Removable Adjustable Rifle Cheek Rest with Strap Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current rifle cheek rests require permanent modifications to the rifle stock for mounting, leaving unsightly holes and compromising the rifle's structure, and lack adjustability for different users.
Innovation Solution
A removable and adjustable rifle cheek rest made of moldable plastic materials like KYDEX or HOLSTEX, with a foldable design and adjustable height, that attaches without altering the rifle stock, featuring interchangeable colors, textures, and customizable designs, and secured with straps and fasteners.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If permanent mounting methods (drilling holes) are used to attach the cheek rest to the rifle stock, then the cheek rest provides stable support, but the rifle stock structure and appearance are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The cheek rest utilizes a flexible strap made of moldable plastic material that wraps around the rifle stock to provide secure mounting without drilling holes. The flexibility of the strap allows it to conform to the stock shape while maintaining reliable attachment, eliminating permanent modifications to the stock structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system employs adjustable straps with variable tension capabilities, allowing the user to modify the tightness and positioning of the cheek rest on the stock. This parameter adjustment enables reliable mounting stability while preserving the integrity and appearance of the rifle stock.
2Device complexity
If a fixed-height cheek rest is used, then the mounting structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate different users with varying cheek heights
Solution Approach 1:
The cheek rest incorporates an adjustable height mechanism that allows the main body to be positioned at different vertical levels along the rifle stock. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the same mounting structure to accommodate users with different cheek heights and anatomical variations, significantly improving user compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The cheek rest is designed as a modular system with separable components including the main body, strap, and adjustment mechanisms. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of the height position while maintaining the overall mounting structure, providing versatility without excessive complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If the cheek rest is made rigid and fixed in shape, then manufacturing is simpler, but it cannot be adjusted for different user preferences and anatomies
Solution Approach 1:
The cheek rest features adjustable components including height positioning and angular orientation capabilities. These dynamic elements allow users to customize the device to their specific anatomical requirements and shooting preferences, enhancing ease of operation while maintaining relatively simple manufacturing processes through modular design.
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AI summary
An adjustable cheek rest for a rifle is formed with a top member, a lower member, a cushion pad and a plurality of accessories. This cheek rest is adjustably and removably affixed to a stock of the rifle. Both the top member and the lower member are in symmetrical shape and are made of moldable plastic materials including the thermoplastic acrylic-polyvinyl chloride material. The top member and the lower member are foldable to fit the longitudinal cross sectional profile of the stick of rifle. There are top fastener holes located on the top member and their corresponding lower fastener holes located on the low member, which are adjustably fastened by fastener. Straps go through strap cuts in the lower member, so as to removably affix the cheek rest to the stock of the rifle.