Rifle bipod assembly
AssigneeSig Sauer, Inc.
InventorsTanner J. Landis, Andrew P. Loriot, Rich Curley, Christoper B. D'Alfonso, Zachary A. Amico
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Abstract
A bipod assembly includes a first yoke configured to be attached to a firearm. A second yoke is pivotably attached to the first yoke. Right and left legs are pivotably connected to the second yoke and movable between an open position and a closed position. The bipod assembly is movable between a stowed and locked position, a stowed and unlocked position, a deployed and unlocked position, and a deployed and locked position. In a locked position, part of each leg engages the first yoke to maintain the leg's open or closed position as well as the leg's deployed or stowed position. The bipod assembly enables one-hand deployment from a stowed state.
Claims16
A bipod assembly comprising:
- a first yoke having a first body with a connector portion configured to attach to a rifle, and having left and right plates extending away from the connector portion in a spaced-apart and generally parallel relationship;
- a second yoke with a second yoke body pivotably connected to the first yoke between the left and right plates of the first body, the second yoke including front and rear arms extending away from the second yoke body in a spaced-apart and generally parallel relationship;
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- right and left legs pivotably connected to the second yoke by a pin extending between the front and rear arms, wherein the pin is biased towards the second yoke body and is movable against a bias force away from the second yoke body along the front and rear arms.
A rifle bipod assembly comprising:
- a first yoke configured to be attached to a firearm;
- a second yoke pivotably attached to the first yoke;
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- a right leg and a left leg each pivotably connected to the second yoke and movable between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein the bipod assembly is movable between a stowed and locked position, an unlocked position, and a deployed and locked position, and
- wherein:
- in the stowed and locked position, the right leg and left leg engage the first yoke, thereby preventing the right leg and the left leg from moving to the open position and preventing the second yoke from pivoting with respect to the first yoke;
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- in the deployed and locked position, the right leg and the left leg engage the first yoke, thereby preventing the right leg and the left leg from moving to the closed position and preventing the second yoke from pivoting with respect to the first yoke.
A rifle bipod assembly comprising:
- a first yoke configured to be attached to a firearm;
- a second yoke pivotably attached to the first yoke;
- and
- a right leg and a left leg each pivotably connected to the second yoke and movable between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein the bipod assembly is movable between a stowed and locked position, an unlocked position, and a deployed and locked position, and
- wherein:
- the first yoke includes a left foot protruding laterally outward and defining a left gap between the left foot and part of the first yoke;
- the first yoke includes a right foot protruding laterally outward and defining a right gap between the right foot and part of the first yoke;
- the left leg includes a tooth configured to be received in the left gap when left leg is in the stowed and locked position;
- and the right leg includes a tooth configured to be received in the right gap when the right leg is in the stowed and locked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.