Patent Application
20120186125
A. Field of the invention.
Embodiment of the present invention relate to a gun rest, and more particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate to a knockdown and self-storing gun rest for accommodating a long gun having a pistol grip and a high-capacity magazine.
B. Description of the prior art.
Numerous innovations for gun rests have been provided in the prior art, which will be described below in chronological order to show advancement in the art, and which are incorporated herein by reference thereto. Even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, however, they differ from the embodiments of the present invention in that they do not teach a knockdown and self-storing gun rest for accommodating a long gun having a pistol grip and a high-capacity magazine.
(1) U.S. Pat. No. 5,081,783 to Jarvis.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,081,783 issued to Jarvis on Jan. 21, 1992 in U.S. class 42 and subclass 94 teaches a device for supporting and sighting firearms, which can be used for reliably conveniently supporting and sighting or aligning the sights of both shoulder held firearms, such as rifles and shotguns, and hand-held firearms, such as pistols. The device is adapted to absorb the recoil of the firearm when the firearm is fired, and is compact and relatively light-weight, and therefore, portable and easily manually movable.
(2) U.S. Pat. No. 5,628,135 to Cady.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,628,135 issued to Cady on May 13, 1997 in U.S. class 42 and subclass 94 teaches a gun support including a base having a front end and a rear end, a front leg support assembly longitudinally movable between the front end and the rear end and having a pair of front support legs, and a rear leg support assembly at the rear end having a rear support leg. A gun forearm rest assembly is mounted to the front end of the base, and a gun butt support assembly is mounted to the rear end of the base. The front leg support assembly is so constructed that the front legs are longitudinally movable relative to the rear leg support assembly and the gun forearm rest assembly, so that the front legs are pivotable between downward and outward support positions and inward collapsed positions. The base is so constructed that the rear leg support assembly is longitudinally movable, so that the rear leg is longitudinally movable relative to the gun forearm rest assembly, and so that the rear leg is pivotable between a downward and outward support position and an inward collapsed position.
(3) U.S. Pat. No. D471,248 to Jacobs.
U.S. Pat. No. D471,248 issued to Jacobs on Mar. 4, 2003 in U.S. class D22 and subclass 108 teaches the ornamental design for a rifle rest.
(4) U.S. Pat. No. 6,877,266 to Brownlee.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,877,266 issued to Brownlee on Apr. 12, 2005 in U.S. class 42 and subclass 94 teaches a firearm support apparatus for supporting a firearm during discharge of the firearm. The firearm support apparatus includes a front support assembly that is designed for being positioned on a support surface. The front support assembly is designed for engaging and supporting a front portion of the firearm above the support surface. The front assembly is designed for altering an angle of the firearm with respect to a target to accommodate for wind. A rail assembly is operationally coupled to the front support assembly, whereby the front support assembly is selectively positionable along a length of the rail assembly. A rear support assembly is operationally coupled to the rail assembly, opposite the front support assembly. The rear support assembly is for supporting a rear portion of the firearm when the front portion of the firearm is supported by the front support assembly.
(5) U.S. Pat. No. 6,931,777 to Krien.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,931,777 issued to Krien on Aug. 23, 2005 in U.S. class 42 and subclass 94 teaches a gun rest having a first support mounted to a base and a support arm pivotally mounted to the first support. A platform for supporting a firearm barrel is mounted to the support arm. A manually operable adjustment assembly couples the first support to the support arm to fixedly adjust an angular position of the platform relative to the base. The adjustment assembly has first and second fasteners pivotally mounted to the first support and to the support arm, and a manually operable coupler threaded to the fasteners to selectively alter a distance between the first and second fasteners. A second platform mounted to the base supports a firearm stock, and an optional third platform is removably attachable to the support arm to support a pistol grip and hand of a user.
(6) U.S. Pat. No. D513,055 to Lahti.
U.S. Pat. No. D513,055 issued to Lahti on Dec. 20, 2005 in U.S. class D22 and subclass 108 teaches the ornamental design for a rifle sighting stand.
(7) United States Patent Application Publication Number 2007/0074439 to Cauley et al.
United States Patent Application Publication Number 2007/0074439 published to Cauley et al. on Apr. 5, 2007 in U.S. class 42 and subclass 94 teaches a shooting rest for supporting a firearm and reducing recoil energy of the firearm. The shooting rest has a rear support and a front support for supporting the firearm, and a frame connecting the rear support and the front support. The frame supports at least one weight to reduce the amount of recoil energy felt by a shooter.
(8) United States Patent Application Publication Number 2010/0236125 to Morrow et al.
United States Patent Application Publication Number 2010/0236125 published to Morrow et al. on Sep. 23, 2010 in U.S. class 42 and subclass 94 teaches a shooting rest for supporting a firearm, which has a first portion and a second portion rearward of the first portion. In one embodiment, the shooting rest includes a frame, a front support for supporting the first portion of the firearm, a support member for carrying one or more weights, and a stop for inhibiting rearward movement of the firearm relative to the shooting rest. The front support is coupled to the frame, and the support member is positioned at least proximate to the frame. The stop includes a flexible portion, and is also coupled to the frame.
It is apparent that numerous innovations for gun rests have been provided in the prior art, which are adapted to be used. Furthermore, even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, however, they would not be suitable for the purposes of the embodiments of the present invention as heretofore described, namely, a knockdown and self-storing gun rest for accommodating a long gun having a pistol grip and a high-capacity magazine. Thus, there exists a need for a knockdown and self-storing gun rest for accommodating a long gun having a pistol grip and a high-capacity magazine.
Thus, an object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a knockdown and self-storing gun rest for accommodating a long gun having a pistol grip and a high-capacity magazine, which avoids the disadvantages of the prior art.
Briefly stated, another object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a knockdown and self-storing gun rest for accommodating a long gun having a pistol grip and a high-capacity magazine. The rest includes a base and a platform. The base is for resting on a support surface. The platform is pivotally mounted to the base, and is so configured so as to allow for accommodating the long gun, the pistol grip of the long gun, and the high-capacity magazine of the long gun.
The novel features considered characteristic of the embodiments of the present invention are set forth in the appended claims. The embodiments of the present invention itself, however, both as to their construction and to their method of operation together with additional objects and advantages thereof will be best understood from the following description of the specific embodiments when read and understood in connection with the accompanying figures of the drawing.
The figures of the drawing are briefly described as follows:
A. General.
B. Overall configuration of knockdown and self-storing gun rest 10.
C. Specific configuration of base 18.
D. Specific configuration of platform 20.
A. General.
Referring now to the figures, in which like numerals indicate like parts, and particularly to
B. Overall configuration of the knockdown and self-storing gun rest 10.
The configuration of the knockdown and self-storing gun rest 10 can best be seen in
The knockdown and self-storing gun rest 10 comprises a base 18 and a platform 20. The base is for resting on a support surface 22. The platform 20 is pivotally mounted to the base 18, and is so configured so as to allow for accommodating the long gun 12, the pistol grip 14 of the long gun 12, and the high-capacity magazine 16 of the long gun 12.
C. Specific configuration of the base 18.
The base 18 comprises a pair of lower rails 24. The pair of lower rails 24 of the base 18 extend from front ends 26 thereof, respectively, rearwardly and downwardly to rear legs 28 thereof, respectively, and are generally parallel to each other, spaced-apart from each other, and generally similar to each other.
The rear legs 28 of the pair of lower rails 24 of the base 18 are connected to each other by a base plate 30. The base plate 30 of the rear legs 28 of the pair of lower rails 24 of the base 18 is elevation-adjustable by a rear knob 31, and is for resting on the support surface 22.
The base 18 further comprises an elevation yoke 32. The elevation yoke 32 of the base 18 extends fixedly and upwardly from the pair of lower rails 24 of the base 18, in proximity to the front ends 26 of the pair of lower rails 24 of the base 18.
The elevation yoke 32 of the base 18 comprise a pair of plates 34. The pair of plates 34 of the elevation yoke 32 of the base 18 extend fixedly and upwardly from the pair of lower rails 24 of the base 18, respectively, and are generally similar to each other. The base 18 further comprises front legs 36. The front legs 36 of the base 18 are a front member 38 that is generally inverted U-shaped and has terminal ends 40 that are elevation-adjustable by elevation jacks 41, respectively, and flare outwardly for resting on the support surface 22.
The front member 38 of the front legs 36 of the base 18 is replaceably attached to the front ends 26 of the pair of lower rails 24 of the base 18 by a pair of front knobs 42 passing through a pair of through bores 43 in the front member 38 of the front legs 36 of the base 18, respectively, and threadably into the front ends 26 of the pair of lower rails 24 of the base 18, respectively.
The base 18 further comprises a pair of elevation stops 44. The pair of elevation stops 44 of the base 18 extend outwardly from the pair of lower rails 24 of the base 18, respectively, in proximity to the rear legs 28 of the pair of lower rails 24 of the base 18.
D. Specific configuration of the platform 20.
The platform 20 comprises a pair of upper rails 46. The pair of upper rails 46 of the platform 20 extend from rear ends 48 thereof, respectively, forwardly and upwardly to front ends 50 thereof, respectively, and are generally parallel to each other, spaced-apart from each other for accommodating therebetween the pistol grip of the long gun and the high-capacity magazine of the long gun without any impinging upon pivoting forward and back of the platform 20 to adjust elevation, and generally similar to each other.
The rear ends 48 of the pair of upper rails 46 of the platform 20 are connected to each other by a rear platform plate 52, while the front ends 50 of the pair of upper rails 46 of the platform 20 are connected to each other by a front platform plate 54.
The pair of upper rails 46 of the platform 20 are pivotally mounted between and to the pair of plates 34 of the elevation yoke 32 of the base 18, in proximity to the front ends 50 of the pair of upper rails 46 of the platform 20, so as to allow the platform 20 to pivot forward and back to adjust elevation.
The platform 20 further comprises a rear yoke cradle 56. The rear yoke cradle 56 of the platform 20 extends upwardly in bifurcations 58 from the rear platform plate 52 of the pair of upper rails 46 of the platform 20, is elevation-adjustable by a shaft-knob assembly 60, and the bifurcations 58 of the rear yoke cradle 56 of the platform 20 are for replaceably cradling the stock of the long gun 12 therebetween.
The rear yoke cradle 56 of the platform 20 has a strap 62. The strap 62 of the rear yoke cradle 56 of the platform 20 extends detachably from one bifurcation 58 of the rear yoke cradle 56 of the platform 20 to the other bifurcation 58 of the rear yoke cradle 56 of the platform 20, and is for maintaining the stock of the long gun 12 replaceably in the rear yoke cradle 56 of the platform 20.
The platform 20 further comprises a pair of threaded elevation ferrules 64. The pair of threaded elevation ferrules 64 of the platform 20 extend outwardly from the pair of upper rails 46 of the platform 20, respectively, over and in alignment with the pair of elevation stops 44 of the base 18.
One upper rail 46 of the platform 20 has a pair of threaded storing through bores 65. The pair of threaded storing through bores 65 of the one upper rail 46 of the platform 20 pass vertically therethrough, and generally straddle the threaded elevation ferrule 64 of the platform 20 associated with the one upper rail 46 of the platform 20.
The platform 20 further comprises a pair of elevation adjustment knobs 66. The pair of elevation adjustment knobs 66 of the platform 20 thread downwardly into the pair of threaded elevation ferrules 64 of the platform 20, receptively, and abut against the pair of elevation stops 44 of the base 18, respectively, so as to allow the platform 20 to be angularly adjusted relative to the base 18 by turning the pair of elevation adjustment knobs 66 of the platform 20, either clockwise or counterclockwise.
The platform 20 further comprises a front moldable material resilient bag 68, such as a leather or plastic bag filled with a moldable or pliable material, such as sand. The front moldable material resilient bag 68 of the platform 20 sits on the front platform plate 54 of the pair of upper rails 46 of the platform 20, and contains an upper depression 70 for having the forearm of the long gun 12 rest therein.
The configuration of the second embodiment of the platform 120 can best be seen in
The second embodiment of the platform 120 is similar to the first embodiment of the platform 20, except that the rear yoke cradle 56 of the platform 20 is replaced by a rear moldable material resilient bag 156, such as a leather or plastic bag filled with a moldable or pliable material, such as sand, containing an upper depression 170 for having the stock of the long gun 12 rest therein.
D. Method for knocking down and self-storing the knockdown and self-storing gun rest 10.
The method for knocking down and self-storing the knockdown and self-storing gun rest 10 can best be seen in
E. Impressions.
It will be understood that each of the elements described above or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of constructions differing from the types described above.
While the embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described as embodied in a knockdown and self-storing gun rest for accommodating a long gun having a pistol grip and a high-capacity magazine, however, they are not limited to the details shown, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions, and changes in the forms and details of the embodiments of the present invention illustrated and their operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the embodiments of the present invention.
Without further analysis the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the embodiments of the present invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adapt them for various applications without omitting features that from the standpoint of prior art fairly constitute characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of the embodiments of the present invention.
