Anchor for vest mounted assault weapon

Abstract

Anchor for vest mounted assault weapon is disclosed which may be used for a body armor vest to provide a secure method of removably affixing the anchor. A conventional assault rifle may be removably affixed to the anchor. Once so affixed to the vest, the assault rifle is held firmly with the rear of the stock in an appropriate firing position. The anchor may also be used as a hands-free carrying device for the assault rifle.

1 . An anchor for vest mounted assault weapon for use with a body armor vest, the body armor vest having a shoulder strap which passes over a user's shoulder from back to front comprising:
 (1) a clip which may be removably affixed to the shoulder strap of the vest such that the clip is positioned near the hollow at the front of a user's shoulder;   (2) a ball which is affixed to said clip and which protrudes forward from said clip away from a user; and   (3) a receiver which is removably affixed at the rearward end of the receiver to the ball such that said receiver may rotate about said ball; the forward end of said receiver being capable of being removably affixed to the stock of a rifle.   
   
   
       2 . An anchor for vest mounted assault weapon for use with a body armor vest, the body armor vest having a shoulder strap which passes over a user's shoulder from back to front comprising:
 (1) a ball which is affixed to the shoulder strap of the vest at a point near the hollow at the front of a user's shoulder and which protrudes forward from the shoulder strap away from a user; and   (2) a receiver which is removably affixed at the rearward end of the receiver to the ball such that said receiver may rotate about said ball; the forward end of said receiver being capable of being removably affixed to the stock of a rifle.