Patent ID: 7584568
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: F41A,F41C

Abstract:
1. A collapsible firearm support for supporting a firearm above a support surface, the firearm support comprising: an elongate stanchion having an upper end and a lower end, the stanchion having an outer surface; a mount mounted on the stanchion and configured to mount to a firearm; and a leg assembly mounted on the stanchion, the leg assembly including a plurality of legs, each leg being pivotable between a stored position in which the leg is oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stanchion and a deployed position in which the leg is oriented at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the stanchion; wherein the leg assembly is slidably movable with respect to the stanchion along at least a portion of the outer surface between the upper end and the lower end of the stanchion to adjust a vertical height of the upper end of the stanchion above a support surface when the leg assembly is rested on the support surface; wherein the stanchion includes a plurality of guide groove extending into the outer surface of the stanchion, each of the guide groove extending along the outer surface in an orientation substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stanchion; wherein each of the legs members is pivotable about a respective pivot on the leg assembly between a stored position and a deployed position each of the pivots of the legs members being slidable in one of the plurality of guide grooves.