Patent ID: 7409791

Claim:
An ergonomic fore grip for mounting to a firearm to stabilize and support the firearm, comprising: an elongated generally cylindrical housing having an upper end, and a bottom end, the bottom end having an opening to a longitudinal chamber within the housing; a mount for attaching the upper end of the cylindrical housing to a firearm; a pair of legs having an upper end and a bottom end, the legs within the housing, each of the legs having a longitudinal axis; foot members attached to each bottom end of the legs, each of the foot members being oriented at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of each of the legs, the foot members always protruding out from underneath the bottom end of the housing; an activation switch on an upper portion of the fore grip which when activated causes the pair of legs to move from a retracted position with the legs within the cylindrical housing, to release and an expansion position where substantially much of the legs protrude out from underneath the cylindrical housing; and elongated strengthening members within each of the legs, the strengthening members being generally along the longitudinal axis of each of the legs, the strengthening members being formed from a material different from material forming each of the legs.