Bipod with dual axis rotating capability
OwnerDale Avery Polinginventor
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Abstract
A bipod that allows for panning (i.e., via pivoting) of a firearm mounted on the bipod without repositioning one or both of the bipod leg feet. To this end, the bipod is configured for allowing a firearm attached thereto to be independently rotated about and perpendicular to an axis extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the barrel of the firearm. Advantageously, in many situations, this will allow the shooter to position the firearm in a preferred shooting position and to follow or acquiring a target with a sighting device of the firearm without having to reposition one or both of the bipod leg feet.
Claims11
A bipod, comprising:
- a leg mounting body including an interposer body mounting structure and two leg mounting structures, wherein each one of the leg mounting structures extend from a respective one of opposing sides of the interposer body mounting structure, wherein the interposer body mounting structure includes a recess having a longitudinal axis;
- an interposer body having a protruding member thereof rotatably engaged within the recess of the interposer body mounting structure for constraining relative rotational movement of the interposer body with respect to the leg mounting body to being about the longitudinal axis of the recess, wherein the interposer body includes a round central passage having a longitudinal axis;
- and a firearm mounting body having a cylindrical portion rotatably engaged within the round central passage of the interposer body for constraining relative rotational movement of the firearm mounting body with respect to the interposer body to being about the longitudinal axis of the round central passage of the interposer body.
A bipod, comprising:
- a leg mounting body including an interposer body mounting structure and two leg mounting structures, wherein each one of the leg mounting structures extend from a respective one of opposing sides of the interposer body mounting structure, wherein the interposer body mounting structure includes a recess having a longitudinal axis;
- an interposer body including a round central passage having a longitudinal axis, wherein a protruding member of the interposer body is engaged within the recess of the interposer body mounting structure, wherein the protruding member and the recess jointly define mating bearing surfaces thereof for constraining relative rotational movement between the interposer body and the leg mounting body to being about the longitudinal axis of the recess;
- and a firearm mounting body having a cylindrical portion thereof rotatably engaged within the central passage of the interposer body, wherein the longitudinal axis of the central passage of the interposer body extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the recess and wherein the cylindrical portion of the firearm mounting body and the central passage of the interposer body jointly define mating bearing surfaces thereof for constraining relative rotational movement between the firearm mounting body and the interposer body to being about the longitudinal axis of the central passage of the interposer body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.