U.S. patent number 3,703,046 [Application Number 05/042,996] was granted by the patent office on 1972-11-21 for micro adjustable shooters' tripod.
Invention is credited to Antonio C. Barone, Stephen Jasinski.
United States Patent |
3,703,046 |
Barone , et al. |
November 21, 1972 |
MICRO ADJUSTABLE SHOOTERS' TRIPOD
Abstract
An adjustable mechanical device for supporting a rifle or pistol
while taking aim, thus greatly increasing the shooters' accuracy.
This device includes a V shaped rest portion for supporting the
rifle or pistol, and may be used for target shooting from a bench
or from the prone position after removing the leg extensions. The
device also may be used for shooting from a sitting position when
the leg extensions are slipped over the tripod legs. The V shaped
rest member may be elevated to any desired position by nob
controls.
Inventors: |
Barone; Antonio C. (Depew,
NY), Jasinski; Stephen (Cheektowaga, NY) |
Family
ID: |
21924891 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/042,996 |
Filed: |
June 3, 1970 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
42/94 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41A
23/12 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
F41A
23/00 (20060101); F41A 23/12 (20060101); F41c
029/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;42/94 ;89/37BA |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Borchelt; Benjamin A.
Assistant Examiner: Jordan; C. T.
Claims
What we now claim is:
1. A tripod device for rifle and pistol shooters, comprising a main
body, a threaded rack shaft carried by said main body for elevating
a fire arm rest member, securement means for said rest member to
said threaded shaft, a plurality of tubular leg members carried by
said main body providing support means for said device, a
horizontal and grooved shaft carried by said main body with knob
means for adjusting the elevation of said device, detent means
carried by said main body for providing positive quick adjustment
for the elevation desired, tubular extension legs carried by said
device for raising the main body of said device and the other
components thereof, said threaded and elevating rack shaft carrying
said rest member being slidably received through a central bore in
said main body, said rest member being of V-shaped configuration
and being padded to prevent damage to a fire arm supported therein,
said rest member having a shank secured by oppositely opposed
screws carried through said shank, said screws riding in screw
thread grooves of said threaded rack shaft which elevates said
attached rest member, ball means carried within a bore of said
shank resting upon the upper extremity of said rack shaft carrying
said rest member and allowing swiveling thereof, said threads of
said rack shaft within said central bore of said main body engaging
with grooves of a short horizontal shaft, said short horizontal
shaft having knurled knob means on each end for rotating said
horizontal shaft in order to obtain the desired elevation of said
rest member, higher elevations of said rest member being
accomplished by the placement of said tubular extension legs onto
said legs of said main body, said tubular extension legs being
telescopically received upon said tubular legs of said main body,
and said tubular legs of said main body having pin means for
pivoting said tubular legs upon the lower assembly of said main
body of said device.
2. The combination according to claim 1 wherein shoulder means of
said tubular legs, which are pivotable at the lower extremity of
said main body, provide stop means against the open ends of said
extension legs when said extension legs are placed telescopically
upon said tubular legs of said main body, said detent means
including a spherical ball engaging the parallel grooves on the
periphery of said horizontal shaft and being urged there against by
a spring within an opening through said main body, the opposite end
of said spring engaging with the end of an adjustable screw which
provides the tension desired upon said detent ball, and washer
means within grooves through the outside of said main body
providing tension means against said adjustable knobs, said
adjustment knobs being secured by transverse pins carried through
said knobs in said horizontal shaft which provides a means for
elevating said threaded central shaft securing said rest member.
Description
This invention relates to a fire arm support device and more
particularly to a mechanically adjustable tripod.
It is therefore the primary purpose of this invention to provide a
tripod which will be versatile enough to be used both by pistol and
rifle shooters.
Another object of this invention is to provide a tripod device
which will serve to increase the shooters accuracy and may be used
for target or various shooting where extreme accuracy is
essential.
A further object of this invention is to provide a target rest
device for fire arms which will be light in weight and will have
folding legs thus allowing it to be carried and used easily, the
device being rapidly adjusted vertically while taking aim and
having nothing to tighten or loosen; the device also being suitable
for a tall or short person.
A still further object of this invention is to provide a device of
the type described which may be used for bench rest shooting and
may be also used for shooting in the prone position by removing the
leg extensions thereof, and the device may also be used by the
shooter in a sitting position when the leg extensions are slipped
over the tripod legs.
Other objects of the present invention are to provide a micro
adjustable shooters tripod which is simple in design, inexpensive
to manufacture, rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient
in operation.
These and other objects will become readily evident upon a study of
the following specification together with the accompanying drawing
wherein:
FIG. 1 is a verticle view of the present invention shown partly
broken away;
FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view taken along the lines 2--2 of FIG.
1; and
FIG. 3 is a horizontal view of one of the leg extensions of the
invention shown in elevation.
According to this invention, an adjustable tripod 10 is shown to
include a V shaped rest member 11 made of aluminum or other
suitable material. A pad 12 of felt or other suitable material is
secured in a suitable manner to the surface 13 of the interior of
rest member 11 and provides protection against possible marring of
the fire arm placed within rest member 11. The shank 14 of rest
member 11 has within its bore 15 a ball 16 which rests on top of
the rack shaft 17, and a pair of oppositly opposed screws 18 within
shank 14 ride within the slot 19 of shaft 17, and shaft 17 is
freely carried within the central opening 20 of the main body 20'.
A plurality of tubular legs 21 are secured pivotably to the lower
extremity of the main body 20' by means of pins 21', and legs 21
include shoulder 22 which serves as stop means for the tubular
extention legs 23 having feet 24. The tubular extension legs 23 are
telescopingly received upon tubular legs 21 when it is desired to
elevate tripod 10 higher than shaft 17 will allow. The horizontal
short and grooved shaft 25 engages the threaded portion of shaft 17
and is carried through main body 20' and provides a means of
elevating the rest member 11 by means of the knurled adjustment
nobs 26. Nobs 26 are secured to shaft 25 by means of transverse
pins 27. A washer 28 on each end of shaft 25 bears against the
reset portion of main body 20', and a wave washer 29 bears against
washer 28 and 30, the nobs 26 bearing against washer 30, the
combination allowing for fine adjustment. A detent ball 31 engages
a grooved portion of the shaft 25 and allows for positive click
adjustment in elevating shaft 17, a spring 32 urging against detent
ball 31 at one end and urging against screw 33 at the other end
provides continuous detent action against the grooved shaft 25.
In use, elevating the rest member 11 which supports the fire arm is
accomplished by the user grasping and rotating adjustable nobs 26
which by the detent ball means 31 will cause the shaft 17
supporting the rest member 11 to be raised or lowered to any
desired elevation in micro units of elevation.
It shall be noted that all of the major components of tripod 10 are
made of aluminum or other light weight material in order that
tripod 10 may be easily carried.
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