US5081783A
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Device for supporting and sighting a firearm
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-06-03
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Granted: 1992-01-21
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Expires: 2011-06-03
Abstract
Abstract A device for supporting and sighting firearms which can be used for reliably conveniently supporting and sighting or aligning the sights of both shoulder held firearms such as rifles and shotguns and hand-held firearms such as pistols; which is adapted to absorb the recoil of the firearm when the firearm is fired; and which is compact and relatively light-weight and; therefore, portable and easily manually movable.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert N. Jarvis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 02:45
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41A; F41A23/00; F41A23/02; F41A23/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A device for supporting and sighting a firearm having a barrel and a butt comprising: an elongate base member having opposing forward and rearward ends; a butt support member engaged at the rearward end of the base member; butt receiving means mounted on the butt support member; barrel support means mounted on the base member forward of its rearward end; barrel receiving means disposed above the base member; an elongate link pivoted at one of its ends to the barrel support means and at its other end to the barrel receiving means, to permit pivotal movement of the barrel receiving means relative to the base member between positions forward of the barrel support means to accommodate an elongate firearm and rearward of the barrel support means to accommodate a relatively short firearm; and means carried by the link for adjusting the height of the barrel receiving means relative to the base member.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
152 words
A device for supporting and sighting a firearm having a barrel and a butt comprising: an elongate base member having opposing forward and rearward ends; a butt support member engaged at the rearward end of the base member; butt receiving means mounted on the butt support member; barrel support means mounted on the base member forward of its rearward end; barrel receiving means disposed above the base member; an elongate link pivoted at one of its ends to the barrel support means and at its other end to the barrel receiving means, to permit pivotal movement of the barrel receiving means relative to the base member between positions forward of the barrel support means to accommodate an elongate firearm and rearward of the barrel support means to accommodate a relatively short firearm; and means carried by the link for adjusting the height of the barrel receiving means relative to the base member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the barrel support means is moveable between selected positions lengthwise of the base member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device according to claim 2 wherein the barrel support means includes means for locking the barrel support means in position on the base member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A device according to claim 3 wherein said butt support member is engaged for slidable movement lengthwise relative to the base member at the rearward end of the base member; and further comprising a spring fixed between the base member and the butt support member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
A device according to claim 4, said link having a threaded hole formed therein intermediate its opposing ends; and wherein said means for adjusting the height of the barrel receiving means comprises a correspondingly threaded adjusting screw rotatably mounted in said threaded hole and having one of the opposing ends of said adjusting screw resting on the base member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
140 words
A device according to claim 5 wherein said butt support member is rotatable relative to the longitudinal axis of the base member; and wherein said butt receiving means comprises first and second butt receivers, both pivotable about the longitudinal axis of the base member between upright positions above the longitudinal axis of the base member and lateral positions relative to the longitudinal axis of the base member upon rotation of the butt support member, said first and second butt receivers being positioned, respectively, on the butt support member so that when one of said first and second butt receivers is pivoted to an upright position above the longitudinal axis of the base member, the other of said first and second butt receivers is caused to be pivoted to a lateral position relative to the longitudinal axis of the base member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
105 words
A device according to claim 6 wherein said barrel support means comprises a generally U-shaped bracket having a pair of opposing upstanding legs connected by a bottom member, said bottom member extending under the base member, and said opposing legs, each having a hole formed therein, extending upwardly on opposing sides of the base member; and wherein said locking means comprises a carriage bolt having a head and opposing threaded end mounted through said holes, said threaded end being received by a correspondingly threaded nut disposed adjacent one of said holes, said link being pivoted at said one of its ends to said carriage bolt.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
95 words
A device according to claim 7, wherein said spring comprises a compression spring; and further comprising a compression spring adjusting screw having one of its ends engaged by the butt support member and its opposing end threaded for rotatable engagement by a threaded nut carried by the base member for slidable movement of the threaded nut lengthwise of the base member; and a spring stop fixed to the base member intermediate the threaded nut and the rearward end of the base member, the compression spring being disposed between the threaded nut and the spring stop.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
74 words
A device according to claim 8 further comprising first and second threaded adjusting screws disposed, respectively, on the butt support member in opposing relationship to the respective first and second butt receivers, each adjusting screw having a correspondingly threaded adjusting knob rotatably mounted thereon for adjusting the height of the first and second butt receivers, respectively, when said first and second butt receivers are positioned, respectively, above the longitudinal axis of the base member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
95 words
A device according to claim 9 wherein said barrel receiver comprises a pair of opposing spaced-apart, obliquely disposed upstanding sidewalls between which the barrel of a firearm is receivable; wherein one of said butt receivers comprises a bottom connecting a pair of spaced-apart, obliquely disposed, upstanding sidewalls supporting a back wall therebetween and engageable by the butt of a shoulder-held firearm; and wherein the other of said butt receivers comprises a bottom connecting a pair of spaced-apart, obliquely disposed, upstanding sidewalls supporting a back wall therebetween and engageable by the butt of a hand-held firearm.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-01-20 | 1995-07-22 | 1996-01-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-01-20 | 1999-07-22 | 2000-01-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-01-20 | 2003-07-22 | 2004-01-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |