Patent ID: 9417025
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: F41A

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for use with a firearm having any one of a forestock and a barrel section, and for use with an elongated stationary object, the apparatus comprising: a clamp device including a clamp portion; and a forestock-support member being configured to make contact with any one of the forestock and the barrel section of the firearm once the firearm is spatially positioned to do just so; and a swivel connector being configured to extend from, at least in part, the clamp portion, and the swivel connector being configured to rotatably couple the forestock-support member to the clamp portion of the clamp device at a predetermined position on the clamp portion in such a way that the forestock-support member, in use, pivotally swivels at will relative to the clamp portion once any one of the forestock and the barrel section, in use, contacts the swivel connector, and any one of the forestock and the barrel section is made to move just so; and the swivel connector being configured to detach the forestock-support member from the predetermined position on the clamp portion of the clamp device in such a way that the forestock-support member is removable from the clamp portion of the clamp device; and the forestock-support member being configured to support any one of the forestock and the barrel section of the firearm at a spatial position relative to the elongated stationary object once the swivel connector is made to extend from the clamp portion, and the swivel connector is made to rotatably couple the forestock-support member to the clamp portion; and the forestock-support member, in use, makes contact with any one of the forestock and the barrel section of the firearm, once any one of the forestock and the barrel section of the firearm is positioned to do just so, in such a way that any one of the forestock and the barrel section of the firearm and the forestock-support member, in use, swivel at will relative to the clamp portion in response to urging of any one of the forestock and the barrel section of the firearm to cause rotational movement of the forestock-support member; and wherein the swivel connector includes: a first elongated shaft; and a second elongated shaft; and a pin member; and a stop portion; and wherein: the second elongated shaft is configured to threadably couple with a receiving hole defined by the forestock-support member; and the pin member is configured to pivotally couple the first elongated shaft with the second elongated shaft in such a way that the first elongated shaft, in use, pivots relative to the second elongated shaft; and the stop portion is positioned on a free end section of the first elongated shaft.