Rotatable Bipod Leg Mounting Body for Uneven Terrain
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bipods lack the ability to accommodate uneven surfaces, making it difficult for shooters to maintain a preferred shooting position when one leg rests on an obstruction or in a depression, as they cannot be readily reconfigured or repositioned in hostile environments.
Innovation Solution
A bipod design that allows the firearm to be rotatably mounted, enabling the shooter to adjust the firearm's position by rotating it about an axis parallel to the barrel, thus accommodating uneven surfaces and maintaining a preferred shooting position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the bipod legs are pre-set for a level shooting surface, then the bipod provides a stable platform for accurate shots, but the bipod cannot accommodate uneven surfaces such as rocks or depressions
Solution Approach 1:
The firearm mounting body is made rotatable within the central passage of the bipod ring, allowing dynamic adjustment of the firearm's orientation. This rotational capability enables the shooter to adapt the firearm position to uneven surfaces without repositioning the entire bipod, resolving the contradiction between stability and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The bipod system is divided into independent rotatable components: the firearm mounting body can rotate independently within the central passage, and legs can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows the mounting body to be reoriented without moving the legs, providing adaptability to uneven surfaces while maintaining the stability of the leg structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the bipod is designed with fixed leg positions, then the structure is simple and stable, but the shooter cannot adjust the firearm position when encountering obstructions
Solution Approach 1:
The firearm mounting body incorporates a rotatable mechanism that allows it to pivot within the central passage of the bipod ring. This dynamic element enables the shooter to adjust the firearm's orientation to compensate for uneven surfaces or obstructions, adding adaptability without requiring complex reconfiguration of the entire bipod structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The firearm mounting body is nested within the central passage of the bipod ring, allowing it to rotate independently while remaining contained within the overall bipod structure. This nesting arrangement provides rotational adjustability without increasing the external footprint or requiring additional support structures.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the shooter must re-position or reconfigure the bipod to accommodate uneven surfaces, then the bipod can achieve a preferred shooting position, but this process is time-consuming and impractical in hostile environments
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable firearm mounting body allows for quick adjustment of the firearm's orientation by simply rotating the mounting body within the central passage. This eliminates the need for time-consuming repositioning or reconfiguration of the entire bipod, enabling rapid adaptation to uneven surfaces in the field.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotational adjustment capability is extracted as a separate, independent function of the firearm mounting body. This allows the shooter to adjust the firearm position without affecting the leg positions or overall bipod configuration, enabling rapid adaptation without time-consuming reconfiguration procedures.
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AI summary
A bipod kit for a firearm has a bipod leg mounting body and a firearm structural component. The bipod leg mounting body has a substantially round central passage defining an interior side surface thereof and has two leg mounting structures on an exterior side surface thereof generally opposite the interior side surface. The firearm structural component is mountable on the firearm at an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) mounting structure thereof. The firearm structural component includes a bipod mounting portion integral therewith. The bipod mounting portion is cylindrical and is rotatably mounted within the central passage of the bipod leg mounting body. The bipod mounting portion is configured such that a barrel of the firearm extends through a central passage thereof when the firearm structural component is mounted on the firearm at the OEM mounting structure thereof.