Patent ID: 8458946

Claim:
An adapter for connecting a bipod to a Picatinny rail of a firearm, the adapter comprising: a base having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion including a generally planar surface with longitudinal edges, the lower portion including a cylinder having a through bore; a first support member disposed along one of the longitudinal edges of the generally planar surface, the first support member having an interior surface that defines a female mating configuration of one side of a Picatinny rail; a second support member disposed along an opposite longitudinal edge of the generally planar surface, the second support member having an interior surface and an exterior surface; a locking bar detachably connected to the upper portion of the base, the locking bar having an interior surface with upper and lower portions, the lower portion of the interior surface of the locking bar being substantially contiguous with the exterior surface of the second support member; and a leaf spring fixed to an underside of the upper portion of the base; wherein the upper portion of the interior surface of the locking bar and the interior surface of the second support member define a female mating configuration of another side of a Picatinny rail.