Patent ID: 7793454

Claim:
A bipod firearm support for supporting the forward portion of a firearm, comprising: (a) a clamp portion for clamping to a firearm, (b) a pivot body mounted to said clamp portion, said clamp portion including a projecting ball portion and said pivot body including a socket member for receiving said projecting ball portion and a fastener connecting said clamp portion and said pivot, said clamp portion including a passageway for receiving said fastener, said pivot body also having a bore for receiving said fastener, the upper end of said fastener pivotably mounted to said clamp portion for rotation of said clamp portion relative to said pivot body about a longitudinal axis said fastener passageway in said clamp portion widened in the transverse direction for passage of said fastener during said rotation of said clamp portion about said longitudinal axis, said fastener also carrying a pin which is generally perpendicular to said fastener and said pivot body also having a recess for receiving said pin, said recess sufficiently wide to allow limited rotation of said pin such that said clamp portion is capable of being rotated relative to said pivot body about a generally vertical axis between a first position and a second position, said pivot body further including two leg mounting surfaces, (c) two leg assemblies, each leg assembly independently mounted to one of said leg mounting surfaces of said pivot body such that said each said leg assembly may pivot with respect to said leg mounting surfaces.