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US 4,055,017 AGranted
Mini bench rest
OwnerHarold Thompsoninventor
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Abstract
The bench rest of this invention comprises a mounting base being adapted to permit articulation for both pitch and yaw; and a bench having a beam mounted to said collar, and having a front support rest. The front support rest is adjustable for elevation with respect to the main plane of the beam. The beam also includes a detachably mounted rear support for long barrel guns, such as rifles.
Claims5
A bench rest, comprising:
- a base including a mounting flange, an annular base ring mounted to the uppermost terminal side of said base flange to have a substantially horizontal orientation under normal mounting conditions;
- an annular collar journally mounted about the outer periphery of said ring, and a journal bracket issuing from the uppermost terminal side of said collar, said bracket carrying a journally mounted cylindrical shaft disposed along the horizontal plane with respect to said base;
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- a bench assembly including an L-shaped beam having an upstanding leg and a generally horizontally disposed leg, said beam being mounted midway in the horizontal leg to said shaft of said base, the upstanding leg of said beam having a hollow polygonal cross-section, forming a cavity, a front support block subassembly including a block having the same exterior configuration as, and sliding closely in said cavity in said upstanding leg of said beam, the lowermost terminal end of said block having a dominantly projecting threaded shaft, and a thumbwheel disposed transversely through a window in said upstanding leg of said beam being engageable with said threaded shaft.
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