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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4359834 | Multipositioned two-legged support for portable automatic weapons A support weapon is provided having two feet that are independent of each other and which are comprised of foldable rods that are capable of angular displacement and which are also capable of being set up and secured in various angular positions so as to ... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4351224 | Bipod mechanism for small arms A bipod mechanism for a light weight machine gun comprising a pair of individually telescopically adjustable leg assemblies and a mounting structure connectable in supporting relation with the gun mounting the pair of leg assemblies for movement between a... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4345398 | Gun rest A gun rest for firearms which is characterized by a monopod having a base cylinder and a plurality of nesting, tapered interior tubes or cylinders, each having a successively smaller diameter and arranged in concentric, normally retracted, telescoping con... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4288939 | Adjustable legs support for automatic weapons A support for an automatic weapon includes a sleeve axially coupled to a tubular part of the weapon and including a pair of diametrically opposed lateral wings as well as two folding rods pivotal on the wings. The rods are angularly displaceable from a pa... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4266748 | Portable swivel hunter's stool A horizontal completely and freely rotatable seat about a central vertical axis, which seat has a central cylindrical socket portion having a lower larger bearing and an upper smaller bearing for a correspondingly shaped hollow bell-shaped plug with depen... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4265045 | Rifle and weapon rest The invention is shown as a rifle and weapon rest for supporting the weapon during aiming and firing. There is an upper, partially limited, radially movable rifle holder having a fixed or an adjustable weapon holding strap and a pressure rod spring-suppor... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4247115 | Shooting booth A shooting booth for shooting ranges having a target located down-range of the booth, the booth being formed by a pair of spaced side walls with one of the side walls having a cantilever support barricade. The barricade is a narrow vertical panel position... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4207699 | Gun rest construction A rest which provides an extremely simple, inexpensive, rugged, and durable structure for firmly supporting the barrel of a pistol or rifle during firing. A base having a plurality of legs, one of which is adjustable, is adapted to be supported in a gener... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4140253 | Gun carrier Apparatus for carrying a gun upright comprises a flexible carrying unit which fastens to the belt of the gunner and is provided with an element of a quick connect-disconnect separable fastener. The mating element is affixed to the gun stock so that when t... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4118880 | Muzzle rest A muzzle rest for a gun barrel comprises a mounting plate affixed to the barrel carrying a foot projecting beyond the muzzle but offset therefrom.... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4089423 | Rifle stand A foldable and collapsible rifle stand comprising a vertical spade shaped earth-engaging spike with front and rear surfaces, a vertical and forwardly opening channel and a foot engaging head at the upper end of the spike and bridging the channel, an elong... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4055017 | Mini bench rest The bench rest of this invention comprises a mounting base being adapted to permit articulation for both pitch and yaw; and a bench having a beam mounted to said collar, and having a front support rest. The front support rest is adjustable for elevation w... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4026057 | Shooting support for rifle A mechanical support for rifle shooting providing two open top cradles to receive a rifle with the forward cradle providing compound vertical adjustment for optimum elevational positioning. The rifle support provides three point contact upon an underlying... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4017997 | Portable gun support A light weight, portable, inexpensive gun support that may be removably secured to the barrel of either a rifle or revolver, with the support including a pair of angularly and longitudinally adjustable legs that permit the support to rest on any desired s... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4012860 | Adjustable rifle rest A lower base is provided and an elongated generally horizontal support member is oscillatably supported from the base for angular displacement about a generally horizontal axis. The support member extends in a direction transverse to the axis of oscillati... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4007554 | Adjustable gun support This disclosure relates to a versatile lightweight rifle rest having a pointed upstanding rod member and a step-on member for affixation to the ground and having an adjustable two-point contact cradle member for supporting the entire rifle and being readi... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3999461 | Modular lightweight squad automatic weapon system A lightweight one man portable automatic gas-operated weapon system for intry use having symmetrical forces applied to recoiling parts by use of two parallel gas pressure actuated rods acting in unison. An integral sprocket feed system is actuated by the... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3977114 | Rifle magazine A magazine for dispensing cartridges has improved capacity provided by an enlarged case and a hinged, two-piece follower pivotally mounted on a follower platform, which is elevated in the case by means of a spring. The enlarged case also serves as a hand ... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3964613 | Rifle support A portable rifle rest with optional storage comprising an elongated storage box having a hinged top, sides and a bottom with the opposed ends of the box each having a cushioned slot therein to support a rifle for cleaning, adjustment and so forth.... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3963156 | Gun rest cradle A gun rest cradle for wearing about the waist of a person, and which comprises a rectangular rigid ventral plate member and a pliable dorsal strap attached to the ends of the plate member, at least one of the attachment means between the strap and the pla... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3947988 | Portable rifle rest A portable rifle rest useful for zeroing in rifles on or off a rifle range includes an elongated, upper rifle support block provided with a V-shape rifle support notch therein lined with cushioning material, and two elongated lower foot blocks each pivota... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3938273 | Firearm having two pivoted props Two articulated props for a firearm are lockable in a firing or in a carrying position by a finger on the upper end of the props. A spring urges the finger into one or the other of two radial recesses provided on a trunnion protruding laterally from the f... | 02/17/1976 |
| 3935657 | Rifle rest Apparatus is disclosed for receiving and resting a rifle for target shooting and the like in which the position or orientation of the rest may be adjusted for elevation.... | 02/03/1976 |
