US12669304 - Forearm shooting stick support and storage assembly
The patent describes an assembly designed to support a user’s forearm and wrist while using a shooting stick, featuring adjustable cuffs and a receiver for pivotably coupling the stick or an adaptor. It includes accessories for enhancing functionality, such as a universal adaptor and a leg coupler to convert the shooting stick into a tripod.
Claim 1
1 . An assembly adapted to be attached to a posterior side of a user’s forearm and wrist and below an elbow of the user, the assembly adapted for use with a shooting stick having an upper end, a lower end, and a stick body between the upper and lower ends, and an adaptor having an adaptor receiver end and an adaptor stick end, the assembly comprising: a brace having an underside and an upper side, the upper side having first end with an arm cuff and a second end with a wrist cuff; wherein the underside extends below the wrist cuff; a receiver positioned on the underside below the wrist cuff; wherein the receiver has a wall with a gap, the wall having an upper wall end affixed to the underside and a lower wall end, and a first mating structure formed into the wall; wherein the lower wall end defines an opening adapted to separately pivotably couple to the upper end of the shooting stick or to the adaptor receiver end; wherein the upper end of the shooting stick and the adaptor receiver end are both adapted to pivotably couple to the receiver; a first adjustable strap attached to the arm cuff; a second adjustable strap attached to the wrist cuff; and a holder positioned below the arm cuff and having an opening facing away from the underside adapted to receive the stick body; wherein the user’s forearm is positioned inside the arm cuff and secured thereto by the first adjustable strap below the elbow of the user; wherein the user’s wrist is positioned inside the wrist cuff and secured thereto by the second adjustable strap; and wherein the posterior side of the user’s forearm and wrist are immediately adjacent the upper side of the brace. a brace having an underside and an upper side, the upper side having first end with an arm cuff and a second end with a wrist cuff; wherein the underside extends below the wrist cuff; a receiver positioned on the underside below the wrist cuff; wherein the receiver has a wall with a gap, the wall having an upper wall end affixed to the underside and a lower wall end, and a first mating structure formed into the wall; wherein the lower wall end defines an opening adapted to separately pivotably couple to the upper end of the shooting stick or to the adaptor receiver end; wherein the upper end of the shooting stick and the adaptor receiver end are both adapted to pivotably couple to the receiver; a first adjustable strap attached to the arm cuff; a second adjustable strap attached to the wrist cuff; and a holder positioned below the arm cuff and having an opening facing away from the underside adapted to receive the stick body; wherein the user’s forearm is positioned inside the arm cuff and secured thereto by the first adjustable strap below the elbow of the user; wherein the user’s wrist is positioned inside the wrist cuff and secured thereto by the second adjustable strap; and wherein the posterior side of the user’s forearm and wrist are immediately adjacent the upper side of the brace.
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