Firearms inventions 02/08

20080047189 - Adjustable shooting rests and shooting rest assemblies: Adjustable shooting rests and shooting rest assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shooting rest includes a rest assembly for supporting a forestock of a firearm. The rest assembly includes a base member and first and second upright members extending from the base member. A position of each of... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080047188 - Height-adjustable and foldable gun rest: The invention is a height adjustable gun rest that can be attached, and carried folded, on a rifle's fore-end. Known gun rests are in particular unsuitable on snow, and therefore unsuitable for grouse top-hunting for instance. Loud or awkward folding, or unsuitable exterior form (for carrying the rifle on the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080047190 - Mountable assembly for removable attachment to a guide: A mountable assembly is provided to be removably attached to a guide. The mountable assembly comprises a housing having at least one lateral member which is movable between a retracted position and an extended position for engaging the guide. Means for preventing the longitudinal movement of the mountable assembly on... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20080040964 - Firearm safety device and method for using same: Methods for disabling firearms and firearm safety devices designed to reduce the risk of accidental discharge are provided. Safety devices according to the present invention comprise a chamber-disabling component constructed of a flexible material. The chamber-disabling component is adapted to be inserted through an opening in the firearm into the... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP

20080040965 - Auxiliary device for a weapon and attachment thereof: A plurality of actuators allow a gun operator to control the on/off status of an illuminator attached to a weapon in the area forward of the trigger guard. The actuators are spaced to allow them to extend rearwardly on opposite sides of the trigger guard. “Up” turns the light emitter... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080034636 - Firearm supports, such as shooting bags, and firearm support assemblies: Firearm supports (e.g., firearm shooting bags) and firearm support assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a firearm support includes a generally pliable cover at least partially enclosing an internal space, and a generally inflexible support structure coupled to the pliable cover and configured to assist the pliable cover in... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080028659 - Device for indicating the content of a magazine of a portable weapon, particularly a tubular magazine for shotguns: A device for indicating the content of a magazine of a portable weapon, particularly of a tubular magazine for shotguns, which includes at least one opening, provided in the magazine, which allows visual inspection of the content of the magazine.... Agent: Coleman Sudol Sapone, P.C.

20080028660 - Chamber-loaded indicator for firearms: A chamber-loaded indicator for firearms comprises a contact element slidably housed within a bolt of the weapon at least between a forward position, wherein it has a first end ending in the breech face, and a backward position affected by the cartridge being present within the chamber. The contact element... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20080028662 - Adjustable butt stock: A butt stock for a shoulder held firearm with an horizontally and vertically adjustable cheek rest, reversibility of the cheek rest without loss of any of the other adjustments, a shoulder pad assembly to allow from 0 to 360 degrees of adjustment of the angle of the shoulder pad to... Agent: Faier & Faier P.C.