Removable, adjustable gun support
OwnerRichard B. Lundinventor
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Abstract
A gun support mechanism is provided which includes buttstock supporting means mounted on a support surface and forestock supporting means mounted on said support surface. The buttstock and forestock supporting means include adjustment means whereby the gun may be positioned at a selected distance from the support surface. The supporting means further include base members which may be affixed to the support surface and support members which are operatively engageable with the base members through the use of lugs or similar expedients. At least one of the supporting means include gripping means for releasably gripping the buttstock or the forestock, respectively, of the gun. The invention is readily adaptable to support objects other than guns.
Claims3
In a mechanism for supporting objects, the combination of:
- (a) a support surface;
- (b) a rear supporting means releasable attached to said support surface, and comprising a relatively stationary jaw and a movable jaw which is pivotably mounted at a midsection of the stationary jaw;
- each of said jaws including an upper object engaging portion and a lower portion;
- and a torsion spring mounted on the rear supporting means such that the lower jaw portions are forced apart from each other while the upper engaging portions are forced towards each other;
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- (c) a front vertically adjustable supporting means releasably attached to said support surface and comprising a stationary V-shaped member having an upper object engaging portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.