Bipod leg release lever
OwnerTy Raymond Deichert, Richard W. Deichertinventors
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Abstract
A bipod for a rifle traditionally has a release button/bracket in the front of the adjustable leg. To release the adjustable leg the shooter must reach forward and push the button/bracket. This forces the shooter to lose the aligned shooting position on the target. The present invention provides a rearward facing lever that the shooter can depress with his free arm while maintaining the shooting position and his finger on the trigger. The lever can be folded up to a neutral position for use in the prior art fashion or for storage. The lever has a pivot arm that pulls the stopper in a ring bracket rearward out of the traditional locking grooves located along the adjustable leg. The invention is suited for either a retrofit or factory new embodiment.
Claims17
An improvement for a bipod for a rifle, the bipod having a pair of frame tubes each have an adjustable length leg, each leg having concentric locking grooves spaced apart to provide a selected length for the leg, the improvement comprising:
- a ring bracket surrounding the frame tube and having a forward located downward flange with a receiving hole for a plunger biased forward by a spring that is mounted in a housing attached to the frame tube;
- said ring bracket having a forward-facing stopper that protrudes through a horizontal groove on the frame tube to allow the stopper to engage a selected concentric locking groove on the adjustable leg;
- said spring biasing said plunger forward and biasing said stopper forward into the selected concentric locking groove;
- said ring bracket having a rearward located pivot assembly that supports a rearward extending lever;
- said lever having a lower foot that abuts the frame tube when the lever is depressed;
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- wherein the pivot assembly pulls the ring bracket and stopper rearward to release the stopper from the selected concentric locking groove when the lever is depressed.
A bipod leg assembly comprising:
- a frame tube that receives an adjustable length leg that has a plurality of grooves set at differing heights along the adjustable length leg;
- a housing engaged along the frame tube and having a fastener to lock the housing onto the frame tube;
- said housing having a forward-facing spring with a forward-facing plunger;
- a ring bracket surrounding the frame tube and having a flange with a receiving hole for the plunger;
- said ring bracket having a forward-facing stopper that protrudes through the frame tube to engage a selected groove of the adjustable length leg;
- said spring biasing the stopper forward into said selected groove;
- said ring bracket having a pivot mount for a proximal end of a lever;
- wherein depressing a distal end of the lever overcomes said spring bias and releases the stopper from the selected groove;
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- wherein the pivot mount further comprises a pair of ears supporting a pivot pin mounted through the proximal end of the lever.
A release lever for an adjustable length leg of a bipod, said release lever comprising:
- a proximal end pivotally connected to a ring bracket secured around a frame tube of a bipod;
- said ring bracket having a stopper that releasably engages one of a plurality of notches in the adjustable length leg;
- said ring bracket having a spring that biases the stopper forward into the notches;
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- said release lever having a distal end facing rearward which when depressed withdraws the stopper from the notches;
- wherein the proximal end further comprises a foot that abuts the frame tube when the distal end of the release lever is depressed;
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- wherein the pivotal connection further comprises a pair of ears on the ring bracket supporting a pivot pin through the proximal end of the release lever.
A bipod leg assembly comprising:
- a frame tube that receives an adjustable length leg that has a plurality of grooves set at differing heights along the adjustable length leg;
- a housing engaged along the frame tube and having a fastener to lock the housing onto the frame tube;
- said housing having a forward-facing spring with a forward-facing plunger;
- a ring bracket surrounding the frame tube and having a flange with a receiving hole for the plunger;
- said ring bracket having a forward-facing stopper that protrudes through the frame tube to engage a selected groove of the adjustable length leg;
- said spring biasing the stopper forward into said selected groove;
- said ring bracket having a pivot mount for a proximal end of a lever;
- wherein depressing a distal end of the lever overcomes said spring bias and releases the stopper from the selected groove;
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- wherein the frame tube further comprises a clip that secures the lever upward adjacent the frame tube in a neutral mode.
A release lever for an adjustable length leg of a bipod, said release lever comprising:
- a proximal end pivotally connected to a ring bracket secured around a frame tube of a bipod;
- said ring bracket having a stopper that releasably engages one of a plurality of notches in the adjustable length leg;
- said ring bracket having a spring that biases the stopper forward into the notches;
- said release lever having a distal end facing rearward which when depressed withdraws the stopper from the notches;
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- wherein the proximal end pivot connection further comprises a pivot of the release lever to a neutral mode parallel to the frame tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.