Adjustable gun support apparatus
OwnerStanley M Claryinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable shooting rail device retrofittable to a conventional hunting stand or hunting blind. The device includes an adjustment mechanism having an actuator that is pivotally secured between a shooting rail and a vertical member of the hunting stand. The device further includes a pair of support collars pivotally coupling the actuator between the shooting rail and the vertical member. A locking means is provided for releasably locking the shooting rail at a selectively-desired vertical position.
Claims8
An adjustable gun support apparatus shooting rail device comprising:
- an adjustment mechanism, the adjustment mechanism comprises:
- a shooting rail pivotally mounted to a hunting stand having two or more vertical members, a first horizontal member, and a second horizontal member;
- an actuator pivotally secured between the shooting rail and the first and second horizontal member of the hunting stand, or between the shooting rail and the two or more vertical members of the hunting stand;
- and
- a pair of support collars pivotally coupling the actuator between the shooting rail and the first and second horizontal member, or between the shooting rail and the two or more vertical members, wherein the pair of support collars comprises a first support collar and a second support collar, the first support collar is shaped in the form of a cradle, the first support collar is securely mounted to one of the two or more vertical members of the hunting stand, and wherein the second support collar is shaped in the form of a cradle, the second support collar is slidably coupled in intimate engagement to an outer sidewall of the shooting rail.
An adjustable gun support assembly, the gun support assembly comprising:
- a shooting rail;
- and
- an adjustment mechanism, the adjustment mechanism comprises:
- an actuator pivotally secured between the shooting rail and an upper frame assembly of a hunting stand;
- and
- a pair of support collars pivotally coupling the actuator between the shooting rail and the upper frame assembly.
An improved hunting stand or hunting blind apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a floor assembly;
- a plurality of vertical members;
- a plurality of horizontal members;
- a shooting rail;
- an adjustable shooting rail device;
- and
- hardware.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.