Stabilizing Adjustable Shooting Device

Abstract

An air adjustable shooting bag that utilizes a sectional media body, air bladder and friction sock, and outer containment bag to adjust alignment of the firearm wherein the shooter positions the barrel or the stock of the firearm upon the flexible media body to stabilize the firearm during firing and the air bladder is used to expand or contract the media body. The invention provides the stability of popular “sand bag” type shooting rests and the fine-tune adjustability of rigid “mechanical vice” type shooting systems while maintaining the lightweight and portable characteristics of “balloon type” shooting bags.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]See Application Data SheetSTATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableTHE NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT[0003]Not ApplicableINCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISC[0004]Not ApplicableREFERENCE TO “MICROFICHE APPENDIX”[0005]Not ApplicableSTATEMENT REGARDING SUBSTITUTE SPECIFICATION[0006]This Substitute Specification contains no new matter.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0007]In the sport of long range precision shooting, conventional methods of firearm rests or supports typically provide the shooter with a combination of only two of the following benefits: a high degree of precision, stability of the firearm, flexibility to allow the shooter to fire from a variety of positions in various environments, portability, and efficiency in firing multiple shots precisely. The current state of the art lacks a device which allows the shooter to precisely adjust the ali...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The invention is a new type of firearm stabilization device that uses a media bag filled with specialized sand to provide stability and security. The device is designed with stitching and a weighted media bag to resist the movement of conventional devices. The media bag is also folded with an air bladder that can be adjusted for precise alignment of the firearm. The assembly of the air bladder and folurable media body is placed inside an exterior bag to prevent over inflation. The device is lightweight, flexible, and adjustable, making it useful in a variety of shooting environments and positions. The technical effects of the invention are improved stability, security, precision, and efficiency for firearms.

Problems solved by technology

The current state of the art lacks a device which allows the shooter to precisely adjust the alignment of the firearm efficiently without abandoning the firing position, while still providing the stability that the bulky sand bag type devices provide, all while maintaining a stable, lightweight, portable, and efficient design.

Such “sand bag” devices are used to rest the gun stock on for long range shooting but do not assist in sighting in on a target.

Rather, common shooting bags are used to simply rest the rifle during the shooting process and offer limited adjustability.

The simplicity and stability the “sand bag” type firearms provide often restrict the shooter's ability to precisely adjust the alignment of the firearm.

Because the sand bag is nearly impossible to precisely tune the dimensions of, shooters are often left contorting their positions to acquire the proper firearm alignment.

While these mechanical structures offer a greater precision in adjustability than those of the “sand bag” type shooting rests, they are cumbersome, heavy, and require the shooter to abandon the shooting position to adjust the horizontal and vertical alignment of the firearm.

The rigidity, size, and bulkiness that afford the shooter the increased adjustability and security of these mechanical structures often impede the shooters ability from firing from a natural shooting position.

Furthermore, the degree of precision offered by such devices requires the shooter to spend a substantial amount of time setting up, taking down, and adjusting the device mechanically.

The lightweight and adjustable device that uses an air bladder to control the vertical alignment of the firearm is lacking in the stability and security necessary to achieve accuracy.

This “balloon type” device offers the shooter efficiency in not having to abandon the firing position to adjust the support after each shot, but is considerably lacking in the stability and security benefits provided by the bulkier sand bag and mechanical vice type devices.

Over inflating the bladder may lead to instability in the firing platform as the firearm would be likely to roll or move laterally.

The loss of this lateral position security (provided by other conventional devices) is a devastating compromise in the name of portability and efficiency.

Furthermore, the recoil of the firearm over the long term would lead to the destruction of the balloon type device since most firearms have sling swivel beads on the barrel and stock of the firearm.

Such beads risk damaging these relatively fragile conventional devices (relative to the mechanical and sand bag type devices).

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