Barrel Rest
OwnerDonald John Rodeninventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a device for supporting the weight of a gun, in a vertical orientation, with the barrel end of the gun facing the ground. The device comprises a platform large enough to fully engage the barrel end of a rifle or shotgun, and an outer lip fully encompassing the platform to prevent the gun barrel from slipping off the platform edge. In addition, the device has a clip for engaging an ankle strap, which secures the device to the exterior of the wearer's footwear and ankle. With the present invention, a sportsman may safely place the weight of a rifle or shotgun to his or her foot without sacrificing ready access to the weapon.
Claims20
A supporting device for support of an elongate object that is being held in an essentially vertical position by a user comprising:
- a platform that is located on a lower leg of the user for carrying a weight of the elongate object,
- the platform is oriented in an essentially horizontal plane for support of a lower extremity of the elongate object,
- a wall that extends from the platform,
- an attachment device extending from the wall at an elevation that is higher than an elevation of the platform for attaching the supporting device to the lower leg of the user.
Method of installing an elongate object supporting device on the footwear of a user comprising the steps:
- Holding the supporting device in one hand,
- Sliding the clip at the top of the supporting device between the ankle and the support surface,
- Placing the lower extremity of the elongate object on the supporting device,
- Supporting the elongate object with the platform,
- wherein the support surface is the top of the ankle opening of a shoe.
A device for the support of a weapon on a lower leg of a sportsman comprising:
- a platform for supporting a muzzle of the weapon,
- an attachment device for attaching the platform to the lower leg of the sportsman,
- wherein the weapon when held in a hand of a standing sportsman with the muzzle resting on the platform will be aimed away from a foot of the standing sportsman.
Method of installing an supporting device for support of an elongate object the supporting device having a platform, an engaging member and a clip that attaches to a opening for a ankle at the top of a footwear of a user comprising the steps:
- Holding the supporting device in one hand,
- Sliding the clip between the ankle and the support surface,
- Placing the lower extremity of the elongate object on the supporting device,
- Supporting the elongate object with the platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.