IP Library Granted Patent US 8,516,734
Granted Patent B2
US 8,516,734 · App. 13/663,253 · Granted Aug 27, 2013

Firearm supporting devices, methods of assembling firearm supporting devices, and methods of packaging firearm supporting devices

Inventors: David Yale (Santa Clara, CA); Russell A. Potterfield (Columbia, MO); Tim Morrow (Jefferson City, MO)
Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,516,734
App. No.
13/663,253
Granted
Aug 27, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Firearm supporting devices (e.g., firearm vises), methods of assembling firearm supporting devices, and methods of packaging firearm supporting devices are disclosed herein. One aspect is directed to a firearm supporting device for supporting a firearm having a first section and a second section spaced apart from the first section. In one such embodiment, a firearm supporting device includes a base, a first support for carrying the first section of the firearm, and a second support for carrying the second section of the firearm. The base includes a first portion and a second portion configured to be attached to the first portion. The first portion is fixed relative to the second portion when the first and second portions are attached. The first support is configured to project from the first portion of the base. The second support is configured to project from the second portion of the base.

Claims (10)

1. A method of packaging a firearm supporting device for supporting a firearm having a first section and a second section spaced apart from the first section, the method comprising:

providing a first portion of a base, a second portion of the base configured to attach to the first portion, a first support configured to project from the first portion of the base and support the first section of the firearm, and a second support configured to project from the second portion of the base and support the second section of the firearm; and

placing the first and second portions of the base and the first and second supports in a container with the first and second portions of the base detached from each other;

wherein placing the first and second portions of the base in the container comprises positioning the first and second supports in the container with the first support detached from the first portion of the base and the second support detached from the second portion of the base.

2. A method of packaging a firearm supporting device for supporting a firearm having a first section and a second section spaced apart from the first section, the method comprising:

providing a first portion of a base, a second portion of the base configured to attach to the first portion, a first support configured to project from the first portion of the base and support the first section of the firearm, and a second support configured to project from the second portion of the base and support the second section of the firearm; and

placing the first and second portions of the base and the first and second supports in a container with the first and second portions of the base detached from each other;

further comprising molding the first and second portions of the base and the first and second supports.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein providing the first and second portions of the base comprises providing a first portion having a first length and a second portion having a second length, wherein the first and second lengths are less than a minimum length of the base when the first and second portions are attached together.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein providing the first and second portions of the base comprises providing a first portion having a first length and a second portion having a second length, wherein the first and second lengths are less than a minimum length of the base when the first and second portions are attached together.

Assignments (5)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2020
From: AOB PRODUCTS COMPANY
To: TD BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053733/0139 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TO REMOVE PATENT NOS 8020302, 8966771, 9375854, AND 8584367 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 052860 FRAME 0247. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jul 13, 2020
From: BATTENFELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: AOB PRODUCTS COMPANY
Reel/Frame 053194/0585 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 7, 2020
From: BATTENFELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: AOB PRODUCTS COMPANY
Reel/Frame 052860/0247 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE SECOND INVENTOR'S NAME IS SHOWN AS RUSSELL A. POSSERFIELD WHEREAS THE CORRECT INFORMATION IS RUSSELL A. POTTERFIELD PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 029231 FRAME 0520. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 27, 2013
From: YALE, DAVID; POTTERFIELD, RUSSELL A.; MORROW, TIM
To: BATTENFELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 030102/0289 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2012
From: YALE, DAVID; POSSERFIELD, RUSSELL A.; MORROW, TIM
To: BATTENFELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 029231/0520 →
Continuity (2)
Division 11607550 · Nov 30, 2006
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