Firearms – Implements – Rests
Reexamination Certificate
1999-02-26
2001-02-27
Eldred, J. Woodrow (Department: 3644)
Firearms
Implements
Rests
C089S037040
Reexamination Certificate
active
06192613
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to gun rests and, more particularly, to a shooting rest having adjustable legs for free standing on any type of terrain and which is foldable and compact for easy transportation and storage.
During target practice or hunting, it is often desirable to use a shooting rest to aid a person in supporting and stabilizing a gun. There are several kinds of shooting rests. One type of device is referred to as a monopod, which has one leg, and another type is referred to an a bipod, which has two legs, each type of shooting rest providing a rest for a firearm. However, these types of shooting rests are not free standing and must be held and supported by a person using the shooting rest, requiring the person to hold either the firearm or both the firearm and the shooting rest.
Yet another type of shooting rest is a table top gun rest, which is placed on top of a table, bench or other stable support surface. Another type of shooting rest is shooting bench which includes a chair mounted adjacent to the gun rest. However, these types of gun rests do not have an anchoring system for securing the gun rest to the ground or table for providing a steady rest for the firearm. Additionally, the table or the bench must also be carried to the shooting area.
Therefore, what is needed is an apparatus for providing a steady rest for a firearm which utilizes at least three adjustable legs for enabling the gun rest to be free standing on any type of terrain and which has an anchoring system for securing the gun rest to the ground for stabilization.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A shooting rest for resting a gun includes a base having a first surface and a second surface, each of the first and second surfaces having a first and a second side edge, a front edge, and a rear edge. At least three adjustable legs are attached to the second surface of the base. A first rest is slidably attached to the first surface of the base and has a first end and a second end which extend beyond the first and second side edges of the base for providing an elongated area for resting a rear portion of the gun and enabling adjustment of the positioning of the gun for shooting at various angles. The first rest is slidable between the front edge and the rear edge for accommodating various sized guns. A second rest is attached to the front edge of the first surface of the base and extends vertically upwardly and substantially perpendicular to the base for providing an area for resting a front portion of the gun. An anchoring mechanism is attached to the second surface of the base and extends downwardly toward the ground for securing the anchoring mechanism into the ground for stabilizing the shooting rest.
The three adjustable legs of the shooting rest may include each of the legs having at least two leg members which are telescopically attached together. One of the legs may be positioned forward of the other two legs and toward the front edge of the base, and the other two legs may be positioned extending toward the rear edge of the base.
The anchoring mechanism may further include a fastener attached to the second surface of the base and extending downwardly toward the ground, a strap attached to the fastener, a tightening mechanism having the strap disposed therethrough, and an anchor secured in the ground and attached to the strap for enabling a person to move the tightening mechanism to tighten the strap and pull the base and the anchor together for stabilizing the shooting rest with respect to the ground.
A support bar may be attached to the base and to one of the adjustable legs for providing support to the shooting rest. The bar support may be removably attached to the base and to a band slidably mounted on the leg with a wing nut and lock nut for folding the support bar against the leg during storage or transportation of the shooting rest.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4007554 (1977-02-01), Helmstadter
patent: 5070636 (1991-12-01), Mueller
patent: 5419233 (1995-05-01), Mulvaney
patent: 5666757 (1997-09-01), Helmstadter
patent: 6044747 (2000-04-01), Felts
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Eldred J. Woodrow
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