Patent Publication Number: US-7587854-B2

Title: Gas-dampened recoil rest with remote trigger release

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   A. Field of the Invention 
   The embodiments of the present invention relate to a rest for a rifle, and more particularly, the embodiments of the present invention relate to a gas-dampened recoil rest with remote trigger release for a rifle for allowing a shooter to fire the rifle without any human contact and possible motion contamination. 
   B. Description of the Prior Art 
   Various forms of adjustable rifle rests have been heretofore provided to enable rifle sights to be properly adjusted and also to enable close checking of the accuracy of the rifle. 
   Whenever hunters, marksmen, or users of firearms use a rifle, the sights must be aligned relative to the rifle to assure the accuracy of the rifle. Preferably, the sights are adjusted independent of the shooter. Later detected inaccuracies can then be directed to correcting deficiencies in the shooter&#39;s form or technique or the rifle can be compensated for the shooter in a known manner and not by mere guess. 
   The immobilization of rifles by way of portable devices is conventionally performed by way of gun mounts, bipods, tripods, or trestles, on which loads, such as bags of sand, rocks, etc can be disposed in order to improve the stability of the assembly, of which, however, the stability is random, since the configuration of these support systems does not permit accommodation of large additional loads. Nevertheless, the efficiency of an immobilizing device continues to be proportional to its weight, as well as to its capacity for clamping effectively the rifle it receives. 
   In fact, at the beginning of each shot, the rifle is subjected to stresses taking the form of violent displacements, and the barrel withstands complex vibratory movements, of which the amplitude and frequency have a determining influence on the distribution of the impacts on the target. It is thus obvious that in order to follow an identical trajectory, all the projectiles must clear the mouth of the barrel of the rifle at the moment when the mouth of the barrel of the rifle occupies a single position in space. For this purpose, a device that is as stable as possible, must confer on the rifle a maximum level of immobility between and during each shot in order for the corrections made on the rifle, and particularly on its sighting units, to take place from a known constant reference position. 
   Many devices have been developed for holding a rifle in position during firing of the rifle and absorbing the recoil forces of the rifle. These devices can be useful in a variety of circumstances, for example, they can be used to adjust the gun sights or to test the mechanical integrity and accuracy of the rifle itself. 
   Numerous innovations for rifle shooting and related devices have been provided in the prior art that will be described below, which are in chronological order to show advancement in the art, and which are incorporated herein by reference thereto. Even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, they each differ in structure, and/or operation, and/or purpose from the embodiments of the present invention, in that they do not teach a gas-dampened recoil rest with remote trigger release for a rifle for allowing a shooter to fire the rifle without any human contact and possible motion contamination. 
   (1) U.S. Pat. No. 3,668,871 to Berndt et al. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 3,668,871 issued to Berndt et al. on Jun. 13, 1972 in class 60 and subclass 54.5 R teaches an hydraulic remote control apparatus for use in operating short-stroke valves located in the piston of an adjustment cylinder. The apparatus includes a pair of remotely located hydraulic chambers interconnected by way of a fluid-carrying conduit. A first hydraulic chamber is provided with a diaphragm and disk arrangement spanning the chamber to form fluid-tight operating and control compartments therein. A second hydraulic chamber has a smaller cross-section than the first chamber and is provided with a rolling elastomeric diaphragm, so that the volume of the second hydraulic chamber can be reduced by displacement of the plunger in a manner sufficient to deflect the rolling diaphragm. 
   (2) U.S. Pat. No. 4,012,860 to Auger 
   U.S. Pat. No. 4,012,860 issued to Auger on Mar. 22, 1977 in class 42 and subclass 94 teaches a lower base and an elongated generally horizontal support member oscillatably supported from the base for angular displacement about a generally horizontal axis. The support member extends in a direction transverse to the axis of oscillation thereof and includes structure spaced above its axis of oscillation for removably stationarily supporting a rifle therefrom, with the rifle extending longitudinally of the support member. Adjustment structure is operatively connected between the base and the support member for infinite angular adjustment of the support member relative to the base, throughout at least a limited sector of adjustment. In addition, an electric-motor-driven structure is also provided for removable support from a rifle supported from the support member and includes features for operative association with the trigger of the associated rifle, whereby the trigger may be gradually actuated without causing vibration of the rifle. 
   (3) U.S. Pat. No. 4,196,653 to Jackson 
   U.S. Pat. No. 4,196,653 issued to Jackson on Apr. 8, 1980 in class 89 and subclass 136 teaches an auxiliary firing mechanism used to actuate a tripper for a gun trigger, including a remote actuator connected to the tripper by an elongated connector, such as a cable, that is moved by the cooperable action of a control member and a rotatably and axially movable actuator member of the actuator. Camming surfaces of the control member and the actuator member of the actuator move the control member from a first position to a second position against a spring bias thereof in order to actuate the tripper and thereby trip the gun trigger whereupon the camming surface of the actuator member moves out of engagement with the camming surface of the control member in order to allow the control member to be moved back to the first position by its spring bias. Axial and rotational movement of the actuator member then again engages the camming surfaces of the control and actuator members in preparation for another actuation of the tripper. A manually movable lever, preferably having a foot pedal, rotates the actuator member to provide the tripper actuation. 
   (4) U.S. Pat. No. 4,409,826 to Wenger 
   U.S. Pat. No. 4,409,826 issued to Wenger on Oct. 18, 1983 in class 73 and subclass 167 teaches a test-firing apparatus, including a weapon-holder accommodating a rifle or hand-gun and a, preferably, freely mobile mounting for the holder in relation to a stationary base. A projecting support apparatus connected to the weapon allows the recoil-pulse to be absorbed in conjunction with the freely mobile mounting by the body of an operator as in practical shooting. The only purpose of the mounting, preferably in the form of a linear-precision guide including cross rollers, is to position the barrel-axis directionally, and the mounting is therefore subjected to little stress. Resilient and/or damping absorption of the recoil-pulse may also be provided. The barrel-axis is arranged in parallel with the movement-axis of the mounting, so that the point of impact of the bullet upon the target cannot be affected by the recoil-stroke. This parallelism may be adjusted by optical apparatus, preferably by way of a reference-weapon fitted to the weapon-holder. The barrel-axis of the reference-weapon is fixed parallel with the movement-axis by way of appropriate indexing elements. This indirect alignment is achieved by comparing the shot-patterns of the two weapons. 
   (5) U.S. Pat. No. 5,070,636 to Mueller 
   U.S. Pat. No. 5,070,636 issued to Mueller on Dec. 10, 1991 in class 42 and subclass 94 teaches a weapon sighting assembly, including a longitudinally extending frame rotatively secured under tension about a shock plate coupling the assembly to a grounded support. A resiliently supported barrel rest is adjustably mounted along the longitudinal frame. A weapon receiving cradle includes a compressive elastomeric pad and surfaces conforming to the aft end of the weapon and the marksperson&#39;s hand and/or shoulder. Cant adjustment apparatus is provided at the shock plate, windage adjustment apparatus couples to the longitudinal frame, and a resilient strap can be used to further couple a weapon to the assembly. 
   (6) U.S. Pat. No. 5,272,955 to Bond et al. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 5,272,955 issued to Bond et al. on Dec. 28, 1993 in class 89 and subclass 37.04 teaches a portable apparatus attachable to a wheelchair for movably supporting a gun thereon, including a pneumatic/hydraulic fluid-operated control circuit for operably controlling the direction of the gun while sitting in the wheelchair. The apparatus includes a support adapted to attach to the wheelchair and support a gun, and further includes a control system including an hydraulic linear actuator and an hydraulic rotary actuator operably connected to the support, an air tank operably connected through control valves and air/oil chambers to the actuators, and controls including a joystick that can be readily manipulated by the person in the wheelchair to move the control valves and thereby controllably actuate the actuators to aim the gun. A pair of oil-interlock valves are operably connected to either side of each of the actuators to securely locate the gun in a given position once aimed. 
   (7) U.S. Pat. No. 5,375,804 to Levilly 
   U.S. Pat. No. 5,375,804 issued to Levilly on Dec. 27, 1994 in class 248 and subclass 274 teaches a portable device for immobilizing individual firearms during adjustment firing. The device includes a seating intended to be attached to an existing support by attachment apparatus. The seating supports, so as to pivot about a first axis, a plate accommodating a rail that in turn is mounted so as to pivot on the plate about a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. The rail receives, in a sliding manner along its axis, at least two plates with adjustment slides. The slides are perpendicular to the axis of the rail and to the axis of pivoting of the rail. A U-shaped support is mounted in the slide of each plate and is provided with attachment apparatus intended to accommodate the weapon to be adjusted. 
   (8) U.S. Pat. No. 5,811,720 to Quinnell et al. 
   U.S. Pat. No. 5,811,720 issued to Quinnell et al. on Sep. 22, 1998 in class 89 and subclass 37.04 teaches a shooting rest for a rifle for absorbing the recoil produced when the rifle is fired. The rest includes a rifle mounting structure, a base structure, and a swivel plate. The rifle is secured to the rifle mounting structure having a mechanism for adjusting the elevation of the rifle barrel resting thereon. The rifle mounting structure is slidably engaged to the base structure, so that the rifle mounting structure may slide backwards in response to the recoil from firing the rifle. The recoil energy from the rifle is absorbed by several rubber balls when a first bracket mounted to the rifle mounting structure is forced backwards towards the rubber balls, which are held in position by a second bracket mounted to the base structure. The base structure may be mounted on a plate swivable around a vertical axis allowing the rifle to be aimed in different horizontal directions. The swivel plate can be adjustably secured to the edge of a shooting table so that the shooting rest may be used at any rifle range or on any relatively flat surface without permanently attaching it to the surface. 
   It is apparent that numerous innovations for rifle shooting and related devices have been provided in the prior art that are adapted to be used. Furthermore, even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, they would not be suitable for the purposes of the embodiments of the present invention as heretofore described, namely, a gas-dampened recoil rest with remote trigger release for a rifle for allowing a shooter to fire the rifle without any human contact and possible motion contamination. 
   SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   Thus, an object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a gas-dampened recoil rest with remote trigger release for a rifle for allowing a shooter to fire the rifle without any human contact and possible motion contamination that avoids the disadvantages of the prior art. 
   Briefly stated, another object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a gas-dampened recoil rest with remote trigger release for a rifle for allowing a shooter to fire the rifle without any human contact and possible motion contamination. The rest includes a gas-dampened recoil rest and a remote trigger release. The gas-dampened recoil rest stationarily receives the rifle. The remote trigger release is operatively connected to the rifle and together with the gas-dampened recoil rest allow the shooter to fire the rifle without any human contact and possible motion contamination. 
   The novel features considered characteristic of the embodiments of the present invention are set forth in the appended claims. The embodiments of the present invention themselves, however, both as to their construction and their method of operation together with additional objects and advantages thereof will be best understood from the following description of the specific embodiments when read and understood in connection with the accompanying drawing. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING 
     The figures of the drawing are briefly described as follows: 
       FIG. 1  is a diagrammatic perspective view of the gas-dampened recoil rest with remote trigger release of the embodiments of the present invention with a rifle therein so as to allow a shooter to fire the rifle without any human contact and possible motion contamination; 
       FIG. 2  is an enlarged diagrammatic perspective view of the gas-dampened recoil rest identified by ARROW  2  in  FIG. 1 ; 
       FIG. 3  is a diagrammatic top plan view taken generally in the direction of ARROW  3  in  FIG. 2 ; 
       FIG. 4  is a diagrammatic bottom plan view taken generally in the direction of ARROW  4  in  FIG. 2 ; 
       FIG. 5  is a diagrammatic right side elevational view taken generally in the direction of ARROW  5  in  FIG. 2 ; 
       FIG. 6  is a diagrammatic left side elevational view taken generally in the direction of ARROW  6  in  FIG. 2 ; 
       FIG. 7  is a diagrammatic front end view taken generally in the direction of ARROW  7  in  FIG. 2 ; 
       FIG. 8  is a diagrammatic rear end view taken generally in the direction of ARROW  8  in  FIG. 2 ; and 
       FIG. 9  is an enlarged diagrammatic side elevational view in partial section of the remote trigger release identified by ARROW  9  in  FIG. 1 . 
   

   LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS UTILIZED IN THE DRAWING 
   A. General 
   
       
         10  gas-dampened recoil rest with remote trigger release of embodiments of present invention rifle  12  for allowing shooter (not shown) to fire rifle  12  without any human contact and possible motion contamination 
         12  rifle 
         14  gas-dampened recoil rest for stationarily receiving rifle  12   
         16  remote trigger release for operatively connecting to rifle  12  and together with gas-dampened recoil rest  14  allow shooter to fire rifle  12  without any human contact and possible motion contamination
 
B. Gas-Dampened Recoil Rest  14   
         18  first apparatus for securing rifle  12  to unyielding surface  20   
         20  unyielding surface 
         22  second apparatus for adjusting rifle  12  vertically relative to unyielding surface  20   
         24  third apparatus for windage adjusting rifle  12  horizontally relative to unyielding surface  20   
         26  fourth apparatus for cant adjusting of rifle  12  relative to unyielding surface  20   
(1) First Apparatus  18   
         28  stationary lower frame 
         30  spine of stationary lower frame  28  for resting on unyielding surface  20   
         32  cross member of stationary lower frame  28   
         34  leading end of spine  30  of stationary lower frame  28   
         36  trailing end of spine  30  of stationary lower frame  28   
         38  pair of terminal ends of cross member  32  of stationary lower frame  28   
         40  arm of stationary lower frame  28   
         42  extender of arm  40  of stationary lower frame  28   
         44  grip of arm  40  of stationary lower frame  28  for gripping end  48  of unyielding surface  20   
         46  terminal end of extender  42  of arm  40  of stationary lower frame  28   
         48  end of unyielding surface  20   
         50  leading end of stationary lower frame  28   
         52  flange of stationary lower frame  28   
         54  through bore through flange  52  of stationary lower frame  28  for receiving fastener  56  for engaging into unyielding surface  20  to thereby affix trailing end  58  of stationary lower frame  28  to unyielding surface  20   
         56  fastener for engaging into unyielding surface  20  to thereby affix trailing end  58  of stationary lower frame  28  to unyielding surface  20   
         58  trailing end of stationary lower frame  28   
(2) Second Apparatus  22   
         60  movable carrier frame 
         62  spine of movable carrier frame  60   
         64  cross member of movable carrier frame  60   
         66  leading end of spine  62  of movable carrier frame  60   
         68  trailing end of spine  62  of movable carrier frame  60   
         70  pair of terminal ends of cross member  64  of movable carrier frame  60   
         72  butt socket of movable carrier frame  60  for receiving butt of rifle  12   
         74  gas damper of movable carrier frame  60  for absorbing recoil when rifle  12  is fired 
         76  fixed end of gas damper  74  of movable carrier frame  60   
         78  movable end of gas damper  74  of movable carrier frame  60   
         80  telescopic arm of movable carrier frame  60   
         82  rear end of telescopic arm  80  of movable carrier frame  60   
         83  front end of telescopic arm  80  of movable carrier frame  60   
         84  first adjusting screw assembly of movable carrier frame  60   
         86  tab of first adjusting screw assembly  84  of movable carrier frame  60   
         88  adjusting screw of first adjusting screw assembly  84  of movable carrier frame  60   
(3) Third Apparatus  24   
         90  frame 
         92  cross member of frame  90   
         94  telescopic arm of frame  90   
         96  pair of terminal ends of cross member  92  of frame  90   
         98  front end of telescopic arm  94  of frame  90   
         100  center of cross member  64  of movable carrier frame  60   
         102  rear end of telescopic arm  94  of frame  90   
         104  second adjusting screw assembly of frame  90   
         106  front rest of frame  90   
         108  padded rest of front rest  106  of frame  90   
         110  third adjusting screw assembly of front rest  106  of frame  90   
         112  threaded rod of third adjusting screw assembly  110  of front rest  106  of frame  90   
         114  pair of second knobs of third adjusting screw assembly  110  of front rest  106  of frame  90   
         116  upper terminal end of threaded rod  112  of third adjusting screw assembly  110  of front rest  106  of frame  90   
         118  adjusting screw of second adjusting screw assembly  104  of frame  90   
         120  threaded rod of adjusting screw  118  of second adjusting screw assembly  104  of frame  90   
         122  pair of third knobs of adjusting screw  118  of second adjusting screw assembly  104  of frame  90   
         124  pair of terminal ends of threaded rod  120  of adjusting screw  118  of second adjusting screw assembly  104  of frame  90   
(4) Fourth Apparatus  26   
         126  pair of fourth adjusting screw assemblies 
         128  pair of bases of pair of fourth adjusting screw assemblies  126 , respectively 
         130  pair of adjusting screws of pair of fourth adjusting screw assemblies  126 , respectively. 
         132  pair of threaded rods of pair of adjusting screws  130  of pair of fourth adjusting screw assemblies  126 , respectively 
         134  pair of fourth knobs of pair of adjusting screws  130  of pair of fourth adjusting screw assemblies  126 , respectively 
         136  upper ends of pair of threaded rods  132  of pair of adjusting screws  130  of pair of fourth adjusting screw assemblies  126 , respectively
 
C. Remote Trigger Release  16   
         138  slave cylinder for operatively connecting to trigger of rifle  12   
         140  master cylinder for positioning remote from trigger of rifle  12  so as to allow slave cylinder  138  to activate and activate trigger of the rifle  12  when master cylinder  140  is activated remotely to thereby eliminate any human contact and possible motion contamination 
         142  conduit 
         144  trigger-activating plunger of slave cylinder  138   
         145  normally bent rod of trigger-activating plunger  144  of slave cylinder  138  for operatively connecting to trigger of rifle  12   
         146  plunger of master cylinder  140  for manually depressing by shooter to activate master cylinder  140   
         148  hydraulic fluid 
         150  clamp assembly for attaching slave cylinder  138  to trigger guard of rifle  12  in such position so as allow normally bent rod  145  of trigger-activating plunger  144  of slave cylinder  138  to engage trigger of rifle  12   
     
  
   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
   A. General 
   Referring now to the figures, in which like numerals indicate like parts, and particularly to  FIG. 1 , which is a diagrammatic perspective view of the gas-dampened recoil rest with remote trigger release of the embodiments of the present invention with a rifle therein so as to allow a shooter to fire the rifle without any human contact and possible motion contamination, the gas-dampened recoil rest with remote trigger release of the embodiments of the present invention is shown generally at  10  for a rifle  12  for allowing a shooter (not shown) to fire the rifle  12  without any human contact and possible motion contamination. 
   The gas-dampened recoil rest with remote trigger release  10  comprises a gas-dampened recoil rest  14  and a remote trigger release  16 . The gas-dampened recoil rest  14  is for stationarily receiving the rifle  12 . The remote trigger release  16  is for operatively connecting to the rifle  12 , and together with the gas-dampened recoil rest  14 , allow the shooter to fire the rifle  12  without any human contact and possible motion contamination. 
   B. The Gas-Dampened Recoil Rest  14   
   The configuration of the gas-dampened recoil rest  14  can best be seen in  FIGS. 2-8 , which are, respectively, a diagrammatic perspective view of the gas-dampened recoil rest identified by ARROW  2  in  FIG. 1 , a diagrammatic top plan view taken generally in the direction of ARROW  3  in  FIG. 2 , a diagrammatic bottom plan view taken generally in the direction of ARROW  4  in  FIG. 2 , a diagrammatic right side elevational view taken generally in the direction of ARROW  5  in  FIG. 2 , a diagrammatic left side elevational view taken generally in the direction of ARROW  6  in  FIG. 2 , a diagrammatic front end view taken generally in the direction of ARROW  7  in  FIG. 2 , and a diagrammatic rear end view taken generally in the direction of ARROW  8  in  FIG. 2 , and as such, will be discussed with reference thereto. 
   The gas-dampened recoil rest  14  comprises a first apparatus  18  for securing the rifle  12  to an unyielding surface  20 . 
   The gas-dampened recoil rest  14  further comprises a second apparatus  22  for adjusting the rifle  12  vertically relative to the unyielding surface  20 . 
   The gas-dampened recoil rest  14  further comprises a third apparatus  24  for windage adjusting the rifle  12  horizontally relative to the unyielding surface  20 . 
   The gas-dampened recoil rest  14  further comprises a fourth apparatus  26  for cant adjusting the rifle  12  relative to the unyielding surface  20 . 
   (1) The First Apparatus  18   
   The first apparatus  18  comprises a stationary lower frame  28 . The stationary lower frame  28  is generally T-shaped and includes a spine  30  and a cross member  32 . 
   The spine  30  of the stationary lower frame  28  is slender, elongated, straight, has a leading end  34  and a trailing end  36 , and is for resting on the unyielding surface  20 . The cross member  32  of the stationary lower frame  28  is slender, elongated, straight, and extends generally normally across and over the spine  30  of the stationary lower frame  28 , closer to the leading end  34  of the spine  30  of the stationary lower frame  28  than the trailing end  36  of the spine  30  of the stationary lower frame  28 , and has a pair of terminal ends  38  that are equidistant from the spine  30  of the stationary lower frame  28 . 
   The stationary lower frame  28  further comprises an arm  40 . The arm  40  of the stationary lower frame  28  is generally L-shaped and includes an extender  42  and a grip  44 . The extender  42  of the arm  40  of the stationary lower frame  28  is slender, elongated, straight, and extends length-adjustably from the leading end  34  of the spine  30  of the stationary lower frame  28  to a terminal end  46 . The grip  44  of the arm  40  of the stationary lower frame  28  is slender, elongated, straight, and depends generally normally from the terminal end  46  of the extender  42  of the arm  40  of the stationary lower frame  28  and is for gripping an end  48  of the unyielding surface  20 , with the extender  42  of the arm  40  of the stationary lower frame  28  being length adjusted accordingly to thereby affix a leading end  50  of the stationary lower frame  28  to the unyielding surface  20 . 
   The stationary lower frame  28  further comprises a flange  52 . The flange  52  of the stationary lower frame  28  is flat, extends rearwardly from the trailing end  36  of the spine  30  of the stationary lower frame  28 , and has a through bore  54  for receiving a fastener  56  for engaging into the unyielding surface  20  to thereby affix a trailing end  58  of the stationary lower frame  28  to the unyielding surface  20 . 
   (2) The Second Apparatus  22   
   The second apparatus  22  comprises a movable carrier frame  60 . The movable carrier frame  60  is generally T-shaped and includes a spine  62  and a cross member  64 . 
   The spine  62  of the movable carrier frame  60  is slender, elongated, straight, has a leading end  66  and a trailing end  68 , and is vertically pivotally attached to the spine  30  of the stationary lower frame  28 . The cross member  64  of the movable carrier frame  60  is slender, elongated, arcuate, and extends generally normally across the spine  62  of the movable carrier frame  60 , at the leading end  66  of the spine  62  of the movable carrier frame  60 , and has a pair of terminal ends  70  that are equidistant from the spine  62  of the movable carrier frame  60 . 
   The trailing end  68  of the spine  62  of the movable carrier frame  60  is vertically pivotally attached to the spine  30  of the stationary lower frame  28 , closer to the trailing end  36  of the spine  30  of the stationary lower frame  28  than the leading end  36  of the spine  30  of the stationary lower frame  28 . 
   The movable carrier frame  60  further comprises a butt socket  72 . The butt socket  72  of the movable carrier frame  60  is affixed to the trailing end  68  of the spine  62  of the movable carrier frame  60  and is for receiving the butt of the rifle  12 . 
   The movable carrier frame  60  further comprises a gas damper  74 . The gas damper  74  of the movable carrier frame  60  is affixed, at a fixed end  76  thereof, to the spine  30  of the stationary lower frame  28  and, at a movable end  78  thereof, to the spine  62  of the movable carrier frame  60 , and is for absorbing recoil when the rifle  12  is fired. 
   The movable carrier frame  60  further comprises a telescopic arm  80 . The telescopic arm  80  of the movable carrier frame  60  is pivotally attached, at a rear end  82  thereof, to the trailing end  68  of the spine  62  of the movable carrier frame  60  and vertically adjustably affixed, at a front end  83  thereof, through a first adjusting screw assembly  84 , to the cross member  64  of the movable carrier frame  60 , in proximity to a terminal end  70  of the cross member  64  of the movable carrier frame  60 . 
   The first adjusting screw assembly  84  of the movable carrier frame  60  comprises a tab  86  and an adjusting screw  88 . The tab  86  of the first adjusting screw assembly  84  of the movable carrier frame  60  extends rearwardly from the cross member  64  of the movable carrier frame  60 , in proximity to the terminal end  70  of the cross member  64  of the movable carrier frame  60 . The adjusting screw  88  of the first adjusting screw assembly  84  of the movable carrier frame  60  depends threadably through the tab  86  of the first adjusting screw assembly  84  of the movable carrier frame  60  and fixedly to the front end  83  of the telescopic arm  80  of the movable carrier frame  60 . 
   (3) The Third Apparatus  24   
   The third apparatus  24  comprises a frame  90 . The frame  90  is generally T-shaped and includes a cross member  92  and a telescopic arm  94 . 
   The cross member  92  of the frame  90  is slender, elongated, generally U-shaped, extends generally normally across the spine  62  of the movable carrier frame  60 , closer to the leading end  66  of the spine  62  of the movable carrier frame  60  than the trailing end  68  of the spine  62  of the movable carrier frame  60 , and has a pair of terminal ends  96  that are equidistant from the spine  62  of the movable carrier frame  60 . 
   The telescopic arm  94  of the frame  90  is pivotally attached to and over, at a front end  98  thereof, the cross member  64  of the movable carrier frame  60 , at a center  100  thereof, and horizontally adjustably affixed, at a rear end  102  thereof, through a second adjusting screw assembly  104 , to the cross member  92  of the frame  90 . 
   The frame  90  further comprises a front rest  106 . The front rest  106  of the frame  90  comprises a padded rest  108  and a third adjusting screw assembly  110 . The third adjusting screw assembly  110  of the front rest  106  of the frame  90  comprises a threaded rod  112  and a pair of second knobs  114 . The threaded rod  112  of the third adjusting screw assembly  110  of the front rest  106  of the frame  90  passes freely through the front end  98  of the telescopic arm  94  of the frame  90 , with the padded rest  108  of the front rest  106  of the frame  90  disposed on an upper terminal end  116  of the threaded rod  112  of the third adjusting screw assembly  110  of the front rest  106  of the frame  90 , and with the pair of second knobs  114  threaded on the threaded rod  112  of the third adjusting screw assembly  110  of the front rest  106  of the frame  90 , straddling the front end  98  of the telescopic arm  94  of the frame  90 , and tightened thereagainst, when the padded rest  108  of the front rest  106  of the frame  90  with the rifle  12  resting therein is at a desired elevation. 
   The second adjusting screw assembly  104  of the frame  90  comprises an adjusting screw  118 . The adjusting screw  118  of the second adjusting screw assembly  104  of the frame  90  comprises a threaded rod  120  and a pair of third knobs  122 . The threaded rod  120  of the adjusting screw  118  of the second adjusting screw assembly  104  of the frame  90  extends threadably through the rear end  102  of the telescopic arm  94  of the frame  90 , rotatably through the pair of terminal ends  96  of the cross member  92  of the frame  90  to a pair of terminal ends  124  thereof that are fixedly attached to the pair of third knobs  122  of the adjusting screw  118  of the second adjusting screw assembly  104  of the frame  90 , respectively, and when a third knob  122  of the adjusting screw  118  of the second adjusting screw assembly  104  of the frame  90  is manually rotated, the rear end  102  of the telescopic arm  94  of the frame  90  threads along the threaded rod  120  of the adjusting screw  118  of the second adjusting screw assembly  104  of the frame  90  to thereby cause the telescopic arm  94  of the frame  90  to horizontally pivot about the rear end  102  of the telescopic arm  94  of the frame  90  horizontally and move the front rest  106  of the frame  90  therewith. 
   (4) The Fourth Apparatus  26   
   The fourth apparatus  26  comprises a pair of fourth adjusting screw assemblies  126 . The pair of fourth adjusting screw assemblies  126  comprise a pair of bases  128 , respectively, and a pair of adjusting screws  130 , respectively. The pair of bases  128  of the pair of fourth adjusting screw assemblies  126  are slender, elongated, and extend normally rearwardly from and under the pair of terminal ends  38  of the cross member  32  of the stationary lower frame  28 , respectively. 
   The pair of adjusting screws  130  of the pair of fourth adjusting screw assemblies  126  comprise a pair of threaded rods  132 , respectively, and a pair of fourth knobs  134 , respectively. The pair of threaded rods  132  of the pair of adjusting screws  130  of the pair of fourth adjusting screw assemblies  126  extend threadably through the pair of terminal ends  70  of the cross member  64  of the movable carrier frame  60 , respectively, to operatively engage against the pair of bases  128  of the pair of fourth adjusting screw assemblies  126 , respectively. The pair of fourth knobs  134  of the pair of adjusting screws  130  of the pair of fourth adjusting screw assemblies  126  fixedly engage upper ends  136  of the pair of threaded rods  132  of the pair of adjusting screws  130  of the pair of fourth adjusting screw assemblies  126 , respectively, and when a fourth knob  134  of an associated adjusting screw  130  of an associated fourth adjusting screw assembly  126  is manually rotated, an associated terminal end  70  of the cross member  64  of the movable carrier frame  60  threads along an associated threaded rod  132  of the associated adjusting screw  130  of the associated fourth adjusting screw assembly  126 , to thereby cause the cross member  64  of the movable carrier frame  60  to cant and cant the front rest  106  of the frame  90  therewith. 
   C. The Remote Trigger Release  16   
   The configuration of the remote trigger release  16  can best be seen in  FIG. 9 , which is an enlarged diagrammatic side elevational view in partial section of the remote trigger release identified by ARROW  9  in  FIG. 1 , and as such, will be discussed with reference thereto. 
   The remote trigger release  16  comprises a slave cylinder  138 , a master cylinder  140 , and a conduit  142 . The slave cylinder  138  is for operatively connecting to the trigger of the rifle  12 . The master cylinder  140  is in fluid communication with the slave cylinder  138  via the conduit  142  and is for positioning remote from the trigger of the rifle  12  so as to allow the slave cylinder  138  to activate and activate the trigger of the rifle  12  when the master cylinder  140  is activated remotely to thereby eliminate any human contact and possible motion contamination. 
   The slave cylinder  138  has a trigger-activating plunger  144  that is a normally bent rod  145  for operatively connecting to the trigger of the rifle  12 . The master cylinder  140  has a plunger  146  for manually depressing by the shooter to activate the master cylinder  140 , and when the plunger  146  of the master cylinder  140  is depressed, hydraulic fluid  148  leaves the master cylinder  140 , flows through the conduit  142  into the slave cylinder  138 , where it pushes the normally bent rod  145  of the trigger activating plunger  144  of the slave cylinder  138  out to activate the trigger of the rifle  12 . 
   The remote trigger release  16  further comprises a clamp assembly  150 . The clamp assembly  150  is operatively connected to the slave cylinder  138  and is for attaching the slave cylinder  138  to the trigger guard of the rifle  12  in such a position so as allow the normally bent rod  145  of the trigger-activating plunger  144  of the slave cylinder  138  to engage the trigger of the rifle  12 . 
   D. Conclusions 
   It will be understood that each of the elements described above or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of constructions differing from the types described above. 
   While the embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described as embodied in a gas-dampened recoil rest with remote trigger release for a rifle for allowing a shooter to fire the rifle without any human contact and possible motion contamination, however, they are not limited to the details shown, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions, and changes in the forms and details of the embodiments of the present invention illustrated and their operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the embodiments of the present invention. 
   Without further analysis the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the embodiments of the present invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adapt them for various applications without omitting features that from the standpoint of prior art fairly constitute characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of the embodiments of the present invention.