Articulated aiming support
OwnerThomas K. M. Petersoninventor
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Abstract
An aiming support apparatus dependable from a central portion of a shooting platform is provided. The apparatus includes an arm having a base and an extension selectively extendible from a free end of the arm base. The arm extension includes a socket adapted to receive a shooting staff. The arm base is suspended from a bracket assembly for pivot motion about a pivot axis. The bracket assembly is affixable to the shooting platform so as to substantially underlay a shooter positioned thereon, the socket being swingingly positionable beyond a perimeter of the shooting platform in response to a marksman's torso motions in furtherance of pursuit of a scoped target.
Claims23
An aiming support apparatus dependable from a central portion of a shooting platform, said apparatus comprising:
- a. an arm having a base and an extension selectively extendible from a free end of said arm base, said arm extension including a socket adapted to receive a shooting staff;
- and,
- b. a bracket assembly affixable to the shooting platform so as to substantially underlay a shooter positioned thereon, said arm base being suspended from said bracket assembly for pivot motion about a pivot axis, said socket being thereby swingingly positionable beyond a perimeter of the shooting platform, a shooter being thereby unencumbered by any portion os said apparatus while entering, exiting or positioned upon the shooting platform.
An aiming support apparatus dependable from a central portion of a shooting platform, said apparatus comprising:
- a. an arm having a base and an extension selectively extendible from a free end of said arm base, said arm extension including a socket adapted to receive a shooting staff;
- and,
- b. a bracket assembly affixable to the shooting platform so as to substantially underlay a shooter positioned thereon, said base of said arm being suspended from said bracket assembly for pivot motion about a pivot axis, said socket being thereby swingingly positionable beyond a perimeter of the shooting platform, said bracket assembly comprising a bracket equipped with a depending rod, said arm base adapted to securingly receive said rod therethrough, said rod defining said pivot axis, said bracket including flange portions adapted for engagement with the shooting platform, said bracket assembly further including a bolster positionable to engage the shooting platform and overlay said flange portions for indirect securement therewith.
An aiming support assembly comprising:
- a. a tree stand;
- b. an articulated armature assembly depending from said tree stand, said armature assembly including an extendable arm adapted at a free end thereof to receive a staff, said arm being pivotable about a pivot axis, said pivot axis being substantially aligned with a center of mass of a marksman positioned upon said tree stand;
- and,
- c. a staff receivably supported at said free end of said extendable arm, said staff having a free end adapted to receive a cradle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.