Patent ID: 8166695

Claim:
A shooting support for a vehicle including a tailgate and vehicle hitch tube, comprising: a hitch-supported lower tube including a first end configured for insertion into and securement to a vehicle hitch tube and having a second end; an angle-adjustable upper tube including a lower end and an upper end, the lower end being pivoted to the second end of the lower tube and infinitely angularly adjustable between a vertical position and folded positions nearer the first end to thus define concave angles between 0 and 90 degrees with the lower tube; a first clamp for securing the upper tube at an adjusted concave first angle on the lower tube; a shooting table pivoted to an upper end of the upper tube and infinitely angularly adjustable to define angles between 0 and 90 degrees with the upper tube, the table including a flat table top and a pair of table-top-attachment brackets attaching the flat table top to the upper end, each of the table-top-attachment brackets including a pair of angled brace panels and a center panel section pivotally engaging the upper tube; a second clamp for securing the table to the upper end at an adjusted second angle on the upper tube; the upper tube including first and second telescoping tubes adapted for extension and including a third clamp for securing the first and second telescoping tubes in any one of a fully extended position, a fully retracted position, and an infinite number of desired partially extended positions therebetween; whereby a user can sit on a tailgate and adjust a length and angle of the upper tube to position the table at a desired horizontal and vertical location relative to the table and to the tailgate.