Patent Application
20150096216
The embodiments herein relate generally to furniture that can be used to support a user holding a firearm.
Prior to embodiments of the disclosed invention, a stable portable shooting bench evaded discovery. Rather, shooting benches were either very large and stable, but not portable or very light and portable, but unstable. Embodiments of the disclosed invention solve this problem. The prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 5,284,280 issued to Stonebraker; U.S. Pat. No. 4,702,029 issued to DeVaul; U.S. Pat. No. 4,525,559 issued to Hall; U.S. Pat. No. 4,011,821 issued to Neal.
Stonebraker teaches a table with removable legs stored in “side pockets” on a “backpack” instead of clips on the table itself. DeVaul teaches removable legs that can be stored overlapping upon one another in a case which is carried with a handle, but does not utilize clips to hold the legs in place. Both Hall and Neal teach a table with a handle that has removable legs, which can be stored in clips on the table. However, Hall and Neal appear to be press fit into place and embodiments of the present invention use screw fitting.
A shooting bench is configured to be portable and stable. The shooting bench comprises a tabletop mechanically coupled to a front leg assembly socket, a right leg assembly socket and a left leg assembly socket wherein each leg assembly socket contains an angled cavity that is angled at 10 to 30 degrees from perpendicular to the tabletop. A catch assembly is mechanically coupled to the tabletop. A cradle assembly is mechanically coupled to the tabletop. A handle is attached to the tabletop and is configured to permit carrying of the shooting bench. In a first mode of operation a front leg assembly is inserted into the front leg assembly socket, a right leg assembly is inserted into the right leg assembly socket and a left leg assembly is inserted into the left leg assembly socket wherein each angled cavity causes the shooting bench to be stable. In a second mode of operation, the front leg assembly, the right leg assembly and the left leg assembly are inserted into the catch assembly and the cradle assembly in order store the front leg assembly, the right leg assembly and the left leg assembly making the shooting bench portable.
In some embodiments, the catch assembly further comprises a catch assembly mounting mechanically coupled to a front catch clip, a right catch clip and a left catch clip. The cradle assembly further comprises a cradle assembly mounting mechanically coupled to a front cradle, a right cradle and a left cradle.
In some embodiments, the right leg assembly comprises a right leg is immediately adjacent right leg fixture. The right leg fixture is immediately adjacent to a right leg flange. The right leg flange is mechanically coupled to a right leg threaded stud which is threaded through the right leg assembly socket and into the tabletop. The left leg assembly comprises a left leg is immediately adjacent left leg fixture. The left leg fixture is immediately adjacent to a left leg flange. The left leg flange is mechanically coupled to a left leg threaded stud which is threaded through the left leg assembly socket and into the tabletop. The front leg assembly comprises a front leg is immediately adjacent front leg fixture. The front leg fixture is immediately adjacent to a front leg flange. The front leg flange is mechanically coupled to a front leg threaded stud which is threaded through the front leg assembly socket and into the tabletop.
The detailed description of some embodiments of the invention is made below with reference to the accompanying figures, wherein like numerals represent corresponding parts of the figures.
By way of example, and referring to
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Tabletop 12 is further attached to catch assembly 20. Catch assembly 20 comprises catch assembly mounting 21 mechanically coupled to coupled to catch clips 22. Tabletop 12 is further mechanically coupled to cradle assembly 24. Cradle assembly 24 comprises cradle assembly mounting 25 mechanically coupled to cradles 26.
Likewise, left leg 15 is immediately adjacent to left leg fixture 28. Left leg fixture 28 is immediately adjacent to left leg flange 30. Left leg flange 30 is mechanically coupled to left leg threaded stud 32. Left leg threaded stud 32 is threaded through an angled cavity in left leg assembly socket 16 and into tabletop 12 at an angle that can range from 10 degrees to 30 degrees from perpendicular to tabletop 12.
Similarly, front leg 15 is immediately adjacent to front leg fixture 28. Front leg fixture 28 is immediately adjacent to front leg flange 30. Front leg flange 30 is mechanically coupled to front leg threaded stud 32. Front leg threaded stud 32 is threaded through an angled cavity in front leg assembly socket 16 and into tabletop 12 at an angle that can range from 10 degrees to 30 degrees from perpendicular to tabletop 12 at an angle that can range from 10 degrees to 30 degrees from perpendicular to tabletop 12.
Persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that numerous design configurations may be possible to enjoy the functional benefits of the inventive systems. Thus, given the wide variety of configurations and arrangements of embodiments of the present invention the scope of the invention is reflected by the breadth of the claims below rather than narrowed by the embodiments described above.
