Rifle support

Abstract

Some embodiments provide a support apparatus that is set-up and operated by one hand of an operator to stabilize the forend of a barrel section of an item used to engage in an activity. The apparatus is a single hand-operated rifle support that stabilizes the for-end of the rifle barrel. The single hand-operated rifle support includes an actuated rifle rest body, a set of adjustable length aluminum pole legs connected to a lower portion of the rifle rest body, a set of bearings that is each connected by a pin to one of the legs and the actuated rifle rest for pivoting the legs, a rifle rest connected to an upper portion of the rifle rest body, and a single plunger and pivot arm linkage in an interior portion of the rifle rest body.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A rifle support comprising:
 a rifle rest body comprising a graspable exterior and a hollow interior within which a locking and loading mechanism is utilized;   a rifle rest attached to an upper portion of the rifle rest body, the rifle rest for resting a forend portion of a rifle barrel to stabilize movements of the rifle barrel;   a plurality of bearings connected to a lower portion of the rifle rest body; and   a plurality of adjustable legs that pivot out to an open position to stabilize the rifle barrel resting in the rifle rest.   
     
     
         2 . The rifle support of  claim 1 , wherein the rifle support is a bipod comprising two adjustable legs. 
     
     
         3 . The rifle support of  claim 1 , wherein the rifle support is a tripod comprising three adjustable legs. 
     
     
         4 . The rifle support of  claim 1 , wherein the adjustable legs pivot open from a closed position to an angle of approximately forty degrees. 
     
     
         5 . The rifle support of  claim 1  further comprising a single actuating plunger that moves up and down to adjust the configuration of the legs by spreading the legs outward when the plunger moves down and pulling the legs inward when the plunger moves up. 
     
     
         6 . The rifle support of  claim 5  further comprising a pivot arm connected to the actuating plunger and the adjustable legs, wherein the pivot arm pushes down on the legs when the plunger moves down to fan out the adjustable legs and pulls up on the adjustable legs when the plunger moves up. 
     
     
         7 . The rifle support of  claim 1  further comprising a set of bearings, wherein each bearing connects an adjustable leg by a pin to the single actuating plunger and pivot arm to pivot the adjustable legs. 
     
     
         8 . The rifle support of  claim 1  further comprising a trigger and a locking pin, wherein a person depresses the trigger to actuate the rifle support and fan out the adjustable legs. 
     
     
         9 . The rifle support of  claim 1  further comprising a detent component in an interior portion of the rifle rest body, wherein the detent component is connected to the trigger and comprises a set of teeth that hold the trigger to a locked position. 
     
     
         10 . The rifle support of  claim 1  further comprising a locking button that locks to the teeth of the detent component, thereby locking the plurality of adjustable legs in the open position to further stabilize the rifle barrel resting in the rifle rest.