Barrel mounted foldout gunrest hook
View Patent ↗A barrel bracket in the form of a split ring is secured adjustably to a gun barrel at any point on the barrel and at any desired angle of orientation. A hook pivotally attached to the ring has a sharp point for piercing external structures, such as trees, fences, or other wooden objects to secure the barrel to the structure and act as a gun rest. The hook closes with the point shielded so that the gun may be carried and used normally since the attached gun rest is light weight and has no large protruding structures. Alternately, a built in barrel bracket is positioned on one side or the other or one on each side for right handed and left handed shooters.
1. A barrel mounted gun rest device for attaching to a barrel of a firearm in any position and in any orientation to attach to any external structure to serve as a gun rest, the device comprising:
a barrel bracket adapted for being attached to a barrel of a firearm at any desired point along the length of the barrel;
a hook having a sharp point pivotally attached to the barrel bracket, the hook being adapted for opening to pierce an external structure to support the barrel and adapted for closing into the barrel bracket to shield the point of the hook;
wherein the barrel bracket is adapted for being oriented at any desired angle on the barrel to orient the hook in a position for engaging the external structure; and
wherein the hook and barrel bracket are provided with a protrusion on one of them and a pair of mating recesses on the other so that the protrusion is adapted for engaging one of the recesses to lock the hook in a closed position and further adapted for engaging the other of the recesses to lock the hook in an open position.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the barrel bracket comprises an adjustable attaching means for tightening the bracket to the barrel or loosening the bracket for sliding along the barrel or removal from the barrel.
3. The device of claim 2 wherein the barrel bracket comprises a split ring having a screw connecting the split ring as the adjustable attaching means.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein the barrel bracket is built into the barrel of the firearm at any desired point and any desired angle.
5. The device of claim 4 wherein the barrel bracket is built into the left side of the firearm barrel for a right handed shooter.
6. The device of claim 4 wherein the barrel bracket is built into the right side of the firearm barrel for a left handed shooter.
7. A barrel mounted gun rest device for attaching to a barrel of a firearm in any position and in any orientation to attach to any external structure to serve as a gun rest, the device comprising:
a barrel bracket adapted for being attached to a barrel of a firearm at any desired point along the length of the barrel:
a hook having a sharp point pivotally attached to the barrel bracket, the hook being adapted for opening to pierce an external structure to support the barrel and adapted for closing into the barrel bracket to shield the point of the hook;
wherein the barrel bracket is adapted for being oriented at any desired angle on the barrel to orient the hook in a position for engaging the external structure; and
wherein the barrel bracket is built into the barrel of the firearm at any desired point and any desired angle; and
wherein a barrel bracket is built into each of the sides of the firearm barrel for both right and left handed shooters.
8. The device of claim 7 wherein the hook and barrel bracket are provided with a protrusion on one of them and a pair of mating recesses on the other so that the protrusion is adapted for engaging one of the recesses to lock the hook in a closed position and further adapted for engaging the other of the recesses to lock the hook in an open position.
9. The device of claim 8 further comprising mating flat surfaces on the hook and the barrel bracket that mutually engage to resist relative rotation therebetween with the hook in the open position.
10. The device of claim 1 wherein the barrel bracket and the hook are fabricated of hardened steel to resist the shock of a recoil upon firing the firearm.