Patent ID: 7954272
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A bipod assembly for use with a firearm, the bipod assembly comprising: a stock mount assembly configured to support a forestock of the firearm, wherein the stock mount assembly includes a first plate operably coupled to a second plate, and a cam lever configured to move a tension screw through the first and second plates in a direction generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the firearm, wherein the tension screw is movable between a first position that locks the first plate with reference to the second plate, and a second position that allows the first plate to rotate with reference to the second plate, wherein the stock mount assembly further includes a lock member carried by the tension screw, wherein the lock member is engaged with the first plate in the first position, and wherein the lock member is disengaged with the first plate and engaged with the second plate in the second position; an attachment assembly carried by the stock mount assembly and configured to be releasably attached to the forestock; and first and second legs extending from the stock mount assembly.