beginning to standardize their scope mounts so as to be compatible with this configuration.
Another portion of the base 12, typically the lower portion 16, is configured in such a way that the base may be dependably and accurately aligned with the firearm's longitudinal bore when the base is physically connected to the firearm. As indicated in FIG. 1, the bottom of the base 12 has an external configuration that is complementary to the generally U-shaped groove in the top of the rigid handle. By designing the base lower portion 16 in this manner, the apparatus 10 may be repeatedly installed on and removed from the firearm without affecting any alignment that has been accomplished through any ancillary steps to "zero" the rifle.
Referring next to FIG. 2, which is a side elevational view of the apparatus 10, a post 18 extends outwardly from the base for a distance which permits it to be inserted into an aperture in the bottom of the rifle handle. The nominal size for M16 apertures is about 0.275 inch, and the preferred diameter of the post 18 to engage such apertures will provide what may be called a relatively loose--but not sloppy--fit. For example, the post 18 will preferably have a lower portion with a diameter of about 0.26 inch.
To manually insert a post into an aperture is of little consequence, however, unless a convenient means is provided to secure that post within the aperture so as to rigidly fix the post (and its associated base) to the firearm. The preferred technique for achieving this rigid connection involves providing a hook 20 at the distal end of the post 18, and also providing a means for selectively retracing the hook at the appropriate time. While the hook could constitute an element that is carried by, but is distinct from, the post 18, the preferred technique involves creating the functional hook as an integral part of said post. To accomplish this, the post 18 may be undercut at a point near its distal end in such a way as to leave a residual part of the post--which now may be considered to be a longitudinal element 22 of the hook. The most extreme and outward part of the post may then be considered to be a transverse element 24 of the hook. (This element 24 is referred to as a transverse element because it extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the post.) The transverse element 24 preferably extends forwardly from the longitudinal element 22 for a distance of about 1/8 inch, which is quite adequate to produce an upper bearing surface which can contact and bear against a lower surface of the lip surrounding the aperture on the firearm's handle.
Having provided a transverse bearing surface on hook 20, there must now be provided some means for selectively retracting the hook (toward the base) after the transverse element 24 has been suitably positioned below the lip. The preferred technique involves providing right-hand external threads 26 on top of the post 18, and providing a relatively large knob 28 with complementary internal threads 30. Rotating the knob 28 clockwise will cause its threads 30 to advance with respect to the post threads 26; but since the knob is structurally prevented from moving downward (by a top portion of the base 12), the knob remains at a fixed elevation and the post is necessarily pulled upward. Assuming that the lip around the aperture has been properly positioned with respect to the hook 20, turning the large knob 28 will soon cause the transverse element 24 to bear tightly against the aperture's lip.
Using gravity would be one way of properly positioning the hook 20 with respect to the aperture. However, relying on gravity is not always an ideal situation, because it necessarily requires that both the firearm and the base be correctly oriented in order to take advantage of a downwardly oriented gravitational force. It is believed more prudent to build in a mechanism which will positively and reliably force the hook forward and under the aperture lip--as soon as the post 18 has been pushed a sufficient distance into (or through) the aperture. To this end, there is provided in the preferred embodiment a blocking element 34 which is associated with the post 18 in order to be carried thereby, and said blocking element having one portion which extends outside of the envelope defined by the lower part of the post. Ideally, the blocking element is spring biased in a downward direction so that it is constantly urged toward the distal end of the post.
Referring next to FIG. 3, the blocking element 34 constitutes the bottom rear portion of the key 36; and it is this portion which is exposed at the rear of the distal end of the post. Immediately above the blocking portion 34 is an inclined ramp 38, preferably having an angle of about 30 degrees with respect to a transverse axis through the key 36. As the post 18 is pushed through the aperture, the ramp 38 will usually bear against the rear edge of the aperture and will usually cause the key 36--and its associated post 18--to move forward within the aperture. The net result of this forward movement of the post 18 is to cause transverse element 24 to move under the aperture lip, regardless of the orientation of the rifle and the base 12. The resulting relative position of the aperture A and the hook 20 and the blocking element 34 is shown in FIG. 4. The area of overlap between the transverse element 24 and the aperture lip is indicated by the shaded region in the figure.
It should be clear that as long as the blocking element 34 extends alongside the hook 20 for a distance that is sufficient to protrude into the firearm's aperture, the hook will be precluded from moving backward to the extent that the hook might be disengaged from the aperture. In other words, the hook 20 cannot be removed from the firearm's aperture as long as the blocking element 34 is in its operative position behind the hook--even though the transverse element 24 is not pressed tightly against the aperture lip. This is particularly advantageous because it provides a safety device to ensure that the auxiliary sighting aid will not fall away from the firearm and become damaged or lost, even if the tension caused by the engaged threads 26, 30 should accidentally become less than necessary for a rigid mounting of the sighting aid. This feature also permits a hasty installation of a sighting aid on a firearm by ensuring that the two items are coupled together just as soon as the post has penetrated a sufficient distance into the aperture. Final solidification of the connection between the sighting aid and the firearm can be subsequently accomplished by rotating the knob 28 enough to withdraw the hook 20 into load-bearing contact with the aperture lip.
Referring again to FIG. 3, the top of the key 36 extends transversely outward to provide an L-shaped member 42 which has a transverse length that is adequate to overlie at least a small portion of the top of the knob 28. By providing this L-shaped top 42, the step of rotating the knob 28 counterclockwise will accomplish two things: first, it will push the post 18 downward, which will relieve the pressure between the hook 20 and the aperture lip. Eventually, of course, the hook 20 will no longer be in contact with the aperture lip; and, if it were not for the presence of the blocking element 34, the post could be retracted from the aperture. But while the post 18 was moving downward with respect to the base 12, the key 36 was precluded from also moving downward, because its top 42 is fixed at the same elevation by virtue of its engagement with a shallow counterbore in the top of the knob 28. Examined from a different perspective, the key 36 will rise with respect to a descending post 18 (as the knob is turned), such that the ramp 38 will eventually become juxtaposed with the top edge of the aperture. The result of this is that a spring 40 (which is under compression) will tend to relieve that compression by moving whatever part is free to move. In terms of mass or weight, the firearm is certainly heavier than the base and its attached sighting aid, so it is usually the base and the sighting aid which are pushed away from the static firearm. The spring 40 is of relatively small size, so it does not have enough potential energy to push a sighting aid and base very far or very fast; but it does help ensure that there is essentially a "clean break" when a sighting aid is being removed from a firearm. A preferred material for the spring 40 is SAE 1095 cold-rolled spring steel wire having a diameter of about 0.012 inch; the wire is ideally blue tempered to produce a steel that is commonly used in clocks and motor springs. The spring 40 will advantageously have a diameter of about 3/32 inch so that it can easily be carried internally of the post 18, and it will normally have an uncompressed length of about 5/8 inch with 16 turns. The top of the spring 40 will bear against the top of a vertical bore in post 18, and the bottom of the spring will bear against a horizontal seat 44 on key 36. When installed, the spring 40 will always be lightly compressed so as to constantly urge the key 36 downward and away from knob 28.
While it is possible to rotate the knob 28 far enough to cause the ramp 38 to begin to act on a top edge of the aperture lip, a preferred technique is to disengage the base 12 more quickly than would normally be achieved by rotating the knob through whatever revolutions it might take to achieve separation. By making the key 36 long enough so that its bottom 46 extends below the distal end of the post 18, it is possible to take a finger and push upward on the bottom 46 with a modest force until ramp 38 clears the top edge of the aperture. The base 12 will then be urged away from the firearm by the spring 40. It should be understood, however, that pushing upward on the key bottom 46 will have no effect on a tightly mounted base 12. So as long as the knob 28 has been rotated clockwise enough to secure the hook 20 tightly to the confronting lip of the aperture, no amount of pushing on the key 36 will have any effect on the mounted base. It is only when the hook and aperture are very loosely connected that pushing upward on the key will cause a quick release of the base. It will be understood, of course, that terms used herein like upward and downward are relative and not absolute terms; they refer primarily to the drawing.
Turning attention now to specific details of the post 18, and referring next to FIG. 5, the preferred embodiment of a post 18 comprises a generally elongated and cylindrical steel body 50 having a top 52 and a bottom 54. The length of the body 50 is designed so that the bottom 54 will protrude below the firearm aperture when the apparatus 10 is installed on a firearm. A length of about one inch will usually suffice for posts that are intended to engage M16 apertures. In another part of this disclosure, the bottom 54 is referred to as the distal end of the post 18, because it is the top 52 that is threadably secured to the base 12.
FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the post 18, and shows a longitudinal slot 56 which is sized to accommodate at least a portion of the blocking element 34. Near the top of the post 18 the slot 56 is relatively shallow, because it need only accommodate the narrow top portion of key 36. Near the bottom of the body 50, the slot 56 extends all the way across the body, such that the post may be described as being bifurcated at its distal end. This configuration permits the relatively wide bottom 46 of key 36 to be fully accommodated by the post 18. The difference between the slot width along the length of body 50 will be readily apparent by comparing the top view of the post in FIG. 6 and the bottom view in FIG. 7.
Referring now to FIG. 8, which is a side view of the post 18, a right-hand portion of the body 50 adjacent the top 52 has been machined away to provide a generally flat face 58. The purpose of this relieved portion is to create a shoulder 60 at the bottom of face 58, said shoulder providing a structural feature which can cooperate with a locking pin 62 in the base 12--for controlling the amount of vertical movement that is possible when the post 18 is mounted on the base 12. (The locking pin 62, typically a rolled pin, is visible in FIG. 2.) Also clearly visible in FIG. 8 is the transverse cut near the bottom of the body 50 that produces the functional hook 20 previously described. A cutter having a width of about 1/8 inch can readily produce the slot 64 which leaves a hook-shaped residual portion at the bottom of the post.
The front of the post 18 is shown in FIG. 9, which more clearly reveals the two legs at the bottom of the bifurcated post. The flat machined face 58 is also clearly visible in this figure. The top portion of the post 18 contains threads 26 which are typically about 0.3 inch in length, and which are engaged by the internal threads 30 on knob 28.
Turning again to the bottom view of post 18 in FIG. 7, a longitudinal bore 66 is clearly visible. This bore 66, which extends for about three-quarters of the length of the body 50, has a diameter of about 3/32 inch, and it is this bore which accommodates the coil spring 40 that continuously urges the key 36 downward with respect to the post 18.
Referring next to FIG. 10, which is a top view of the apparatus 10, an optional feature of the invention is shown in the form of a biasing element 70--which actually is a small spring steel arm that is mounted on the base 12 and extends in a cantilevered fashion over an edge of the knob 28. The distal end of the biasing element 70, identified by the numeral 72, has a downwardly extending bump which is adapted to fit into any of the dimples 74 in the top of the knob 28. The combination of the biasing element 70 and the dimples or recesses 74 provide a type of biasing effect to ensure that the knob 28 will be physically held at whatever position has been chosen by the user, even when the apparatus 10 is subjected to the kind of shock or vibration that might otherwise tend to loosen a threaded connection between two elements. Perhaps it should be pointed out, however, that the biasing element 70 and its attachment screw constitute only a form of insurance against accidental loosening of the knob 28 when it is subjected to extremely rough treatment; and these two pieces are not necessary to the basic operation of the mounting system. Therefore, the mandatory elements in the apparatus described herein actually include only six pieces. A nylon washer between the knob 28 and the top of base 12 is an optional seventh piece. This relatively small number of elements should be even more impressive when it is compared with the large number of elements in other mounting systems that accomplish similar things.
To avoid any possible confusion with regard to some superficial similarities that exist between the system being claimed herein and the mount shown in the Santoro patent, one very important difference should be pointed out. Those who are familiar with the realities of warfare will immediately recognize the inherent limitations of a Santoro mounting system. The limitations arise from the fact that the externally threaded post on a Santoro system must engage internal threads on the firearm; and internal threads are notoriously susceptible to becoming fouled with mud, sand, ice, hardened grease, and other contaminants that could make it difficult or impossible to engage an externally threaded post. The present invention, on the other hand, involves only the use of a hook which is rigidly connected to a lip around some aperture on a firearm's structure. And with this invention even an aperture that has become blocked with mud or the like could be easily and quickly cleared with something as simple and as handy as the pointed end of a bullet. So even a firearm whose exterior is extremely dirty could receive and rigidly mount an auxiliary sighting aid using the apparatus disclosed herein.
The method of using an apparatus as described herein involves initially examining the firearm to which the sighting aid is to be attached and finding some suitable structure which either already has an aperture or which can be provided with an aperture. The size of the aperture will, of course, be influenced by the size of the post that is to mate with the aperture. To achieve adequate strength in the post--that will serve as the primary load-carrying element of the apparatus, an aperture having a size of about 5/16 inch will often be desirable. If the aperture is round, a decision must then be made about how the sighting aid will be correctly oriented once the base has been secured to the firearm. Those skilled in the art will recognize that there probably are a variety of ways in which correct alignment can be assured. For example, the base may have an external configuration which causes it to be immediately and dependably aligned when a shoulder or lip makes contact with some surface on the firearm that can function as a reference plane. Or, the aperture that is provided on some adaptor plate or the like may have a non-circular shape so that the base can only be mounted with a single orientation. Exemplary non-round shapes include pentagons and half-round apertures. An example of an adaptor plate is illustrated in FIG. 11.
Of course, there must be a recess or small amount of clearance below the aperture, so that a hook or its equivalent at the distal end of a post can fit under a lip surrounding the aperture. If a user wishes to take advantage of the manual "quick release" feature of the invention, then there must be enough space to permit the user's finger or some lever or the like to engage a quick-release element. But if the user can tolerate the time which is required to rotate a knob for couple of revolutions, then disengagement can be achieved entirely from the top of the base, and only a relatively small recess need be provided below the aperture.
A rigid post with a generally smooth exterior is then provided on the base in such a way that it protrudes outwardly for a distance that is sufficient to extend through the firearm's aperture. By use of the expression "smooth exterior" it is intended to distinguish over threaded bolts of the kind taught by Swan in U.S. Pat. No. 4,742,636. But the exterior of the post need not necessarily be round. Indeed, if the aperture on the firearm is not round, then the external configuration of the post will naturally be selected to fit snugly within whatever shape the aperture has.
Once the post has been inserted into the aperture, it is then necessary to achieve a locked condition of the post with respect to the structure around the aperture. The preferred way of accomplishing this is to provide a hook at the distal end of the post and slide the hook sideways (under the aperture's lip) until the hook is in position to bear tightly against the lip when the hook is raised. By providing a hook which is an integral part of the post and hence is not rotatable, moving the post sideways will automatically move the hook sideways. Inserting a blocking element behind the post after it has been moved to a potentially locked position will ensure that the post cannot be inadvertently retracted from the aperture until such time as the blocking element has been released.
With the post and its associated hook in the correct position with respect to the aperture, all that remains is to pull upward on the post until a horizontal surface on the hook bears firmly against the bottom of the lip. This may be accomplished with a cam, a ramp, a wedge, or--preferably--relative movement between two threaded members. By providing external threads on the top of the post, and an internally threaded knob which is captured on top of the base, the post may be caused to rise or descend in a smooth bore in the base by rotating the knob. And by making the post long enough so that such a knob will be positioned very close to an auxiliary sighting aid on top of the base, the user may be able to cradle the sighting aid in the palm of his hand and still be able to reach the knob so as to rotate it. It will be possible, therefore, to attach or disconnect an auxiliary sighting aid with respect to a firearm without the use of any tools and using only a single hand.
When the base is combined with an auxiliary sighting aid, the combination will typically be relatively compact, and the necessary post need not protrude more than about 5/16 inch from the bottom of the base. Even if a quick release option is included, the total length of protrusion below the base need only be about 3/8 inch. Hence, the sighting aid and an attached base can readily be stored in a compact package. When the sighting aid is to be attached to the firearm, it can be retrieved from a storage location and quickly installed with only a minimal amount of consumed time and hand motion. Perhaps more significantly, the user can withdraw the sighting aid from its storage location and not have to worry about whether the mounting apparatus will still be complete and functional when it is removed from storage. There are no loose parts and there is nothing to be misplaced or lost.
While only the preferred embodiments have been disclosed in great detail herein, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications thereof could be readily accomplished without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, this invention should be regarded as limited only by the claims that are appended hereto.
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Former Pathmark Stores, Inc. CEO Eileen Scott has joined New York-based customer experience management solutions provider ICC/Decision Services as COO, reporting to CEO and president David Rich.
Former Pathmark Stores, Inc. CEO Eileen Scott has joined New York-based customer experience management solutions provider ICC/Decision Services as COO, reporting to CEO and president David Rich.
"Eileen is uniquely qualified to lead ICC/Decision Services into the next decade, when we project tremendous growth, particularly in the areas of customer experience management and shopper marketing," said Rich. "[She will work with me and] our clients to redefine how to measure, manage and improve the customer experience."
Scott spent the bulk of her 30-year retail career at Pathmark, rising through the company's management training program and holding a variety of positions, including VP of sales and marketing, SVP of nonfoods and pharmacy, EVP of merchandising and logistics, and EVP of store operations, before being appointed CEO in October 2002. At that time, she was the first female CEO of a U.S. public supermarket company, and one of only seven female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. Scott retired from Pathmark in September 2005 after successfully negotiating a $150 million private equity investment in the company.
After leaving Pathmark, Scott decided to fulfill a longtime dream of getting a graduate degree. She received her MBA in finance from NYU's Stern School of Business in January 2009. Most recently, she was interim executive director of the Women's Fund of New Jersey at the request of the board of directors. She managed the organization during a difficult time and led the executive search and eventual transition to a new executive director.
Scott is a member of the board of directors of Perdue Farms, Inc.; The Food Bank for New York City; and the Girl Scouts of the USA. She is a charter member and champion of the Network for Executive Women, whose mission is to attract, retain and advance women in the retail and consumer products industry.
ICC/Decision Services was founded in 1979 to design and execute customer experience management programs. The company offers a range of qualitative and quantitative business tools, including mystery shopping, shopper intercepts, iPhone applications, conversion rates tools, customer satisfaction and employee engagement. Its clients include Walmart, Coach, L.L. Bean, Rite Aid, 7-11, Foot Locker and CVS.


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Some things to think about as the Quakers look forward to 2006 ...
Penn only lost one senior, Kimberly Le, from last season's team and returns all eight starters.
The Quakers return seven players who started at least 30 games last season. Six of them are either sophomores or juniors.
Annie Kinsey and Stephanie Reichert became the first Quakers since 2000 to earn first-team All-Ivy League honors.
Kaelin Ainley, Brandi King and Jen Nichols were all named honorable mention All-Ivy League.
The Quakers return three .300 hitters from a year ago, and all of them have at least two years of eligibility remaining.
In 2005, Kinsey hit .368, which was sixth-best in a season at Penn, and tallied 43 hits for fifth-best in a season at Penn.
Kinsey and Reichert finished the 2005 season in the top-five in batting average in the Ivy League.
As a team, the Red and Blue tied for second in the League in batting average with a .261 mark.
Christina Khosravi, Jen Nichols, Brandi King, Meghan Cowen, Ainley and Kinsey combined for 69.1 percent of Penn's run production last season.
Teresa Leyden finished the season second in the nation in sacrifice bunts per game (0.44). She laid down 14 sacrifices.
Kinsey was the second toughest batter to strike out in the country last season. As a freshman she fanned just twice in 117 at-bats.
The Red and Blue were the toughest team in the Ancient Eight to strike out in 2005. They went down swinging just 151 times.
Olivia Mauro and Lindsey Permar, the Quakers' top returning pitchers, posted ERA's under 4.00 last season
Permar holds the single-season record with 112 strikeouts in 2004.
Mauro was tied for first in the league with 15 games pitched in relief last season.
Catcher Brandi King threw out eight base stealers in 2005, the second most in the league.
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Quoting Coach Leslie King
On the team's depth in 2006
"We have a big squad and we will have better team speed coming off the bench. Anna Puglisi can play outfield, second base and catcher. She also switch hits, which gives us a lot of versatility. Ilyssa Coghlan runs well and is a smart baserunner. From that standpoint, we have people who can come off the bench and play those roles."
The team's chemistry heading into 2006
"It's one of our team's strengths. They work very hard with their conditioning and weight lifting. I think that brings them together. They genuinely care about each other, and when the game is on the line they are going to pull a lot more for each other."
On what they learned from the 2005 season
"They learned a lot about resiliencyhow to show up when they're tired and still perform. They really honed their mental skills last season."
On what she learned from the 2005 season
"I need to focus more on the month of April and make sure we're peaking then instead of in March. I felt like we peaked early last season."
On her expectations for this season
"My expectations are to play winning softball. I think that is very doable. It's something everyone wants. The talent level is now here, and there are really no excuses for us not to play winning softball. I really feel like this year is the year we'll turn the corner."
On the lineup
"We return all of our lineup from the end of last season. I don't think we have a lot of holes. At the top of the order, Steph Reichert possesses a tremendous eye at the plate, she draws walks and she has the ability to hit the ball out of the park. Teresa Leyden is great at moving runners. In the middle of our order, Kinsey, Khosravi, Nichols and King are very good clutch hitters and run producers. At the bottom of our order, Kaelin Ainley serves as a second leadoff hitter."
On the defense
"Our defense is very strong. They have good anticipation and they know where each other is going to be. They played outstanding defense in the fallgetting lead runners, throwing out runners at the plate and communicating. I'm confident that it will continue in the spring."
On the starting pitching
"Lindsey Permar is our rock, she's our most experienced pitcher on the staff. From there we have a lot of youth. Michelle Rehm was our number one going into last season before she suffered a stress fracture in her back. We have her back this year and hope she is healthy for the spring. Freshmen Emily Denstedt, Oona Mayo and Lori Lantzy will all compete for starting roles."
On the bullpen
"Olivia Mauro will continue to pitch in a middle-relief role. She knows her role and she embraces it. Our closer's role is still up for grabs."
On playing in California during spring break
"We made a decision to go to California for spring break because we have a lot of kids from California on our team, we have a lot of alumni out there and it's a big recruiting base. We're also playing tougher teams. Loyola Marymount went to the the NCAA tournament last year, and Cal State Northridge is a very good Division I program. We're definitely playing higher caliber teams, and you've got to play good teams to get better."
On matching up in the Ivy League
"The Ivy League has so much parity, I truly believe anyone can beat anyone on a given weekend. Princeton is going to continue to be a powerhouse and Harvard is going to be tough, but it's going to be a scramble after that. I would be happy to finish in the middle of the table, but you never know what can happen if you get a couple of good wins and get on a roll."


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I was on the track team in college. It was hard work but I loved it, being around all those hot, sweaty, athletic men...it was heaven.
I'd often fantasize about my teammates, wondering what it would be like to suck their dicks or get fucked by them. Frequently I'd find that by fantasizing while I was on the field, I'd get just the extra boost of adrenaline I needed to complete the course in record time. The other guys would cheer me, clapping me on the back and slapping my ass playfully. I'd just smile at them and think If only they knew what helped me along...it was the thought of them naked.
One of my best friends on the team was named Daryl. He was big and strong, sort of lanky while being muscular at the same time, a little taller than me. He had really light blond hair, almost white, with sexy light blue eyes.
Sometimes I'd imagine what I would do if Daryl ever showed any sexual interest in me. I knew I'd take him somewhere private where no one could find us. Placing my hands on his shoulders, I'd just look at him for a minute, my dark brown eyes gazing deeply into his, their color so different from mine. One of my hands would rise to his cheek, which would feel soft but at the same time a little rough as his beard grew back in from the morning's shaving, growing too slow to be watched but fast enough to be noticed.
Daryl might start to say something, but I'd put one finger on his lips to stop him. Shaking my head, I'd show him talking was not necessary. Then I'd pull him near me, and leaning up on the tips of my toes my lips would meet his. I'd kiss him gently at first, not wanting to scare him with my passion, at least not yet.
My arms would encircle his body, and I'd feel his doing the same to me, wrapping around me and holding tightly. He might even lift me slightly off the ground, being both taller and stronger than me. Our kiss would start heating up -- his hands would start gripping me kneading the hard flesh of the small of my back, his fingers moving down to squeeze my butt cheeks.
My own hands would rise, taking his face in them, as if holding him so he wouldn't pull away. Daryl's hungry, curious tongue would dart in and out of my mouth as we kissed harder, and I would boldly answer his curiosity by forcing my tongue deep between his lips. Little moans of excitement would squeeze out of the sides of his mouth and I would lift his loose-fitting tank top off his back and over his head. Our kiss would be broken for a second when the fabric passed between us, but I would hold his arms up in the air, my mouth moving to one of his exposed armpits. The hair I'd find there would be as light as the hair on his head. I would breathe in the wonderful masculine smell of Daryl's armpit, then move my face down to one of his nipples. The slightest gasp would escape him as I gently mouthed his tit, massaging it with my lips and tongue.
With my hands I'd feel his body -- his hairless pectorals, down to his abdomen with its hard abdominal muscles.
When I reached his waist, I'd see that his gym shorts were tented -- his hard cock poking through the fabric. Dropping to my knees, I'd feel the organ through the shorts. Daryl would grunt in pleasure, and I'd pull his shorts and jock strap down.
The jock's dick would stand free, full and erect and fantastic. It would be surrounded by dark hair, the ballsack hanging beneath it large and plump. I'd take his balls in one hand, cradling them in one palm, loving the feel of their weight and strength. His shaft would be only inches from my face, and I breathed it in as I had his armpit, for that moment satisfied by the smell alone.
His penis was smooth, with only a few veins, its pink head just visible through the protective foreskin. Above me Daryl would rumble with approval as I closed one hand around that erect cock. I'd jerk it gently, massaging this stiff rod that grew from between my friend's legs.
Then I'd put my face in his crotch, thrilling to the sensation of his pubic hair tickling my nose and cheeks. I'd inhale deeply, taking in as much of his scent as I could. I wouldn't know if this experience would ever be repeated so I would want to enjoy it as thoroughly as I could. I'd start licking the jock's balls, my tongue absorbing the salty taste of the bag of flesh. The noises my friend was making would let me know he was enjoying this as much as I was. Opening my mouth wide, I'd actually get one of his balls into my mouth, and carefully, lovingly, caress it with my tongue.
When I released it, I'd lick his cock, running my tongue along its length starting at its base and ending at its head. Daryl would shudder with pleasure, and with my hands I'd gently turn him around so his ass was facing me. Pulling his butt cheeks apart, I'd put my face between them, and start lapping at his tight asshole. He'd exhale with a big sigh of pleasure and move himself back towards me. Pushing in as deep as I could I'd actually start mouthing him with my lips, trying to bring him maximum sensation.
At the same time we'd take hold of our cocks and start jerking ourselves off. I'd continue rimming him as I stimulated myself and I'd feel his body quiver as he did the same. Within seconds the feeling of my tongue in his ass was so intense that we couldn't hold back anymore, and fantastic orgasms shot through us as our balls emptied the cum out of our cocks in big spurts.
And when we'd recovered, we'd start all over again.
This was only the beginning of what I imagined doing with Daryl. But let me tell you what actually happened...
One night after practice I was in the locker room, toweling myself off and getting ready to head out. I liked to take long showers, so by the time I finished up most of the other guys had gone home already. That suited me fine. Sometimes I'd even jerk off in the shower stall when I knew I was alone.
It was the only way to work off the steam that would build up in me every time I worked out with all those hot hunky guys.
That particular night I was feeling especially horny. Daryl had been unusually chummy with me all day, rubbing up against me and horse-playing rougher than usual. It was sexy, damn sexy, but I knew enough not to think too much of it. These guys were my teammates, not my fuck-buddies. It was important to maintain our distance.
So I thought.
So Daryl was on my mind that night as I dried off. I thought about his blond hair, his square-jawed face, his ice-blue eyes and his strong, muscular body. I might've jacked myself off, but I had an exam the next day and had to get home to finish cramming for it.
As I hurrily rubbed the towel over my body, my eye caught something. It was a flash of white, somewhere on the edge of my peripheral vision. I glanced over to it and saw something half-in and half-out of the locker Daryl used.
It was a jockstrap.
It was one of Daryl's jockstraps.
I dropped the towel and walked over to the locker. This was the first time any clothes had been left out. Normally the guys locked everything up in their lockers before they left.
Gently, reverently, I picked it up. Now, I didn't have a thing about jockstraps.
At least before that night I didn't.
But when I lifted that piece of fabric and elastic to my nose and breathed in its aroma, all that changed. As the ripe musky odor of Daryl's crotch-sweat permeated my nostrils, I could feel my cock stiffen up under the towel. It smelled so good -- I fucking loved it.
What a treasure to find unexpectedly! It was so wonderful to have that jockstrap up against my nose and mouth...it made me feel like I was a part of Daryl somehow, like I was in some way connecting with him...
My daze was interrupted by the sound of the locker room door slamming open. I whirled around, totally surprised -- I thought I was the only guy who'd stayed late that evening.
It was Daryl.
Just my luck. We stared at each other for a couple seconds without saying anything. I felt like a kid with my hand in the cookie-jar, but it was worse, way worse: standing there with one of my teammates' jockstraps in my hand, having just been smelling it deeply...
'What the fuck are you doing?' Daryl asked me, his handsome face contorted in disbelief.
'I...um...' I stammered.
'I knew I forgot something down here.' he said, walking toward me slowly. I backed up, not knowing how he was going to react. My back hit the wall of lockers, and realized I was trapped with nowhere to go. 'But I didn't think I'd find anyone...especially someone that was playing with my jockstrap.'
He grabbed it out of my hand. The sudden move startled me and I flinched like a junior high school wimp.
'That what's you were doing, wasn't it, man?' he said, his voice rising. I couldn't tell if he was angry or excited or both. 'You weren't just playing with it, you were smelling it, weren't you? You were smelling my goddamn jockstrap!'
Daryl put his hands up to the wall of lockers, fencing me in. My burly teammate had me trapped between his muscly arms, and I still didn't know what he was going to do with me.
'Come on, Daryl...' I said. 'Take it easy...' I felt like I was alone with a hungry lion -- one false move and I'd be dead meat.
'Well,' he said. 'If you like smelling it so much, here!' He put his jockstrap up against my face, holding it there with one hand. I whimpered and tried to struggle out of the way, but with his other hand Daryl pinned me against the lockers, holding me still.
'Come on, man,' he said. 'Breathe deep! Take it in! Take in that smell you like so much. The smell of me! The smell of my crotch all hot and sweaty after a night of practice on the track. You know you love it, so just take it in.'
Fearful of disobeying, I followed his orders and took in another deep inhale of the jockstrap. Again, the intoxicating odor of Daryl's groin coursed into me, filling me with his essence. I was a little scared, yet at the same time there was something exciting about being held in place like that, in being in another man's power, the same man whose delicious scent I was devouring through my nostrils.
My cock betrayed me then, hardening up between my legs and standing out, begging for attention. I was still naked, not having had a chance to dress since getting out of the shower, and my erection was painfully obvious. Daryl saw it and his eyes bugged out.
'You do like it!' he said triumphantly, as if there'd been any doubt. 'Look at that. Look at that dick of yours gettin' all hard from smellin' my jockstrap...'
Then he was putting his hands on my shoulders, pushing me down.
'That's it,' he said. 'Get down on your knees, man. That's what you want, isn't it? To get down in front of me and worship me? I knew it about you from the first day of practice. I knew what you were then, and I know it even more now...you're a cocksucker, aren't you?'
He grabbed the waistband of his sweats and pushed them down. His cock popped out, and was I surprised to see that it was already half-hard! He was getting off on having me in his power like this.
'I know what you want,' Daryl said, grabbing his pecker with one hand, gripping it around the thick base. He squeezed it and the head bulged, its plum-shaped corona turning dark pink and squeezing out of the foreskin. 'You want this don't you? Admit it, man, admit it!'
Without thinking, I nodded my head. I was too strung out to lie.
'Yes, Daryl, I want to suck your dick!' I said. 'I've wanted to suck your dick since the first time I met you!'
'Well, why didn't you say so?' he said, pushing his cock toward my face. I opened my mouth and took the fleshy rod inside, loving the feel of its masculine strength.
'Ooohhhh...' Daryl groaned as I stroked his meat with my tongue. At my touch it completed its erection, hardening up in my mouth like a steel spike. It felt so good to have it in there. I immediately started sucking it, running my tongue up and down its length, caressing and stroking the head with my tongue.
I know he liked it because he moaned and rolled his head back.
'Mmmmm, that's good,' he said. 'You're a good little cocksucker, aint you?'
'Mm-hmmm...' I mumbled through the meat in my mouth. I was happy I was making him feel good, maybe now he wouldn't be mad because of what he'd caught me doing.
If I'd thought smelling Daryl's jockstrap was hot, it was unbelievable to have him right there in front of me in all his glory. He'd just come in from practice so he was still all grimy and sweaty, his body giving off a plethora of odors. It was heaven...olfactory paradise!
While I sucked his dick I thought about the jockstrap, about that clingy fabric, about how it clung to his balls and cock, the same cock I was sucking, when he was running on the track, how the jockstrap kept his jewels safe and protected, cradling them and wrapping them up in a cocoon of warmth and safety.
My mind was so entranced with these thoughts and images that I hadn't noticed myself sucking faster and faster, going up and down on my teammate with a ferocious energy.
'Oh yeah!' Daryl rumbled above me. 'That's it, you got it cocksucker! This is was you wanted to do since the first time you saw me...'
He was babbling, more to himself than to me. I continued my endeavor, trying to give him the best and hottest blowjob he'd ever gotten. I hoped he'd always remember this one.
Maybe I'd even get another chance sometime!
But I was getting ahead of myself and had to concentrate on the here and now -- his cock was flexing, I knew it was going to blow soon. The big guy grabbed me by the ears and started face-fucking me, as if I would try to get away and he had to hold me in place.
As if!
No way. This was a dream come true, and I was going to ride it out to the end, like a surfer on a wave. But a minute later he stopped, and pulled himself out of me. I looked up at him, and he was grinning down at me.
'What's wrong?' I asked.
'Nothing's wrong,' he answered, 'I'm just thinkin' that if you're a cocksucker, then you probably like getting fucked in the ass, don't you?'
I didn't answer immediately.
'Don't you?' Daryl asked again.
'Yes.' I said.
'Yes, what?'
'Yes, I like getting fucked in the ass.' I said.
'Then ask me.' Daryl said. I could tell he was really getting off on this power trip.
'Please, Daryl.' I said.
'Please, what?'
'Please fuck me in the ass.'
'Daryl, please fuck me in the ass, man!' I said, 'I need you to fuck me! Come on, take that big old horsecock of yours and shove it up my butthole! I need it, man! Fuck me!'
'Oh yeah!' he said, 'You got it, cocksucker! Get me my works from my bag.'
I reached into his locker and pulled a condom package and a tiny bottle of lube out of his gym bag. I wondered who else's ass on the team had gotten fucked by him. Daryl took the stuff out of my hand and got himself ready.
Then he put me against the wall of lockers and lined up his cock with my asshole. Usually I like a guy to warm me up with his fingers, get my hole ready for penetration, but that time I knew we had to hurry. Everyone was supposed to be gone, but there was always a chance of being discovered by a janitor or security guard or something.
Daryl shoved his cock in my ass. Even with lube it hurt, and I let out a little yelp of pain. The jock put one hand over my mouth as he started fucking me.
'Shhh, cocksucker...' he whispered in my ear.
It was quick, dirty and fast, him thrusting himself into me, then pulling out, then into me again. Within a few moments, his breathing sped up and I knew he was ready. I grabbed my own cock and pumped it in my fist.
'I'm coming, cocksucker,' Daryl said, 'Can you feel me come?' And he took his hand off my mouth.
'Yeah, man, I'm coming too, can you feel me?'
'Oh, yeah!' we both said, and we blew our loads together as our orgasms bloomed inside us like explosions of pleasure. When we were done, Daryl pulled out of me gently and threw away the condom. I got some paper towels and wiped off the lockers where I'd shot my spunk all over them.
When I was done I tried to stand up but lost my balance and almost fell.
'You okay, man?' the jock asked me.
'Yeah,' I said, 'I just got two workouts today, one on the field and one in here. I'm pretty tired.'
Without a word Daryl walked over to me and picked me up, cradling me in his arms. It was amazing -- such a gesture of tenderness from such a rough jock dude. He carried me to the showers and there lovingly washed me and himself. When we were all done, dried off and dressed and ready to go, Daryl pushed me against the wall and got up in my face again.
'If you ever tell anyone we did this, I'll tell them what you were doing when I came down here, cocksucker.' he said.
'You got it, man,' I said seriously.
'Good,' he said, and grinned. 'I don't want to have to share you with anyone.' And with that he kissed me.
When he took his lips from mine, he gave me another grin, then slung his gym bag over his shoulder and headed for the exit.
'You coming?' he asked me.