Gun rest with angled notch

Abstract

A method of using a gun rest comprises attaching a gun rest including two mounting surfaces that form substantially right angles to each other and a notch forming an oblique angle to at least one mounting surface of the gun rest to a frame member.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A gun rest comprising;
 an elongated body defining an axis of elongation including an exterior surface defining a notch with an axis of extension; and   the exterior surface of the body further defines at least a first mounting surface that forms a first oblique angle with the axis of extension of the notch when projected onto a plane perpendicular to the axis of elongation along the axis of elongation.   
     
     
         2 . The gun rest of  claim 1 , wherein the exterior surface of the body further defines a second mounting surface that forms an acute angle with the first mounting surface and a second oblique angle with the axis of extension of the notch when projected onto a plane perpendicular to the axis of elongation along the axis of elongation, and the value of the first oblique angle and the second oblique angle are approximately 45 degrees. 
     
     
         3 . The gun rest of  claim 2 , wherein the body includes at least partially a cylindrical configuration including a cylindrical surface and the cylindrical surface defines the notch. 
     
     
         4 . The gun rest of  claim 3 , wherein the first mounting surface intersects the second mounting surface and forming a substantially right angle. 
     
     
         5 . The gun rest of  claim 4 , wherein the at least partially cylindrical configuration of the body defines a cylindrical axis and the first mounting surface intersects the second mounting surface at the cylindrical axis. 
     
     
         6 . The gun rest of  claim 2 , wherein the first mounting surface defines at least one aperture and the gun rest further comprises a magnet disposed in the aperture. 
     
     
         7 . The gun rest of  claim 6 , wherein the second mounting surface defines at least one thru-hole and a counterbore configured to receive a fastener. 
     
     
         8 . The gun rest of  claim 1 , wherein the notch has a radial configuration. 
     
     
         9 . A gun rest comprising:
 an elongated body defining an axis of elongation and including an exterior surface defining a notch with an axis of extension; and   the exterior surface of the body further defines at least a first mounting surface that forms a first oblique angle with the axis of extension of the notch when projected onto a plane perpendicular to the axis of elongation along the axis of elongation and a second mounting surface that forms a second oblique angle with the axis of extension of the notch when projected onto a plane perpendicular to the axis of elongation along the axis of elongation;   wherein the first mounting surface and second mounting surface form substantially a right angle with each other in a fixed manner.   
     
     
         10 . The gun rest of  claim 9 , wherein the first oblique angle and second oblique angle are approximately 45 degrees and are fixed relative to each other. 
     
     
         11 . A gun rest of  claim 9 , wherein the body includes an at least partially cylindrical configuration including a cylindrical surface and the cylindrical surface defines the notch. 
     
     
         12 . The gun rest of  claim 11 , wherein the body defines a cylindrical axis and the first mounting surface intersects the second mounting surface at the cylindrical axis. 
     
     
         13 . The gun rest of  claim 12 , wherein the first mounting surface defines a first pair of apertures disposed on either side of the notch along the axis and the second mounting surface defines a second pair of apertures disposed on either side of the notch along the axis. 
     
     
         14 . The gun rest of  claim 12 , wherein the first pair of apertures is configured to receive magnets and the second pair of apertures is configured to receive fasteners. 
     
     
         15 . The gun rest of  claim 14 , wherein the cylindrical surface defines a cylindrical diameter and the body defines an axial length and an aspect ratio that is equal to the axial length divided by the cylindrical diameter ranging from 1.5:1 to 3:1. 
     
     
         16 . The gun rest of  claim 15 , wherein either pair of apertures are spaced axially apart a predetermined axial distance and a ratio of the predetermined axial distance to the axial length ranges from 0.4:1 to 0.8:1. 
     
     
         17 . A method of using a gun rest comprising:
 attaching a gun rest having two mounting surfaces that form substantially right angles to each other in a fixed manner and a notch forming an oblique angle to at least one mounting surface of the gun rest to a frame member.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising:
 fastening the gun rest to the frame member using fasteners. 
 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising:
 placing a portion of a firearm into the notch, allowing the firearm to extend at an oblique angle to both the horizontal and vertical directions. 
 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 :
 wherein attaching the gun rest includes contacting the frame member by aligning the mounting surface with an appropriate portion of the frame member depending on the desired method of attachment.