Patent ID: 11867473
Assignee: MAGPUL INDUSTRIES CORP.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  A | IPC A  F

Claim 4:
5. A bipod leg deployment assembly, comprising:
a leg assembly comprising two legs, the two legs having a deployed and a stowed position;
a bipod housing, wherein the bipod housing is rotatably coupled to each of the two legs; and
a leg release button for one of the two legs, wherein the leg release button is movably coupled to the bipod housing, and wherein the leg release button is in contact with the one of the two legs;
wherein, when a first torque less than an unlocking threshold is applied to the one of the two legs in the stowed position, the leg release button prevents the one of the two legs from rotating from the stowed position toward the deployed position;
wherein, when a second torque greater than the unlocking threshold is applied to the one of the two legs in the stowed position, the leg release button is backdriven, enabling rotation of the one of the two legs towards the deployed position; and
wherein the leg release button directly contacts the one of the two legs when extended away from a center of the bipod housing and does not contact the one of the two legs when depressed toward the center of the bipod housing.