Multi-Legged Stand Attachment for Below-Canopy Firearm Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing firearm stands, such as bipods and tripods, are cumbersome to carry and require separate equipment for different firing positions, limiting flexibility and versatility.
Innovation Solution
A multi-legged-stand attachment that can be retrofitted to existing tripods and quadpods, converting them into below-canopy firearm stabilizers with leg connectors and a firearm support, allowing for versatile and stable support configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user carries both a bipod and a tripod/quadpod to adapt between firing positions, then versatility is improved, but luggage weight and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment body is designed to convert an existing multi-legged stand (tripod or quadpod) into a bipod configuration by providing leg connectors that engage with the stand legs. This single attachment enables the stand to function in both multi-legged and bipod modes, eliminating the need to carry separate equipment for different firing positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment comprises separate functional components: leg connectors for engaging with the stand legs, an attachment body for structural connection, and a firearm support for positioning. This segmentation allows the attachment to be modularly integrated onto existing stands, transforming them into versatile below-canopy stabilizers without requiring complete stand replacements.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a user uses a bulky multi-legged stand for stability, then stability is improved, but ease of carry deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the essential stability-function from the bulky multi-legged stand by providing a separate attachment body with leg connectors. This allows the user to retain the stable multi-legged stand structure while adding a lightweight attachment that enables bipod configuration, effectively separating the stability function from the complete stand system.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment body and leg connectors are designed to nest onto the existing multi-legged stand structure. The attachment integrates with the stand's legs and canopy, allowing the firearm support functionality to be nested within the existing stand framework rather than requiring a complete separate structure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a user attaches leg connectors to convert a multi-legged stand into a below-canopy stabilizer, then versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The leg connectors are designed with adjustable characteristics, allowing them to engage with the multi-legged stand at different positions and angles. This dynamic adjustability enables the attachment to adapt to various firing positions and configurations, providing versatility while maintaining a relatively simple attachment structure through movable and adjustable components.
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided a multi-legged-stand attachment 10 for supporting a firearm. The multi-legged-stand attachment 10 has at least one leg connector 14 for engaging with a leg of a multi-legged stand below a canopy thereof, an attachment body 12 engaged with the at least one leg connector and a firearm support 16 positioned on the attachment body 12 and which is configured to support a firearm to thereby convert the multi-legged stand into a below-canopy firearm stabiliser.