Rifle with bipod
US5852892A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A23/08
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rifle has a fore-end to which a bipod is fitted which comprises a support part and retractable legs, the support part and the legs being connected by means of pins, which are thickened at their outer end and have a cut-off sector, and depressions with an interrupted circumferential lip. In order to provide a simple, cheap and elegant bipod, the support part is mounted on the fore-end such that it can rotate about a shaft located in the firing direction, the pins are part of the leg and the associated depressions are provided in the support part, and the support part and leg have a circular groove and a circular bead which fits into the groove and projects in the direction of the axis of symmetry of the pin, the axis of the groove and bead being the same as the axis of symmetry of the pin, and their diameter being larger than the maximum diameter of the pin.
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