Mar 10, 2026

US12571605 - Firearm shooting rest

A weapon support and associated components and methods. The weapon support includes a frame including one or more legs, and the weapon support includes a weapon support head supported by the frame. The weapon support head includes a cradle including first and second jaws configured to selectively clamp the weapon. The cradle can be pivoted relative to the frame to adjust an aim of the weapon relative to the frame.

Assignee: AOB Products Company
Inventors: Ryan Varnum, Timothy S. Kinney, Jason Nickerson, Seth Wheeler, Todd Strobel, Michael Lindsay, Matthew Kinamore
Filing date: 2024-07-19

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The patent describes a firearm shooting rest that features a frame with legs and a weapon support head designed to securely clamp a weapon using adjustable jaws. The design allows for the cradle to pivot, enabling precise aim adjustments of the weapon relative to the frame.

Claim 1

1 . A weapon support head for supporting a weapon, the weapon support head comprising: a base defining a bed configured to support the weapon; first and second jaws supported by the base and extending upward relative to the bed, the first and second jaws being moveable relative to the base to change a distance between the first and second jaws to clamp the weapon between the first and second jaws, the first and second jaws each having an inner side, the inner sides of the first and second jaws facing one another; a first guide extending from the inner side of the first jaw to the base and configured to guide movement of the first jaw relative to the base, the first guide being moveable relative to the base with the first jaw as the first jaw moves relative to the base; a second guide extending inwardly from the inner side of the second jaw to the base and configured to guide movement of the second jaw relative to the base, the second guide being moveable relative to the base with the second jaw as the second jaw moves relative to the base; and a jaw driver supported by the base and configured to move the first and second jaws toward and away from each other relative to the base, the jaw driver being disposed between the first guide and the second guide. a base defining a bed configured to support the weapon; first and second jaws supported by the base and extending upward relative to the bed, the first and second jaws being moveable relative to the base to change a distance between the first and second jaws to clamp the weapon between the first and second jaws, the first and second jaws each having an inner side, the inner sides of the first and second jaws facing one another; a first guide extending from the inner side of the first jaw to the base and configured to guide movement of the first jaw relative to the base, the first guide being moveable relative to the base with the first jaw as the first jaw moves relative to the base; a second guide extending inwardly from the inner side of the second jaw to the base and configured to guide movement of the second jaw relative to the base, the second guide being moveable relative to the base with the second jaw as the second jaw moves relative to the base; and a jaw driver supported by the base and configured to move the first and second jaws toward and away from each other relative to the base, the jaw driver being disposed between the first guide and the second guide.

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