Variable position vehicle weapon mount

Abstract

A vehicle mount for mounting a firearm on a vehicle is provided so that the rifle may be rotated horizontally and angled at multiple positions on the vehicle.

1 . A vehicle weapon mount for a rifle having a rail, comprising:
 a) a support post having an upper end and a lower end, and having a post plate perpendicular to the upper end;   b) an adjustable top piece comprising:
 i) a base plate, attached to the top of the post plate; 
 ii) a riser rotatably attached to the base plate and comprising a pair of riser arms (Service Caster Co. KP 30S820); 
 iii) a cross-bar extending between the riser arms above the base plate; 
 iv) a mount-holding portion attached to the cross-bar and rotatable about the cross-bar; and 
 v) a scope mount co-linearly attached to the top of the mount-holding portion; and 
   c) a receiver sleeve for the lower end of the support post, the receiver being mounted on a vehicle;
 wherein when the rail of the rifle is fit on the scope mount, the position of the rifle may be adjusted horizontally by rotating the riser with respect to the vehicle and vertically by rotating the mount-holding portion about the cross-bar. 
   
     
     
         2 . The vehicle weapon mount of  claim 1 , wherein the receiver sleeve is welded on an upper roll cage of a vehicle. 
     
     
         3 . The vehicle weapon mount of  claim 1 , wherein the receiver is bolted on to the vehicle. 
     
     
         4 . The vehicle weapon mount of  claim 1 , further comprising a cross-pin, wherein the support post comprises hollow square tubing having a plurality of pairs of holes on opposite sides of the support post, the receiver has a pair of holes on opposite sides of the receiver, the lower end of the support post is placed in the receiver, the cross-pin is placed through one of the pairs of holes on the support post that are aligned with the pair of holes on the receiver, and the height of the a rifle mounted on the vehicle mount above the receiver depends on which pair of holes on the support post is aligned with the pair of holes on the receiver. 
     
     
         5 . The vehicle weapon mount of  claim 1 , wherein the riser is rotatably attached to the base plate by a ball bearing mechanism. 
     
     
         6 . The vehicle weapon mount of  claim 1 , wherein the rifle has a Picatinny rail. 
     
     
         7 . The vehicle weapon mount of  claim 1 , wherein the rifle is an AR-10 rifle. 
     
     
         8 . The vehicle weapon mount of  claim 1 , further comprising pipe-collars welded to the receiver, the pipe-collars mountable on a vehicle roll-bar. 
     
     
         9 . The vehicle weapon mount of  claim 1 , wherein the mount-holding portion comprises a transverse bar. 
     
     
         10 . The vehicle weapon mount of  claim 1 , wherein the mount-holding portion comprises secondary risers.