Magazine Shooting Rest With Integrated Tool Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tools for firearm accessories are cumbersome, heavy, and inconvenient to carry and access, leading to frustration when quick adjustments or repairs are needed.
Innovation Solution
A shooting rest for a firearm magazine that includes a tool storage receptacle with a pliable arm for securely retaining and quickly releasing a tool, allowing convenient and lightweight storage directly on the magazine.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional tools are used for firearm accessories, then the tools can perform the required maintenance and adjustment functions, but the tools are cumbersome, heavy, and inconvenient to carry and access
Solution Approach 1:
The tool is divided into two parts: a lightweight tool head for maintenance operations and a magnetic storage component that attaches to the firearm accessory. This segmentation allows the user to carry only the essential tool head while the magnetic component provides secure attachment and easy retrieval.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines the tool storage function with the firearm accessory itself by utilizing the accessory's surface for magnetic attachment. This merging eliminates the need for separate tool carrying devices and integrates tool storage directly into the existing accessory structure.
2Loss of time
If conventional tools are stored in a storage container or pocket, then the tools are protected and carried, but the user spends an undesirable amount of time locating and accessing the required tool
Solution Approach 1:
The tool is pre-positioned on the firearm accessory via magnetic attachment before it is needed. This preliminary positioning eliminates the time required to search for the tool during maintenance operations, as the tool is already in its designated location and ready for immediate use.
Solution Approach 2:
The magnetic field serves as an intermediary mechanism that securely holds the tool in place on the accessory while allowing for quick removal when needed. This magnetic intermediary provides both secure storage and rapid access without requiring manual intervention or complex retrieval mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If a tool storage receptacle is added to the shooting rest, then tool accessibility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shooting rest surface serves multiple functions: it provides the traditional support function for stabilizing the firearm and simultaneously serves as a magnetic attachment surface for tool storage. This multi-functionality adds tool storage capability without requiring a separate dedicated receptacle structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The magnetic attachment system is self-contained and requires no additional mechanisms, fasteners, or complex structures. The magnetic field itself provides both the attachment and retention functions, allowing the system to serve itself without external intervention or complex mechanical components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Provides quick access to firearm accessory tools, reducing the time spent locating and accessing tools, enhancing user convenience and efficiency during adjustments or repairs.
Implementation Method 1
The pliable arm may be configured for being resiliently deflected from a first position, in which the pliable arm retains the at least a portion of the tool within the tool receptacle
Data Source
AI summary
A shooting rest for a firearm magazine may include a body having a front end and a rear end, with the body including a floor having a top side and a bottom side disposed opposite one another, a plurality of legs extending from the bottom side of the floor and configured for supporting the shooting rest on a surface, a plurality of walls extending from the top side of the floor and defining a magazine receptacle configured for removably receiving a bottom portion of the firearm magazine therein, a tool receptacle disposed on one of the plurality of walls and configured for removably receiving at least a portion of a tool therein, and a pliable arm disposed adjacent to the tool receptacle and configured for releasably retaining the at least a portion of the tool within the tool receptacle.