Patent ID: 6574899
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A tripod-mountable combined gun rest and armrest device for holding a gun and supporting the arm of a marksman, said device comprising:an elongated armrest having a longitudinal axis therethrough, said armrest attachable to a tripod; a forward gun rest having a U-shaped configuration adjustably mounted on said armrest, wherein the armrest has a longitudinally extending forward adjustment slot therethrough along said longitudinal axis; gun forearm positioner for selective lateral positioning of said forward gun rest along said forward slot to receive a forearm of said gun; a rearward gun rest having a U-shaped configuration adjustably mounted on said armrest, wherein the armrest has a longitudinally extending rearward adjustment slot therethrough along said longitudinal axis; gun butt positioner for selective lateral positioning of said rearward gun rest laterally along said forward slot to receive a butt of said gun; said gun rest adapted, upon placement of said gun on said forward gun rest and said rearward gun rest, to form an opening between said gun and an upper surface of said armrest dimensioned to support the arm of the marksman in the shooting position.