ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,921, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Shenzhen Sandao Laser Technology Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).

"Quick-release tail cap switch structure" was invented by Jiayang Chu (Shenzhen, China) and Zhen Tian (Fengcheng, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present utility model relates to the field of tactical light sights and discloses a quick-release tail cap switch structure, including a tail cap switch main body, a hanging hook, a locking clasp assembly, and a connecting shaft. The tail cap switch main body is fixed to a tactical light sight by the rotatable connecting shaft. During snapping, the hanging hook engages with the lock...