Patent ID: 7665241
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: F41A,F41C

Abstract:
1. A firearm handgrip with a retractable and extendable bipod, said handgrip comprising: a hollow housing adapted to be a handgrip that is mountable to a firearm; and a bipod that is retractable into and extendable from the grip housing, the bipod enabling horizontal panning of the firearm relative to the bipod, and further comprising a torsion spring that opposes the panning motion and enables quick realignment of the bipod legs to the firearm when the firearm is lifted; a compression spring for forcing deployment of the bipod out of the housing; and a release mechanism for releasing the spring and deploying the bipod, wherein the release mechanism includes upper and lower magnetic members arranged to attract each with sufficient force when substantially aligned to overpower an expansive force of the deployment compression spring.