Patent ID: 7685756
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: F41A,F41C

Abstract:
1. An ergonomic fore grip for mounting to a firearm to stabilize and support the firearm, comprising: an elongated generally cylindrical housing having an upper end, and a bottom end, the bottom end having an opening to a longitudinal chamber within the housing; a mount for attaching the upper end of the generally cylindrical housing to a bottom of a firearm, the mount having a fixed rail and a parallel movable rail, with a longitudinal channel therebetween, and a member for moving the moveable rail relative to the fixed rail, wherein the fixed rail and the moveable rail clamp to portions of picatinny rails underneath of a firearm; a pair of legs having an upper end and a bottom end, the upper end of the legs being within the housing, each of the legs having a longitudinal axis; a nonspring deployment member for dropping the bottom end of the pair of legs to move from a retracted position with substantially all of the legs within the cylindrical housing, to a lowered position with substantially all of the legs protruding out from underneath the cylindrical housing; and an expansion member for expanding the bottom end of the legs into a bipod configuration beneath the housing.