Patent ID: 8443540
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A bipod for a firearm, comprising: a plurality of bipod legs; a first mounting body having two leg mounting structures integral with an exterior surface thereof and having a central passage extending therethrough, wherein the central passage of the first mounting body is substantially round, wherein each one of said leg mounting structures has a respective one of said bipod legs pivotably mounted at a leg retention feature thereof and includes a plurality of leg positioning features spaced around the leg retention feature thereof; wherein the leg retention feature of each one of said leg mounting structures defines a leg rotational axis thereof, wherein the leg retention feature of each one of said leg mounting structures is centrally located between opposing end faces of the first mounting body, and wherein the leg retention feature of each one of said leg mounting structures is positioned between diametrically opposing ones of said leg positioning features thereof; and a second mounting body rotatably mounted within central passage of the first mounting body, wherein the second mounting body includes a cylindrical portion that is rotatably mounted within said substantially round central passage of the first mounting body such that a rotational axis of the second mounting body with respect to the first mounting body extends along a centerline axis of the central passage of the first mounting body, wherein the second mounting includes a firearm mounting structure integral therewith and has a passage extending therethrough, wherein the firearm mounting structure and the passage are jointly configured such that a barrel of the firearm extends through the passage of the second mounting body when the firearm is engaged with the firearm mounting structure, and wherein the firearm mounting structure protrudes from a first end portion of the cylindrical portion of the second mounting body.