Patent ID: 7584690

Claim:
A firearm supporting device for supporting a firearm with a first portion and a second portion spaced apart from the first portion, the supporting device comprising: a base having a longitudinal axis, the base being configured to rest on an external surface, the base defines a plane; a first support coupled to the base and configured to carry the first portion of the firearm, the first support comprises a first section coupled to the base and a second section movably coupled to the first section, the first section having a surface canted relative to the plane and a plurality of interfacing elements on the canted surface, the interfacing elements being positioned to interface with the second section to selectively inhibit movement of the second section relative to the first section, the second section including a support surface positioned to contact the second portion of the firearm; a second support movably coupled to the base and selectively movable between a first position and a second position spaced apart from the first position along the longitudinal axis, the second support being configured to carry the second portion of the firearm and selectively inhibit movement of the firearm along the longitudinal axis relative to the second support; the second section is selectively movable relative to the first section between a first position and a second position; the second section is spaced apart from the base by a first distance and spaced apart from the first section along the longitudinal axis by a second distance when the second section is in the first position; the second section is spaced apart from the base by a third distance greater than the first distance and spaced apart from the first support along the longitudinal axis by a fourth distance greater than the second distance when the second section is in the second position; and a third support coupled to the base and positioned between the first and second supports, the third support being configured to support at least a portion of the weight of the firearm.