Patent ID: 7658140
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: A01M,F41A

Abstract:
1. A rifle aiming seat apparatus adapted to be assembled and supported on the ground for use and disassembled and transported when not in use, said rifle aiming seat apparatus comprising: a support frame, said frame including a frame structure that includes a plurality of spaced apart support legs and a curved guide rail having opposite ends spaced about 180° and defining a plane, an imaginary bisecting line drawn through the midpoint of the guide rail defining a centerline of the frame, a seat brace having rearward and forward end portions and a seat connected to said rearward end portion, said rearward end portion being rotatably interconnected to said support frame by a pin for relative rotation therebetween and about a vertical axis, and said forward end portion being supported for angular gliding movement atop the guide rail from alignment with the centerline and between the opposite ends of the guide rail, a rifle barrel aiming bracket, said bracket being connected to the forward end portion of the seat brace for relative axial movement therebetween and fixed into selected axial positions therealong, the aiming bracket being horizontally movable towards and away from the pin, an extender sleeve, said sleeve being connected to the aiming bracket for relative axial movement therebetween and fixed into selected axial positions therealong, the sleeve being vertically movable towards and away from the ground, a rifle cradle mounted to the extender sleeve for angular movement relative to a vertical axis through the sleeve, the cradle being configured to receive the rifle barrel and locked into a selected angular position, and a hunting blind connected to the support frame for hiding the user from view when seated upon the seat and positioning the rifle barrel in the rifle cradle.