Fore grip with bipod
OwnerJoseph R. Moody, Joseph D. Gaddiniinventors
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Abstract
A fore grip with a concealable and collapsible bipod has a tubular recess consisting of two cylindrical cutouts the housing for the legs when concealed and as the housing for a sliding piston that deploys the legs. A release has a compression spring positioned between piston assembly and the bottom of the first cutout and this spring; The legs are connected to the bottom of the piston via a hinge and spring that when released causes the legs to expand outward until fully deployed.
Claims12
An ergonomic fore grip mountable to a firearm to stabilize the firearm, comprising:
- a) a top end and a bottom end and cut out there through;
- b) a mount for attaching the top end of the fore grip to a firearm;
- c) a vertically sliding piston inside the fore grip;
- d) two legs coupled to the sliding piston;
- e) a catch-lock that catches and locks the legs and the sliding piston in a closed position inside the fore grip;
- f) a spring-loaded fulcrum release mechanism for releasing the catch-lock;
- g) a depressible tension plate on an outside surface of the fore grip to activate the release mechanism causing the spring-piston to drive the legs downward to the bottom end of the fore grip;
- h) an expansion spring positioned between the legs causing the legs to expand outward to a locked position after the legs are released from confinement within the fore grip, wherein the sliding piston, the catch-lock, the legs, the spring-loaded fulcrum release mechanism and the expansion spring between the legs are all located and concealed inside of the fore grip in the closed position.
A method for using an ergonomic fore grip with concealable and collapsible bipod legs having a spring-loaded fulcrum release mechanism comprising the steps of:
- mounting a fore grip to a lower surface of a firearm;
- the fore grip comprising a top end and a bottom end and cut out there through;
- a mount for attaching the top end of the fore grip to a firearm;
- a vertical sliding piston inside the fore grip;
- two legs coupled to the sliding piston;
- a catch-lock that catches and locks the legs and the sliding piston in a closed position inside the fore grip;
- a spring-loaded fulcrum release mechanism for releasing the catch-lock;
- a depressible tension plate on an outside surface;
- and an expansion spring positioned between the legs;
- wherein the sliding piston, the catch-lock, the legs, the spring-loaded fulcrum release mechanism and the expansion spring between the legs are all located and concealed inside of the fore grip in a closed position;
- depressing the tension plate in the spring-loaded fulcrum release mechanism to release the spring-piston that drives the bipod legs downward to release the legs from confinement within the fore grip;
- expanding the bipod legs outward beneath the firearm to a fully deployed position;
- supporting the fully deployed legs on a surface;
- gripping the fore grip;
- and
- firing the firearm that is now supported in a stabilized position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.