US 2024/0255251 A1 · ADJUSTABLE, PIVOTING GUN STOCK AND METHOD OF USE

Abstract

An adjustable shoulder rest for a rear stock for a rifle or shotgun, with features to customize the shoulder to firearm interface, providing diverse adjustment options pursuant to user preference and/or circumstances of use. The present invention further provides a pivotal shoulder rest to facilitate customized position adjustment to the firearms orientation vis-a-vis the operator, including the option to provide a pivotal or swivel connection for adjustment of the firearm during operation as well as the option of providing haptic feedback or pivotal resistance with return-to-center capability to communicate to the user useful feedback, and/or facilitate line of sight alignment of the firearm at various angles relative to the longitudinal axis thereof in line with one or more sighting apparatus mounted thereto.

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Dependent claims

A pivot mechanism for connecting a shoulder rest to a rear stock on a gun, comprising:

a rotation post having first and second ends, and an outer diameter;
a torsion spring having first and second legs and an inner diameter, said inner diameter of said torsion spring situated about said outer diameter of said rotation post;
a rotation post receiver having an inner diameter formed to receive said second end of said rotation post and said torsion spring;
a centering tab associated with rotation post, said centering tab having a length situated between said first and second legs of said torsion spring;
whereby, upon engaging said shoulder rest to a shoulder of a user in a with said shoulder rest and gun in a neutral position, and pivoting said gun and rear stock relative to said shoulder rest from said neutral position, said rotation post and said centering tab pivot to engage said first or second leg of said torsion spring so that said torsion spring provides bias to resist pivoting, while providing user feedback as to position while facilitating re-alignment of said shoulder rest and rear stock upon disengaging said shoulder rest from said user's shoulder.

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A method of utilizing a gun having a longitudinal axis, comprising the steps of:

a. providing a gun having rear stock having an end,
b. providing a pivot mechanism associated with said rear stock, said pivot mechanism comprising a pivot piece having an outer diameter, said pivot mechanism further having a base formed to engage said butt plate;
c. providing:
a shoulder rest formed to engage said rear stock via said pivot mechanism, so as to provide a pivotal connection;
a first sight mounted to said firearm along said longitudinal axis of said firearm;
a second sight mounted to said firearm along said longitudinal axis of said firearm so that said second sight is pivotally spaced from said first sight;
d. providing a spring associated with said pivot mechanism to provide bias when pivoting said gun along a longitudinal axis relative to said shoulder rest from a neutral position wherein said shoulder rest and said gun are in aligned in a neutral position;
e. using said gun, comprising the sub-steps of:
i. applying the shoulder rest of the gun to a shoulder of a user;
ii. using said pivot mechanism to move said gun from a neutral position relative to said shoulder rest via swivel movement to position said gun for aiming at a target;
iii. allowing said swivel movement to cause said spring to provide bias in the form of resistance to pivoting as said gun is pivoted from the neutral position, said bias urging said firearm to be pivoted back to said neutral position as user applied pivotal bias diminishes, providing pivotal bias;
f. using said pivotal bias to provide feedback to the user to confirm said gun is at a predetermined orientation relative to said shoulder rest and one of said first or sights mounted at distinct angles relative to the length of said gun, so as to provide alternative sighting via line-of-sight alignment with the user and said target via pivoting said firearm relative to said user;
and
g. using said pivotal bias to pivot said shoulder rest back and firearm back to neutral alignment upon removal of said shoulder rest from said shoulder of said user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Adjustable, pivoting gun stock and method of use

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Adjustable, pivoting gun stock and method of use

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Abstract

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