Patent ID: 8341864
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: F16M,F41A,F41C,G03B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handgrip apparatus for a firearm, comprising: a hollow housing having a longitudinal axis and defining a handgrip surface and forming an enclosure having a flat contiguous bottom, the handgrip surface having parallel stacked grooves to aid in gripping the housing by a hand of a user; a fastener connected to the housing for removably attaching the handgrip apparatus to a fore-end portion underneath of a firearm; and a retractable leg assembly movable between a retracted position and an extended position, said leg assembly including a pair of pivoting legs, each of the legs having a footer, all of the pivoting legs and portions of the footer being received within said hollow housing in a generally sandwiched position with other portions of the footer extending below the flat contiguous bottom of the housing when the leg assembly is in the retracted position, and legs being substantially extended below the housing and being usable as a bipod support when the leg assembly is in the extended position.