IP Library Granted Patent US 8,356,442
Granted Patent B2
US 8,356,442 · App. 13/419,327 · Granted Jan 22, 2013

Adjustable shooting rests and shooting rest assemblies

Inventors: Russell A. Potterfield (Columbia, MO); Robert Joseph Zara (Rocheport, MO); Jim Gianladis (Columbia, MO); Mark Wasson (Columbia, MO); Adam Birk (Lohman, MO); Dennis Cauley (Boonville, MO)
Assignee: Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,356,442
App. No.
13/419,327
Granted
Jan 22, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Adjustable shooting rests and shooting rest assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a rest assembly for supporting a forestock of a firearm. The rest assembly includes a base member and first and second upright members extending from the base member. A position of each of the first and second upright members is independently adjustable with reference to the base member. The shooting rest also includes a support assembly coupled to the rest assembly to move the rest assembly in a first direction and in a second direction. The first and second directions are in a plane generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the firearm. The shooting rest further includes a base coupled to the support assembly.

Claims (13)

1. A shooting rest comprising:

a front support for supporting a forestock of a firearm, the front support including a rest assembly having first and second independently adjustable upright members, and a support assembly coupled to the rest assembly, wherein the support assembly is configured to move the rest assembly in any direction in a plane generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the firearm;

a rear support for supporting a buttstock of the firearm; and

a frame coupled to the front support and the rear supports.

2. The shooting rest of claim 1 wherein:

the front support further comprises a non-planar front base coupled to the support assembly, wherein the front base has a generally concave geometry and includes first and second adjustable front feet;

the frame further comprises first and second connecting members extending from the front support to the rear support;

the front support is selectively coupled to the first and second connecting members such that the front support may move in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the firearm; and

the rear support is coupled to curved elevated portions of the first and second connecting members.

3. The shooting rest of claim 1 wherein the frame connects the front support at a fixed distance from the rear support.

4. The shooting rest of claim 1 , further comprising:

a front base releasably coupled to the front support, wherein the front base includes a cavity and is composed of a plastic material; and

a rear base releasably coupled to the rear support, wherein the rear support, the rear base, and the frame are each composed of a plastic material and include a geometry configured to at least partially fit in a nested and stacked configuration within the cavity in the front base when the shooting rest is disassembled.

Assignments (6)
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 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2014
From: THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK
To: BATTENFELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; BATTENFELD ACQUISITION COMPANY INC.; CLEARVIEW BATTENFELD ACQUISITION COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 034496/0619 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 15, 2012
From: BATTENFELD ACQUISITION COMPANY INC.; BATTENFELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; CLEARVIEW BATTENFELD ACQUISITION COMPANY LLC
To: THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 028380/0692 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2012
From: POTTERFIELD, RUSSELL A.; ZARA, ROBERT J.; GIANLADIS, JIM; WASSON, MARK; BIRK, ADAM; CAULEY, DENNIS
To: BATTENFELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 027862/0701 →
Continuity (5)
Division 12893917 · Sep 29, 2010
Division 11843641 · Aug 22, 2007
Provisional Application 60839464 · Aug 22, 2006
Provisional Application 60891473 · Feb 23, 2007
Related Publication 20120174461A1 · Jul 12, 2012