Patent ID: 6951072

Claim:
A barrel mounted gun rest device for attaching to a barrel of a firearm in any position and in any orientation to attach to any external structure to serve as a gun rest, the device comprising: a barrel bracket adapted for being attached to a barrel of a firearm at any desired point along the length of the barrel; a hook having a sharp point pivotally attached to the barrel bracket, the hook being adapted for opening to pierce an external structure to support the barrel and adapted for closing into the barrel bracket to shield the point of the hook; wherein the barrel bracket is adapted for being oriented at any desired angle on the barrel to orient the hook in a position for engaging the external structure; and wherein the hook and barrel bracket are provided with a protrusion on one of them and a pair of mating recesses on the other so that the protrusion is adapted for engaging one of the recesses to lock the hook in a closed position and further adapted for engaging the other of the recesses to lock the hook in an open position.