Flexible supports for rifles, spotting scopes, and the like
US7571563B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/16
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flexible yoke or mounting body for a pod support apparatus, such as a monopod or bipod, includes a resilient section interposed between leg(s) of the pod support and a device supported thereon. The resilient section is preferably formed of a bendable elastomeric material to thereby facilitate manual tilting of the portable equipment on the pod support apparatus. In a multipod embodiment, the yoke or mounting body may include multiple leg extensions of elastomeric material for detachably securing multiple support legs thereto in angularly-spaced relation. The resilient section may allow the legs of a multipod to be moved independently of each other. A quick-detachable coupling device is preferably provided for detachably and rotatably coupling a piece of portable equipment such as a rifle or spotting scope to the pod support device.
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