Bipod with sling stud mount

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12013201-B2
Application number	US-202318115033-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2023
Priority date	Apr 17, 2019
Publication date	Jun 18, 2024
Grant date	Jun 18, 2024

Abstract

An interface for coupling a bipod to a sling stud of a firearm forend. The interface can include two pawls that pivot to release or grasp the sling stud. The pawls can be biased upward via a detent that rides within a vertical aperture in a pivot holder. The pivot holder can move up and down within a vertical aperture in a mounting plate of the interface, and via this movement the pawls may be forced open or closed. A bottom surface of one or both pawls can include an irregular surface different portions of which interface with a top of the detent depending on a vertical position of the pivot holder within the aperture in the mounting plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bipod comprising:
a housing;
legs coupled to the housing;
a sling stud clasp assembly coupled to the housing via an interface, the sling stud clasp assembly comprising:
a sling stud locking mechanism; and
a pivot holder rotatingly engaged with the sling stud locking mechanism, the pivot holder having a pivot axis,
wherein the sling stud clasp assembly has a closed position and an open position controlled by rotation of the sling stud locking mechanism, the closed position configured to secure a sling stud to the bipod; and

a knob configured to rotatably tighten or loosen interplay between the housing and a pivot block and thereby allow or restrict cant between the housing and the sling stud, the knob and pivot holder aligned along a common axis.

2. The bipod of claim 1 , wherein the pivot holder has a lower portion that is threadingly engaged with the sling stud locking mechanism.

3. The bipod of claim 1 , wherein the pivot holder has a cylindrical section having a pivot pin aligned with the pivot axis, the pivot pin pivotally coupling two pawls to each other and to the pivot holder.

4. The bipod of claim 3 , wherein the two pawls clamp toward each other when the pivot axis moves in a first direction and pivot outward when the pivot axis moves in a second direction.

5. The bipod of claim 1 , wherein rotation of the sling stud locking mechanism about a longitudinal axis of the pivot holder is configured to adjust the pivot axis along the longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis is oblique or perpendicular to the pivot axis, and wherein the sling stud clasp assembly is configured to capture the sling stud when the pivot axis moves in a first direction and to release the sling stud when the pivot axis moves in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

6. The bipod of claim 1 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the pivot holder is substantially parallel to the common axis.

7. The bipod of claim 1 , wherein the sling stud clasp assembly further comprises spring-loaded pawls, and wherein rotation of the sling stud locking mechanism in a first direction causes the spring-loaded pawls to close.

8. The bipod of claim 1 , wherein rotation of the knob is configured to allow or restrict rotation between the housing and the sling stud.

9. The bipod of claim 1 , wherein the sling stud locking mechanism is a second knob.

10. The bipod of claim 1 , wherein the interface is a firearm forend interface.

Assignees

• Magpul Ind Corp

Inventors

• Roberts Timothy Eric

Classifications

• F41C23/16

  Forestocks; Handgrips; Hand guards (pump-action guns F41C7/02) · CPC title

• F41C23/02 Primary

  Attachment of slings · CPC title

• F41A23/10 Primary

  adjustable · CPC title

• F41A23/08

  Bipods · CPC title

• F41A23/04

  Unipods · CPC title