Patent ID: 7111424

Claim:
An ergonomic fore grip mountable to a firearm to stabilize the firearm, comprising: a) a top end and a bottom end and cut out there through; b) a mount for attaching the top end of the fore grip to a firearm; c) a vertically sliding piston inside the fore grip; d) two legs coupled to the sliding piston; e) a catch-lock that catches and locks the legs and the sliding piston in a closed position inside the fore grip; f) a spring-loaded fulcrum release mechanism for releasing the catch-lock; g) a depressible tension plate on an outside surface of the fore grip to activate the release mechanism causing the spring-piston to drive the legs downward to the bottom end of the fore grip; h) an expansion spring positioned between the legs causing the legs to expand outward to a locked position after the legs are released from confinement within the fore grip, wherein the sliding piston, the catch-lock, the legs, the spring-loaded fulcrum release mechanism and the expansion spring between the legs are all located and concealed inside of the fore grip in the closed position.