Modular Rifle Bipod Interface for Multi-Rail Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bipods often compromise on stability, adjustability, ease of use, robustness, versatility, and safety while maintaining affordability and simplicity in design.
Innovation Solution
A modular bipod design featuring detachable leg parts with adjustable fastening, reversible and quick-release interface connections, and a pivotable leg mechanism, allowing for stable, flexible, and secure attachment to rifles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a bipod design incorporates multiple adjustment mechanisms for stability and versatility, then adaptability and stability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bipod is divided into modular components: detachable leg parts, separate interface connection adapter, and distinct fastening mechanisms. Each module can be independently adjusted or replaced, providing versatility without requiring complex integration across the entire system.
Solution Approach 2:
The bipod incorporates dynamic adjustment capabilities including telescopic leg length adjustment, pivotable leg parts for angle modification, and adjustable interface connections. These dynamic features allow the bipod to adapt to various shooting positions and rifle configurations without permanent complex mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a bipod incorporates detachable and adjustable components for versatility, then adaptability is improved, but reliability may worsen due to more connection points
Solution Approach 1:
The interface connection adapter includes built-in alignment features and tolerance compensation that prevent misalignment damage before it occurs. Quick-release fasteners are designed with safety latches and visual indicators to ensure proper engagement, cushioning against connection errors that could compromise reliability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a bipod design includes multiple fastening systems for different rifle types, then versatility is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The interface connection adapter is designed as a universal component that can interface with multiple rifle mounting systems (Picatinny, ARCA, and other rail systems) through a single standardized design. This eliminates the need for multiple specialized fastening systems while maintaining ease of operation through consistent adjustment mechanisms across all rifle types.
4Ease of manufacture
If a bipod uses conventional fastening systems for rifle attachment, then ease of manufacture is improved, but adaptability worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The interface connection adapter serves as an intermediary component between the standardized bipod body and various rifle mounting systems. This mediator allows the bipod to maintain a simple, easily manufactured design while achieving broad adaptability through the interchangeable adapter that interfaces with different rifle rails and mounts.
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AI summary
Interface connection adapter arrangement (300) for a bipod (1) for a rifle (2), wherein the arrangement is arranged to be pivotally connected to two leg parts (110), the leg parts when fastened both being arranged to pivot in relation to the arrangement between a first orientation in which an axis (111) of the leg part in question extends on a first side of a main connection plane (303), and a second orientation in which the axis extends on a second, opposite, side of said main connection plane. The invention is characterised in that the arrangement further comprises a first interface side (330), provided with a first rifle fastener (331), in turn arranged to fasten the arrangement to the rifle in accordance with a first rifle fastening system, and a second interface side (340), provided with a second rifle fastener (341), in turn arranged to fasten the arrangement to the rifle in accordance with a second rifle fastening system, and in that the second rifle fastening system is associated with a different fastener geometry as compared to the first rifle connection system. The invention also relates to a method.