Firearm Shooting Rest With Adjustable Height Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional firearm rests often lack adjustable height features, leading to instability and reduced accuracy during shooting, as they typically provide a fixed height support, which does not accommodate varying terrain or user preferences.
Innovation Solution
The development of a shooting rest assembly with a height adjustment mechanism, featuring a non-circular cross-sectional height adjustment member and a biasing member that inhibits movement, allowing for adjustable elevation and sensitivity settings through a rack and pinion gear system and sensitivity adjustment dial, enabling precise positioning of the firearm.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed height support is used, then the device structure is simple, but the adaptability to varying terrain and user preferences is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a height adjustment mechanism that transforms the fixed support structure into a dynamic, adjustable one. The support height can be modified by rotating an adjustment member that engages with threaded portions, allowing the device to adapt to different terrain conditions and user preferences while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the height parameter of the support structure through a mechanical adjustment system. By rotating the height adjustment member, the vertical position of the firearm support is modified, enabling adaptation to various shooting conditions without fundamentally changing the overall device structure.
2Measurement precision
If a fixed height support is used, then the device complexity is low, but the shooting accuracy is reduced due to inability to accommodate different shooting conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable height mechanism allows the support to be dynamically configured for different shooting scenarios, improving accuracy by enabling precise positioning of the firearm according to specific terrain and user requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The height parameter of the support is made variable through the threaded adjustment mechanism, allowing shooters to optimize the firearm position for maximum accuracy in different shooting conditions while adding only moderate device complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If height adjustment mechanism is added, then the adaptability to varying terrain is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The height adjustment mechanism introduces dynamic adjustability to the support structure through a rotary adjustment member with threaded engagement, enabling adaptation to varying terrain while maintaining a relatively compact and integrated device design.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution provides stable and adjustable support for firearms, allowing users to maintain accuracy by accommodating different shooting conditions and user preferences, reducing unwanted movement and enhancing precision.
Implementation Method 1
The biasing member is engaged with the height adjustment member. The biasing member exerts an adjustable frictional force against the height adjustment member to at least partially inhibit movement of the height adjustment member through the opening of the second end portion of the base.
Implementation Method 2
allowing for adjustable elevation and sensitivity settings through a rack and pinion gear system
Data Source
AI summary
Shooting rests having elevation adjustment assemblies are disclosed herein. One embodiment of the disclosure, for example, is directed to a shooting rest for supporting a firearm having a buttstock spaced apart from a forestock. The shooting rest includes a first base portion carrying a first support for supporting the buttstock and a second base portion coupled to the first base portion and carrying a second support for supporting the forestock. The second base portion includes a body having an opening extending therethrough, and a height adjustment member slidably positioned in the opening. The height adjustment member has a non-circular cross-sectional shape in a plane that is generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the height adjustment member. The height adjustment member is attached to the second support and configured to adjust a height of the second support. The second base portion includes a biasing member contacting the height adjustment member to at least partially inhibit movement of the height adjustment member through the opening.