Adjustable Firearm Steady Rest with Clamping Chassis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shooting supports, such as tree stands and shooting blinds, often provide unstable resting points for firearms, limiting accuracy due to their fixed and cumbersome designs, particularly in offhand shooting positions where the hunter's elbows cannot be rested on their legs.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable firearm support device that clamps to various structures, featuring a chassis with clamps and an adjustable rod with a firearm support, allowing for customizable height adjustments to stabilize the firearm, accommodating different sizes and shapes of structures like tree stand safety bars and shooting blind sills.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed steady rest is used in traditional shooting positions, then the structure is simple and stable, but the shooting position stability is insufficient and accuracy is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The steady rest employs an adjustable rod with multiple height positions that can be dynamically reconfigured based on shooting conditions. The rod includes several positioned support surfaces at different heights, allowing the shooter to select the optimal support height for their specific shooting position (seated, standing, prone), thereby improving shooting stability without requiring a completely different device for each position.
Solution Approach 2:
The steady rest is designed to serve multiple shooting positions and scenarios through its adjustable rod and multiple support surfaces. It can be used in seated positions with elbows resting on the support, standing positions with different hand configurations, and prone positions. The device attaches to various structures (tree stands, blinds, tripods) making it a universal solution for different shooting scenarios.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a portable steady rest is designed to accommodate various structures, then the adaptability increases, but the device weight and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The steady rest is divided into separate modular components: a clamp assembly for attaching to structures, an adjustable rod with multiple support surfaces, and a base. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and enables the shooter to carry only the essential components, reducing overall weight while maintaining adaptability to various structures through the universal clamp design.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamp assembly features adjustable parameters including opening width and clamping force to accommodate different structure sizes and shapes (tree branches, blind windowsills, tripod legs). The rod includes multiple height positions and angular orientations that can be adjusted to match different shooting positions and target distances, providing versatility without requiring multiple heavy specialized devices.
3Reliability
If the steady rest support point is positioned too low, then the structure remains stable and simple, but the shooting position becomes unstable and accuracy decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The rod is designed with multiple support surfaces at different heights and angles that can be dynamically selected based on the shooting position. For seated positions, higher support surfaces allow elbows to rest on the support for stability. For standing positions, lower support surfaces or different angular orientations provide appropriate support. This dynamic adjustability ensures optimal shooting position stability regardless of the support height.
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AI summary
An adjustable shooting steady rest configured to clamp to a wide variety of structures. The steady rest includes a chassis with one or more clamps opposing a clamping bracket. The user places the chassis over a structure such as a safety bar or windowsill. The user then tightens the clamp(s) to lock the chassis in place. The chassis includes a rod receiver. A rod is adjustably attached to the rod receiver. A firearm support is provided on the upper portion of the rod.