Quick Disconnect Bipod Mount with Lockable Tilt Pan Cant

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional bipods are difficult to attach and detach from firearms without modifying the forearm stock, and they do not effectively allow for panning, tilting, and canting motions necessary for precision aiming in changing shooting situations.

Innovation Solution

A bipod-mounting device with an adjustable clamp and quick-release connector, allowing for selective control of panning, tilting, and canting motions, which includes a mounting yoke that attaches to a firearm's sling swivel stud or picatinny rail, and features extensible legs and locking mechanisms for secure attachment and detachment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If conventional bipod mounting methods are used, then the bipod can be attached to the firearm, but the attachment process requires modification of the firearm stock and is time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of attachmentVSAvoidmodification requirement

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a mounting block as an intermediary component that attaches to the firearm stock without modification and provides a standardized interface for the bipod. The mounting block with its quick-release mechanism serves as a mediator between the firearm and bipod, eliminating the need for direct modification of the firearm stock while enabling rapid attachment and detachment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting system is divided into separate functional components: a mounting block that attaches to the firearm stock, a quick-release connector for the bipod, and the bipod itself. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and enables the mounting block to be reused with different bipods without modifying the firearm.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Stability of the object's composition

If the bipod is firmly fixed to the firearm, then shooting stability is improved, but the ability to adjust for panning, tilting, and canting is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveshooting stabilityVSAvoidmotion control flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The quick-release connector incorporates dynamic adjustment mechanisms that allow the bipod to be firmly fixed in stable positions while also enabling controlled movements for panning, tilting, and canting. The locking and unlocking capabilities provide dynamic transition between stable and adjustable states, allowing shooters to adapt to different shooting situations while maintaining stability when needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS8104213B2Method for quick disconnect bipod mount assembly with adjustable and lockable tilt, pan and cant controls

Publication Date: 2012.01.31 KENGS FIREARMS SPECIALTY INC

AI summary

A method for mounting a bipod support to a forearm stock of a firearm or other bipod mounted device permits a user or shooter to selectively allow panning (or altering the aim point along an azimuth), tilting (or altering the orientation of a device relative to a horizontal line) and canting (or orienting a device at a selected rotational orientation relative to an axis of rotation). The bipod support includes lockable controls for selectively limiting panning, tilting and canting in a manner which lets the shooter or user easily respond to changing situations when in the field.