Patent ID: 7958663
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: F41A,F41C

Abstract:
1. A suspended gun rest, comprising: a mount; an arm pivotally attached to the mount; a cradle having at least one string, the cradle having front and rear ends and having an open, substantially continuous slot formed therein and extending between the ends for receiving a firearm, the cradle further having a pair of laterally opposed wings extending outwardly from the slot and located adjacent the front end, each of the wings has at least one vertically oriented passage formed therethrough wherein the passages on the wings are horizontally aligned with each other, the at least one string passing through the passages; a string routing system mounted within the cradle; a spindle mounted for rotation in the cradle, the at least one string being partially wound about the spindle, the at least one string being connected to the spindle and routed through the cradle by the routing system; means for selectively locking rotation of the spindle; and means for securing the at least one string, to the arm.