Patent ID: 7401431

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a mount adapted to be coupled to a firearm; a stabilization device adapted to be coupled to the mount and disposed in a first position relative to the mount, the stabilization device having a first leg, a cavity, with a seat spring and center pin disposed therein, and a trigger that, when actuated, allows the stabilization device to transition from the first position to a second position relative to the mount; the center pin coupled to the trigger and adapted to cooperate with the seat spring to engage the mount in a manner to secure the stabilization device in a selected one of the first position or the second position; wherein the stabilization device further includes a second leg; and further wherein a head unit is coupled to the first leg and the second leg through a first leg top and a second leg top, respectively, and the stabilization device further includes a connecting link adapted to couple the first leg top and the second leg top to the head unit; and wherein the stabilization device further includes: a first cam pivotally coupled to the connecting link and statically coupled to the first leg top; a second cam pivotally coupled to the connecting link and statically coupled to the second leg top; and the trigger being designed to engage the first and second cams in a manner to facilitate the first and second legs being secured in either the first or the second positions.