US 6,305,117 B1Granted

Support for rifle sighting

OwnerLawrence R. Hales, Sr.inventor

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Abstract

A configurable device for supporting, sighting and firing both shouldered and hand-held firearms. The device includes a tripod base having front and rear extensible vertical supports. The extensible supports are provided with substantially U-shaped cradle elements for holding a firearm. The extensible supports are pivotally mounted in brackets attached to the base permitting folding thereof. The extensible supports allow a wide range of vertical adjustment for sighting and firing from various positions, such as sitting, kneeling and standing positions. The rear support is slidably mounted to the base thereby providing adjustment mechanism for accommodating various lengths of shouldered firearms as well as hand-held firearms. The device can be folded for convenient storage and transport and is used just as easily in the field or on a shooting bench.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A firearm supporting, sighting and firing device comprising:

a) an elongated base having a front end and a rear end;
b) a front bracket fixedly attached to the front end of said base;
c) a rear bracket slidably mounted on the rear end of said base;
d) a rear foot depending from said rear bracket;
e) a pair of front legs pivotally attached to said front bracket, said base, said front legs and said rear foot forming a tripod base when said front legs are extended;
f) a telescoping front support having an outer support element pivotally attached to said front bracket and an inner support element slidably disposed in the outer support element;
g) a telescoping rear support having an outer support element pivotally attached to said rear bracket and an inner support element slidably disposed in the outer support element;
h) a front U-shaped firearm cradle rotatably mounted on the inner support element of said front support;
and
i) a rear U-shaped firearm cradle rotatable mounted on the inner support element of said rear support, said front and rear cradles being adapted to receive a firearm.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.