Bipod with compressively popping up inner leg assemblies

Abstract

A bipod with a mechanism for compressively popping up from rear-ends of pipes, comprising: a bracket assembly; at least two pop up inner leg assemblies pivotally connected to the bottom of the bracket assembly; wherein the pop up inner leg assembly comprises: an out pipe accommodating a compression spring and an inner leg; an inner leg having a first state of completely retracting into the out pipe and a second state of completely protruding from the out pipe; a compression spring located inside the out pipe and abutting against one end of the inner leg towards the out pipe; a switch unit for releasing and locking the inner leg; wherein, in use, the inner legs are released from the first state and pop up into the second state with the elastic force of the compression spring when the switch unit is triggered.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority under 35 USC §119 to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 322,806 filed on Apr. 15, 2016, whose entire contents are hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to bipods, and more particularly to bipods with compressively popping up inner leg assemblies.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]During shooting in sports competitions, a firearm is usually supported by a bipod device in order to increase the stability of shooting. The firearm for sports competitions, for example, a rifle for competition, usually has a herringbone bipod, which usually comprises a bipod seat, the top of which interconnects with a bipod joint on the rifle for sports competitions and on the bottom of which two unfoldable bipod poles are installed. In use, the bipod joint on the rifle is installed on the bipod seat and then the bipod poles are unfolded, for supporting and shooting.[0004]...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a bipod for supporting rifles used in precision shooting, such as hunting and shooting competitions. The invention has two switch locks that can be operated by both hands at the same time, allowing for quick adjustment of the rifle to different terrains. The bipod also includes a spring within the out pipe, which is hidden to avoid scratching the surface. The design of the bipod reduces shaking and ensures stable locking when the inner leg extends to its maximum length and is locked by the switch lock. This invention is an improvement over existing products and allows for better performance and comfort during precision shooting.

Problems solved by technology

Bipods with the same type bipod seat now available in the market compressively pop up by an external spring on a front-end of legs, which has the following drawbacks: the spring is installed exposed to a front end surface of a pipe, whose compression causes damage to the end surface of the pipe and affects appearance and stability of popping up of legs.

Additionally, as the same type structure of inner legs and external pipes now available in the market is not provided with stabilizing device, joggling (movement) will occur due to large space when locked, which affects shooting accuracy directly.

With respect to a bipod seat with a structure of inner leg / external pipes with extension springs inside, during deployment of shooting, it needs one hand to hold the pipe and the other hand to pull an inner leg, and in turn pull the other inner leg after the first inner leg is pulled out, which deployment is slow and inconvenient.

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