Convertible Holster and Benchrest Assembly for Scoped Handguns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional holsters cannot securely hold scoped handguns and lack the functionality to serve as a benchrest, making it difficult for handgun owners to transport and use their firearms accurately at shooting ranges without additional equipment.
Innovation Solution
A convertible holster-and-benchrest assembly with end walls, a supporting pad, and a barrel rest that secures the handgun's barrel and grip, allowing it to function as both a holster and a benchrest, using tube-and-plug fasteners and foam or plastic components for durability and lightweight transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional holsters are used to transport handguns, then the handgun can be carried conveniently, but the holster cannot securely hold scoped handguns and cannot serve as a benchrest
Solution Approach 1:
The holster assembly is designed to perform multiple functions: it can securely hold both scoped and unscoped handguns, and it can also serve as a portable benchrest for shooting. The cradle structure with adjustable barrel rest and supporting pad allows the same device to function as both a holster and a shooting rest, eliminating the need for separate equipment.
2Measurement precision
If a separate benchrest is brought to the shooting range, then shooting accuracy can be improved, but the equipment becomes cumbersome and difficult to transport
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the holster and benchrest into a single integrated assembly. The cradle, barrel rest, and supporting pad are combined with the holster structure, allowing the user to transport one lightweight device that provides both carrying and shooting support functions, rather than transporting separate holster and benchrest equipment.
3Ease of operation
If conventional holsters are used for scoped handguns, then the scope must be removed prior to holstering, but this requires re-sighting the scope and loses calibration benefits
Solution Approach 1:
The cradle structure is specifically designed with local features that accommodate scoped handguns. The barrel rest with channel and the supporting pad with receiver slot provide localized support points that securely hold the scoped handgun in place without interfering with the scope, allowing the scope to remain attached and calibrated.
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AI summary
An apparatus operates as both a holster and a benchrest for a handgun. The apparatus comprises first and second end walls, and a supporting pad secured between the first and second end walls. As a holster, the first and second end walls and the supporting pad define a cradle adapted for holstering a handgun. The holster may also be flipped upside-down and then operated as a benchrest. When the assembly is operating as a benchrest, a barrel rest may be inserted into a barrel-rest receiver slot on the top-side of the assembly. The barrel rest has a U-channel adapted for supporting the barrel of a handgun. The supporting pad further provides a surface for supporting the grip of the handgun.