US2022196359A1PendingUtilityA1

Support device

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Assignee: SPARTAN BOSS LTDPriority: Dec 22, 2020Filed: Dec 6, 2021Published: Jun 23, 2022
Est. expiryDec 22, 2040(~14.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Robert David Gearing
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Abstract

The invention relates to the field of firearms and in particular but not exclusively to supporting firearms, such as rifles. A support device for supporting a firearm above a surface, the support comprising a support body for connection to the firearm and including, or for connection to, at least one support leg, the support body comprising a curved element which engages a correspondingly-shaped fixture mounted on, or integral with the firearm, the inter-engagement of the curved element and fixture permitting panning of the connected firearm, and a detent means which retains the curved element and the correspondingly-shaped fixture in engagement.

Claims

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1 . A support device for supporting a firearm above a surface, the support device comprising a support body for connection to the firearm and including, or for connection to, at least one support leg, the support body comprising a curved element which engages a correspondingly-shaped fixture mounted on, or integral with, the firearm, the inter-engagement of the curved element and fixture permitting panning of a connected firearm, the support device further comprising a detent means which can retain the curved element and the correspondingly-shaped fixture in engagement, in which the detent is operable by a user, to allow disengagement between the curved element and the fixture. 
     
     
         2 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 1 , wherein the detent means can be released by a user by operation of a user-operated control. 
     
     
         3 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 1 , wherein the detent means includes at least one ball. 
     
     
         4 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 1 , wherein the detent means includes a lug that can be retracted by a user by operation of a user-facing control. 
     
     
         5 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 1 , wherein the detent means includes a track. 
     
     
         6 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 1 , wherein the curved element is at least partly cylindrical. 
     
     
         7 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 6 , wherein the curved element is cylindrical. 
     
     
         8 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 6 , wherein the fixture has a partly cylindrical surface corresponding to the cylindrical shape of the curved element. 
     
     
         9 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 1 , wherein the curved element is at least partly spherical. 
     
     
         10 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 9 , wherein the fixture has an at least partly spherical surface, to permit up or down movement of a connected firearm. 
     
     
         11 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the support body and fixture include a magnet which attracts the other of the support body and fixture. 
     
     
         12 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 11 , wherein attraction between the magnet and the other of the support body and fixture encourages inter-engagement between the support device and the fixture. 
     
     
         13 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 12 , wherein attraction between the magnet and the other of the support body and fixture maintains inter-engagement between the support and the fixture. 
     
     
         14 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 1 , wherein a user can overcome the detent means to separate the support device from a connected firearm. 
     
     
         15 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 1 , wherein the support device is configured to permit panning of a supported firearm, by 30 degrees of rotation or more. 
     
     
         16 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 1 , wherein the support device is configured to permit panning of a supported firearm by 60 degrees of rotation. 
     
     
         17 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 1 , wherein the support device is configured to permit panning of the supported firearm by 120 degrees or more. 
     
     
         18 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one support leg. 
     
     
         19 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 1 , further comprising two or three support legs. 
     
     
         20 . A support device for a firearm according to  claim 2 , wherein the user operated control is located on a user facing surface of the support body, or a side of the support body. 
     
     
         21 . A combination comprising: a support device according to  claim 1 , a fixture, and a firearm. 
     
     
         22 . A combination according to  claim 21 , wherein the fixture is mounted on or integral with the firearm.

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