Patent ID: 8813407

Claim:
A firearm rest, comprising: a connection portion configured to connect the firearm rest to an elongate support member when in a connected position, and permit axial movement of the firearm rest along the elongate support member when in a released position, the connection portion comprising: an aperture sized to receive the elongate support member; a first contact portion positioned at one side of the aperture and arranged to contact the elongate support member; a second contact portion positioned at an opposite side of the aperture and arranged to contact the elongate support member; a handle portion extending from proximate the second contact portion of the connection portion and having a support surface configured to support a firearm; a securement member coupled to the connection portion opposite one of the first contact portion and the second contact portion and forming a loop configured to wrap around the elongate support member, the securement member comprising an elongate elastic member capable of exerting a biasing force between the elongate support member and the firearm rest to cause a friction bind between the first and second contact portions with the elongate support member, with the first contact portion upwardly biased relative to the elongate support member and the second contact portion downwardly biased relative to the elongate support member in order to maintain the connected position of the firearm rest relative to the elongate support member when the firearm rest is not supporting a firearm; and a stop coupled to the elongate elastic member opposite the loop and the stop coupled to the connection portion for preventing the securement member from being dislodged from the firearm rest when the elongate elastic member is exerting a biasing force between the elongate support member and the firearm rest to cause the friction bind between the first and second contact portions with the elongate support member.