Adaptable leg support for bipod assemblies
AssigneePhoenix Tactical, LLC
InventorsScott Hansen, Ronald Detillo
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Abstract
The present invention relates to adaptable leg supports for bipod assemblies and more specifically to an adaptable leg support assembly that is pivotable with respect to the legs of the bipod to maintain complete contact with the supporting surface as the weapon is rotated, removable to allow the adaptable leg support assembly to be sued with multiple bipod assemblies, and adaptable for use on different surfaces by changing the foot portion of the adaptable leg support assembly that actually contacts the supporting surface.
Claims19
A bipod assembly for use with a rifle having a pair of spring-loaded legs, each leg having a mounting portion adjacent said rifle and an end portion opposing said mounting portion, comprising:
- a pin located toward the end portion of each said leg and
- an adaptable leg support assembly connected to the end of each said leg, said adaptable leg support assembly including
- an adapter having a cylindrical portion and an opposing slotted portion, said cylindrical portion defining a cylindrical blind bore, a pair of opposing J-shaped keyways for receiving the end portions of said pin, and a spring contained in said blind bore and conjoined to the bottom wall of said blind bore and said slotted portion defining a pair of aligned apertures;
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- a foot, said foot being pivotally connected to the slotted portion of the adapter.
An adaptable leg support for a bipod assembly comprising:
- an adapter having a leg-receiving portion and a foot-receiving portion wherein
- the leg-receiving portion and the foot-receiving portion each have opposing first and second ends and wherein the first end of the leg-receiving portion and the first end of the foot-receiving portion are interconnected at an intermediate point of the adapter;
- the leg-receiving portion defines
- a centrally located, longitudinal blind bore extending from the second end of the leg-receiving portion to an intermediate point in the adapter where a bottom surface of said blind bore is defined by a bottom wall wherein said blind bore is sized to receive a leg portion of the bipod assembly and
- a pair of opposing keyways wherein each of said pair of opposing keyways extends from a first end of the adapter to an intermediate point in the leg-receiving portion and
- the foot-receiving portion defines
- a slot, said slot extending from the second end of the foot-receiving portion toward the first end of the foot-receiving portion and terminating at an intermediate point in the foot-receiving portion wherein said slot is flanked by a pair of opposing sidewalls and
- a pair of opposing apertures transverse to said slot.
A method of attaching an adapter portion of an adaptable leg support to a leg of a bipod assembly comprising:
- removing a rubber boot located at an end portion of the leg of the bipod assembly to expose a retention pin, the retention pin having a pair of opposing end portions that extend outward from diametrically opposed points on the leg;
- aligning the end portions of the retention pin with a pair of J-shaped keyways defined by the adapter portion of the adaptable leg support;
- applying force to the adapter portion and the leg causing the end portion of the leg to be inserted into a blind bore defined in the adapter portion and compressing a spring that is retained in said blind bore;
- rotating the adapter portion causing the end portions of the retention pin to traverse the flat portions of the J-shaped keyways;
- releasing the force applied to the adapter and the leg causing the adapter to be retained in place on the end portion of the leg by the retention pin being in contact with the closed end of the J-shaped keyway and the force of the compressed spring against the leg portion of the bipod assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.