Mountable Fixture for Absorbing Recoil

Abstract

A fixture is provided for supporting load from weapons recoil, being mountable on a flat bed of a road vehicle disposed on ground. The flat bed can receive a weapons mount. The vehicle has longitudinal, lateral and vertical orientations. The fixture includes a box brace, a recoil platform, first and second brackets, first and second beams, first and second posts and a deck. The box brace extends in the lateral direction. The recoil platform is parallel to the brace. The first and second brackets extend from the platform in the longitudinal direction. The beams are disposable parallel to the brace. The beams are translatable in the lateral direction. The first and second posts extend in the vertical direction downward from respective the first and second beams. The deck can receive the weapons mount, and is disposable on the platform and the brackets. The posts are retractable for stowage and extendible for raising the flat bed above the ground.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fixture for providing load support from weapons recoil and mountable on a flat bed of a road vehicle disposed on ground, said flat bed able to receive a weapons mount, said vehicle having longitudinal, lateral and vertical orientations, said fixture comprising:
 a box brace extending in the lateral direction;   a recoil platform parallel to said brace;   first and second brackets extending from said platform in the longitudinal direction;   first and second beams disposable parallel to said brace, said beams being translatable in the lateral direction;   first and second posts extending in the vertical direction downward from respective said first and second beams; and   a deck for receiving the weapons mount, said deck being disposable on said platform and said brackets,   wherein said posts are retractable for stowage and extendible for raising the flat bed above the ground.   
     
     
         2 . The fixture according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a third post extending in the vertical direction downward from said box brace.   
     
     
         3 . The fixture according to  claim 1 , wherein each post further includes a shoe for engaging the ground. 
     
     
         4 . The fixture according to  claim 2 , wherein each post further includes a shoe for engaging the ground. 
     
     
         5 . The fixture according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of stabilizing legs attachable to said deck.   
     
     
         6 . The fixture according to  claim 5 , wherein each leg further includes a pad for engaging the ground. 
     
     
         7 . The fixture according to  claim 1 , wherein each post further includes a shoe for engaging the ground. 
     
     
         8 . The fixture according to  claim 1 , said first beam is disposed forward of said box brace, and said second beam is disposed aft of said box brace. 
     
     
         9 . The fixture according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a damper disposable between said box brace and said recoil platform.   
     
     
         10 . The fixture according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an attach plate for mounting to said flat bed.   
     
     
         11 . The fixture according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a wheel mount for each of said first and second posts.   
     
     
         12 . The fixture according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of recoil plates perpendicular to the longitudinal direction separating said beams and said recoil box from each other.   
     
     
         13 . The fixture according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a horizontal plate perpendicular to the vertical direction disposed on said recoil box, said horizontal plate supporting said brackets.   
     
     
         14 . The fixture according to  claim 12 , further including an attachment plate connecting to one of said plates for mounting to the flat bed. 
     
     
         15 . The fixture according to  claim 1 , the weapons mount is a turn table.