Integrated Rifle and Spotting Scope Mount with Gimbal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rifle support systems are complex, heavy, and expensive, requiring separate supports for rifles and spotting scopes, which can be cumbersome and tiring to use, especially during long-range shooting or when targeting moving objects, as they often require frequent reorientation and can interfere with the shooter's line of sight.
Innovation Solution
An integrated rifle and spotting scope system featuring a tripod with a level-adjustable gimbal that connects to a frame, allowing the rifle and spotting scope to be held in a fixed relation, enabling smooth, stable support and synchronized movement, with adjustable pan and tilt mechanisms to maintain alignment with minimal head movement, and quick release attachments for easy operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate supports are used for rifle and spotting scope, then each device can be independently supported, but the system becomes complex, heavy, and cumbersome to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the rifle support and spotting scope support into a single integrated mount system. The rifle is secured in a cradle while the spotting scope is mounted on an adjustable arm that pivots from the same support structure, eliminating the need for separate tripods or stands for each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated support system serves multiple functions: it supports the rifle during shooting, holds the spotting scope for target verification, and provides adjustable positioning for both devices. The single mount structure replaces multiple specialized supports with one versatile system.
2Reliability
If separate supports are used for rifle and spotting scope, then each device has its own support, but the overall weight and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the rifle support and spotting scope support into a single integrated mount system. The rifle is secured in a cradle while the spotting scope is mounted on an adjustable arm that pivots from the same support structure, eliminating the need for separate tripods or stands for each device.
3Reliability
If separate supports are used for rifle and spotting scope, then each device can be supported independently, but the ease of operation decreases due to frequent reorientation and head movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the rifle support and spotting scope support into a single integrated mount system. The rifle is secured in a cradle while the spotting scope is mounted on an adjustable arm that pivots from the same support structure, eliminating the need for separate tripods or stands for each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The spotting scope mount includes a pivot joint that allows the scope to be dynamically repositioned. The scope can be rotated to follow moving targets or adjusted to different angles, enabling the shooter to track targets smoothly without rigid fixed positioning.
4Reliability
If separate supports are used for rifle and spotting scope, then each device has its own support, but the shooter's line of sight is disrupted when switching between rifle and scope
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the rifle support and spotting scope support into a single integrated mount system. The rifle is secured in a cradle while the spotting scope is mounted on an adjustable arm that pivots from the same support structure, eliminating the need for separate tripods or stands for each device.
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
The system provides ultra-smooth, stable support for heavy equipment, allowing all-day shooting with reduced user fatigue, enabling precise aiming and quick target adjustments without disrupting the shooter's line of sight, and supports various shooting positions.
Implementation Method 1
a tripod with a level adjustable gimbal adapted to connect to and support a frame
Implementation Method 2
The pan hub on the tripod, a tilt hub spaced from the pan hub
Implementation Method 3
The pan hub on the tripod, a tilt hub spaced from the pan hub
Data Source
AI summary
The integrated rifle and spotting scope mount is a frame for mounting on a support, the frame providing a rifle mount, a spotting scope mount. The rifle mount adjustably held in fixed relation, spaced from the spotting scope mount allowing synchronized movement of the rifle and spotting scope along a generally vertical plane and generally horizontal plane. The support may be a tripod having a spring loaded apex mechanism removably attaching a leveling ball mount to the tripod. The shot line of the rifle, the aim line of the rifle scope and the sight line of the spotting scope move together to track a moving target. An eye relief adjustment on the spotting scope adjusts the position of a spotting scope eye piece relative to the rifle scope.