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Granted Patent B2
US 11,391,533 · App. 16/960,354 · Granted Jul 19, 2022

Rifle bipod

Inventor: Corey Favory (Bayswater, AU)
Assignee: MCEWIN DESIGN PTY LTD
F41A23/10
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,391,533
App. No.
16/960,354
Granted
Jul 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rifle bipod with a rifle support for operatively receiving and supporting a portion of a rifle, as well as two legs each having a tubular upper and lower portion and telescopically arranged with an urging element urging the portions and into an extended position is disclosed with a cam lock arrangement allowing infinite length adjustability between the telescoping upper and lower portions. Each leg has a foot attachment to releasably receive interchangeable feet whereby each leg is operatively able to engage a surface. Bipod also includes a stabilising arrangement pivotably attaching the legs to the rifle support at a commensurate off-vertical angle with a biasing element to operatively bias both legs towards each other. The stabilising arrangement includes a linkage to maintain the off-vertical angle commensurate as the legs pivot apart, wherein the rifle support is height adjustable via the telescoping legs and the linkage maintaining the off-vertical angle.

Claims (22)

1. A rifle bipod comprising:

a rifle support configured for operatively receiving and supporting a portion of a rifle;

two legs each having a tubular upper and lower portion telescopically arranged with an urging element operatively urging said portions into an extended position and having a cam lock arrangement configured to allow infinite length adjustability between the telescoping upper and lower portions, each leg further having a foot attachment configured to releasably receive interchangeable feet whereby each leg is operatively able to engage a surface; and

a stabilising arrangement pivotably attaching the legs to the rifle support at a commensurate off-vertical angle and having a biasing element configured to operatively bias both legs towards each other, and a linkage configured to maintain the off-vertical angle commensurate as the legs pivot apart, wherein the stabilising arrangement comprises an inverted triangular member with the rifle support fast at an upper side thereof so that the inverted triangular member points downwards, each leg pivotably attached at an upper vertex of said triangular member, the linkage comprising two links rotatably fast proximate the bottom vertex inside a vertically guiding slot and respectively fast to a leg below the upper vertex attachment, so that angling of the legs is facilitated by the bottom vertex attachment sliding within the guiding slot, and wherein the rifle support is height adjustable via the telescoping legs and the linkage maintaining the off-vertical angle commensurate whilst the feet are engaged with the surface.

2. The rifle bipod of claim 1 , wherein the rifle support is configured to receive a rifle by defining a suitable rail attachment selected from a group consisting of a Picatinny rail, a Weaver rail, a NATO accessory rail, a Warsaw Pact rail, a UIT rail, KeyMod, and M-LOK.

3. The rifle bipod of claim 1 , wherein the rifle support is located at or proximate an apex of a triangle formed by the pivotally attached legs and the rifle support is configured to receive and support a portion of a rifle such that a barrel of said rifle is above or below the apex.

4. The rifle bipod of claim 1 , wherein the urging element includes a spring arranged within the telescoping upper and lower portions.

5. The rifle bipod of claim 1 , wherein an urging force provided by the urging element is selected according to a weight of a firearm to be supported by the bipod.

6. The rifle bipod of claim 1 , wherein the urging element is configured so that an urging force thereof is user-configurable according to a weight of a firearm to be supported by the bipod.

7. The rifle bipod of claim 1 , wherein the cam lock arrangement comprises an over-centre locking arrangement to secure the cam lock arrangement when locked.

8. The rifle bipod of claim 1 , wherein the cam lock arrangement comprises a rotatable annulus eccentrically arranged about each leg and configured so that rotation of said annulus urges the eccentric annulus against the tubular portions to lock said telescoping portions in position with respect to each other.

9. The rifle bipod of claim 1 , wherein the cam lock arrangement comprises a rotatable annulus having an internally interspaced pattern configured to complementarily receive and capture a pin defined on a leg to allow length adjustability between the telescoping upper and lower portions and/or lock a leg into an unextended or compressed position.

10. The rifle bipod of claim 1 , wherein the foot attachment on each leg includes an interference-fit or press-fit attachment.

11. The rifle bipod of claim 1 , which includes interchangeable feet selected from a group consisting of claw feet, stake feet, magnetic attachment feet, and non-slip knob feet.

12. The rifle bipod of claim 1 , wherein the stabilising arrangement is configured to allow the legs to be swivelled into a storage position wherein the legs lie longitudinally with a firearm received by the rifle support.

13. The rifle bipod of claim 1 , wherein the biasing element comprises a spring, pneumatic and/or hydraulic biasing means configured to bias the legs towards each other.

14. The rifle bipod of claim 1 , wherein the linkage is configured to separate the legs at the off-vertical angle when the legs are attached to the triangular member.

15. The rifle bipod of claim 14 , wherein the linkage includes a locking means configured to lock the linkage in position to maintain the commensurate off-vertical angle of the legs.

16. The rifle bipod of claim 15 , wherein the locking means is configured to lock the bottom vertex attachment of the linkage in position in the vertical guiding slot.

17. The rifle bipod of claim 15 , wherein the locking means comprises each link defining a rack and shared pinion arrangement, the pinion linked to a locking lever to allow the links to be locked in place via the locking lever.

18. The rifle bipod of claim 14 , wherein each cam lock arrangement is linked to the locking means so that actuation of the locking means releases or locks each respective leg's cam lock arrangement and the linkage simultaneously.

19. The rifle bipod of claim 18 , wherein the cam lock arrangement is linked to the locking means via a cable arrangement, said cam lock arrangement biased into a locking state with tension on a cable configured to counteract said bias and release the cam lock arrangement.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2020
From: FAVORY, COREY
To: MCEWIN DESIGN PTY LTD
Reel/Frame 053171/0747 →
Priority Claims (1)
AU 2018900044 · Jan 8, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210063107A1 · Mar 4, 2021
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