PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15971668
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["248", "499000"]

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for stabilizing tripod shooting platforms. An apparatus according to the present disclosure may comprise a loop strap having a securing means for attaching the loop strap to a tripod shooting platform, an adjustment means for adjusting the length of the loop strap, and a loop for engaging a user's foot and creating tension in the loop strap, thereby generating a compressive stabilizing force on the tripod shooting platform. A method of stabilizing a tripod shooting platform according to the present disclosure may comprise the steps of securing a first end of a loop strap to the tripod shooting platform, adjusting the length of the loop strap, and pulling down on a second end of the loop strap to create tension in the loop strap, thereby generating a stabilizing force on the tripod shooting platform.

Claim (Index 9):
The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the middle portion comprises:\n a cam buckle; a D-ring coupled to the cam buckle; and a carabiner for coupling the D-ring with a sling of a rifle mounted on the tripod shooting platform.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 31.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.81481
- Patent Class: 248.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13151221', '13902340', '13853720', '13655922', '12386069']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8319706640878537
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4800531432289363
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.796778912001962
- Mean Citation Score: 183.05068
- Max Citation Score: 198.52675
- Similarity Product: 141.5744813653827

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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