Backpack Long Gun Mounting Device with Pivot and Lock
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for mounting long guns on backpacks require the hunter to remove the pack or reattach the gun with difficulty, causing discomfort, instability, and noise, especially when handling bulky clothing or navigating dense terrain.
Innovation Solution
A device with a rigid first member for securing the gun's butt and a grasping mechanism for the barrel, adjustable and pivotally attached, allowing secure and convenient access to the gun without removing the pack, featuring a control handle and locking mechanism for easy operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the hunter uses a gun sling to suspend the long gun from their shoulder, then the long gun is maintained in a hands-free manner when immobile, but one of the hunter's hands must be used to prevent the long gun from swinging around and sliding off when in motion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a backpack as an intermediary carrier between the hunter and the long gun. The gun sling is reconfigured to attach the gun to the backpack rather than directly to the hunter's shoulder, transferring the stabilization function from the hunter's hand to the backpack structure. This allows hands-free operation while maintaining gun stability through the backpack's rigid frame and structured attachment points.
2Ease of operation
If the hunter removes the pack to access the long gun, then the long gun can be removed or reattached, but this action results in considerable movement by the wearer that can alarm game and consumes time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the access mechanism by providing a dedicated long gun compartment with independent access through a zipper or similar closure on the backpack exterior. This allows the hunter to access the long gun without removing the entire backpack, separating the gun access function from the pack removal action. The result is quick gun retrieval without the time loss and excessive movement associated with taking off the entire pack.
3Reliability
If the long gun is mounted on the backpack with multiple straps and fasteners, then the long gun can be secured to the pack, but the hunter is forced to take off their backpack after every encounter with game to reattach the long gun
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic attachment mechanisms such as quick-release buckles, magnetic attachments, or elastic retention systems that allow the long gun to be rapidly secured and released. These mechanisms maintain secure attachment during normal activity while enabling instant access when needed, eliminating the need to remove the backpack for reattachment. The attachment system transitions from static multi-strap configurations to dynamic quick-connect designs.
4Temperature
If the hunter wears bulky cold weather clothing, then the hunter is protected from cold, but the physical range of motion is reduced making it difficult to grasp and manipulate the long gun above and behind the shoulder
Solution Approach 1:
The patent repositions the long gun storage from above and behind the shoulder (requiring upward and backward reaching motion) to the side or front of the backpack (accessible through lateral or forward motion). This dimensional change in gun placement allows hunters wearing bulky cold weather clothing to access their weapons without requiring the full range of motion previously needed, accommodating limited arm movement while maintaining protection.
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting device attachable on a backpack or the like is described that allows a backpack wearer to remove a long gun from the backpack and reattach it without removing the backpack, and without assistance from a second person. The mounting device includes a generally rigid base member with a generally rigid first member pivotally attached to a first end, wherein the first member includes a horizontal surface for receiving a long gun butt and a means for securing the butt to it. A second member, defined as a grasping mechanism, is attached to a second end of the base member and receives a long gun barrel or barrel and forend. A coupling means is also included that allows the mounting device to be attached to a multiplicity of backpack types.