Rotatable Grip Firearm Support for Scope Rail
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing firearm support devices are complex and impractical for use in rough terrain, making it difficult to stabilize long-barreled firearms like rifles or shotguns for accurate aiming, especially during hunting.
Innovation Solution
A device attachable to a firearm's scope rail, featuring a gripping element that can be pushed against a surface to support the firearm, allowing for quick stabilization and easy movement, with rotatable and adjustable configurations for enhanced safety and usability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a complex frame structure or legs are attached to support the firearm, then the firearm can be stabilized, but the device becomes too complicated to use in rough terrain
Solution Approach 1:
The support device is divided into separate functional components: a mounting component that attaches to the scope rail, and a gripping component that contacts the support surface. These components are connected via a rotatable connection, allowing independent optimization of each part's function while maintaining overall simplicity suitable for rough terrain use.
Solution Approach 2:
The gripping component is designed to be rotatable relative to the mounting component, enabling dynamic adjustment of the gripping direction. This allows the user to quickly orient the gripping component perpendicular to the firearm's longitudinal axis for immediate support, or rotate it parallel for safe transport, without requiring complex mechanical adjustments.
2Measurement precision
If a complex shooting support is used to stabilize the firearm, then aiming accuracy can be improved, but the device cannot be used in rough terrain such as wooded areas
Solution Approach 1:
The support device is designed to function across multiple terrains and conditions through its simple, attachment-based design. The mounting component interfaces with the standard scope rail, while the rotatable gripping component can engage with various natural surfaces (trees, rocks, ground) found in different terrains, making the device universally applicable from wooded areas to open fields.
Solution Approach 2:
The device allows rapid change of operational parameters through rotation of the gripping component. By rotating the gripping component from a perpendicular orientation (for support and aiming accuracy) to a parallel orientation (for transport and safety), the device adapts to different operational requirements without changing physical location or requiring complex adjustments.
3Device complexity
If the gripping arrangement is fixed in position, then the structure is simpler, but the firearm cannot be easily moved or repositioned
Solution Approach 1:
The gripping component is designed with rotational freedom relative to the mounting component, creating a dynamic system that can quickly adapt between support and transport modes. This simple rotational mechanism allows the firearm to be rapidly repositioned or moved without detaching the support device, maintaining low complexity while maximizing operational flexibility.
4Productivity
If the gripping arrangement extends from the side of the body, then the firearm can be quickly supported, but safety during transport is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable connection between the gripping component and mounting component enables dynamic reconfiguration during transport. The gripping component can be rotated from its extended support position to a retracted position where it is substantially parallel to the mounting component, preventing accidental discharge while maintaining quick redeployment capability when needed.
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AI summary
The invention is a device for supporting a firearm. The device comprises a body, a gripping arrangement, a fixing arrangement for the gripping arrangement and a holding arrangement for fixing the body onto the scope rail of the firearm. The body has an upper surface and a bottom surface and a first side and a second side, and on the bottom surface is a rail channel. The walls of the rail channel are configured in such a way that at least part of the scope rail can be fitted into the rail channel, and the fixing arrangement for the gripping arrangement is configured to fix the gripping arrangement into a first position where the gripping arrangement extend from the first side of the body. The first end of the gripping arrangement is configured to grip a surface when supporting the firearm.