Patent ID: 8025193

Claim:
A rifle holder device, which comprises: a) a hip plate comprising an inner surface intended to rest against the hip of a user and an outer surface, wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the hip plate has a generally vertical orientation when the rifle holder device is being worn; b) at least one leg extending outwardly from the outer surface of the hip plate, wherein the at least one leg has at least one leg bore extending there through, the leg bore axis being aligned generally in a horizontal orientation; c) at least one cradle adjustably connected to the hip plate and comprising an upstanding cradle portion extending from a lower cradle fork, the cradle fork comprising at least one cradle finger with there being either one more or one less cradle finger than there are legs extending from the hip plate, the at least one cradle finger having at least one finger bore extending there through, the cradle finger bore being aligned generally in a horizontal orientation and wherein the cradle is connectable to the hip plate with either two cradle fingers residing on either side of the at least one leg of the hip plate or two legs residing on either side of the at least one cradle finger and with the leg bore aligned with the cradle finger bore; d) a pivot pin received in the aligned leg bore and the finger bore to connect the cradle to the hip plate; e) a depending cradle portion extending downwardly from the cradle below the at least one cradle finger; f) a threaded member comprising a threaded member head and a threaded shaft, wherein the threaded member head is received in an opening in the hip plate with the threaded shaft extending in a horizontal orientation spaced below the at least one cradle finger connected to the at least one leg of the hip block; g) a threaded sleeve threadingly received on the shaft of the threaded member with a sleeve head abutting an outer surface of the depending cradle portion; h) a coil spring residing on the cylindrical portion of the threaded sleeve threadingly received on the shaft of the threaded member and captured between the depending cradle portion and the hip plate; i) wherein the threaded relationship between the threaded sleeve and the shaft is adjustable against the biasing force of the coil spring to adjust the tension between the cradle and the hip plate pivoting on the pivot pin to thereby adjust a holding force exerted on a rifle received between the hip plate and the cradle.