Portable bench

• US 9,175,921 B2
• Filed: 10/09/2013
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Russell Scott Hughes
• Original Assignee: Russell Scott Hughes
• Inventors: Hughes, Russell Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Jose V
• Application Number:
  US14/050,273
• Publication Number:
  US 20150096216A1
• Time in Patent Office: 755 Days
• Field of Search: 108/157.15, 108/157.1, 108/158, 297/175, 297/423.41
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 23/12 Tripods ; Mountings having at least three legs
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 23/16 Testing mounts

Abstract

A shooting bench is configured to be portable and stable. The shooting bench includes a tabletop mechanically coupled to three leg assembly sockets wherein each assembly socket contains an angled cavity that is angled at 10 to 30 degrees from perpendicular to the tabletop. A catch assembly, a cradle assembly and a handle are mechanically coupled to the tabletop. In a first mode of operation a leg assembly is inserted into each leg assembly socket wherein each angled cavity causes the shooting bench to be stable. In a second mode of operation, each leg assembly is inserted into the catch assembly and the cradle assembly in order store the leg assemblies making the shooting bench portable.

Claims

1. A shooting bench configured to be portable and stable;

the shooting bench comprising;

a tabletop, having a wide rectangular end joined to a trapezoidal transition portion that contracts to a narrow rectangular end and is attached to exactly three leg assembly sockets consisting of a front leg assembly socket entirely within the narrow rectangular end, a right leg assembly socket and a left leg assembly socket entirely within the wide rectangular end wherein each leg assembly socket contains an angled cavity that is angled at 10 to 30 degrees from perpendicular to the tabletop;

wherein the front leg assembly socket is angled away from a front side of the table top at the narrow end;

wherein the a right leg assembly socket is angled away from a rear side and a right side of the table top at the wide end;

wherein the a left leg assembly socket is angled away from a rear side and a left side of the table top at the wide end;

wherein the front side is parallel to the rear side;

wherein the left side is parallel to the right side;

a catch assembly mechanically coupled to the tabletop;

a cradle assembly mechanically coupled to the tabletop;

a handle attached to the tabletop within the trapezoidal transition portion configured to permit carrying of the shooting bench;

wherein a first mode of operation a front leg assembly is inserted into the front leg assembly socket, a right leg assembly is inserted into the right leg assembly socket and a left leg assembly is inserted into the left leg assembly socket wherein each angled cavity causes the shooting bench to be stable;

wherein a second mode of operation the front leg assembly, the right leg assembly and the left leg assembly are inserted into the catch assembly and the cradle assembly in order store the front leg assembly, the right leg assembly and the left leg assembly making the shooting bench portable.

2. The shooting bench of claim 1, wherein the catch assembly further comprises catch assembly mounting mechanically coupled to a front catch clip, a right catch clip and a left catch clip;

and

the cradle assembly further comprises a cradle assembly mounting mechanically coupled to a front cradle, a right cradle and a left cradle.

3. The shooting bench of claim 1, wherein

the right leg assembly comprises a right leg is immediately adjacent right leg fixture;

the right leg fixture is immediately adjacent to a right leg flange;

the right leg flange is mechanically coupled to a right leg threaded stud which is threaded through the right leg assembly socket and into the tabletop;

the left leg assembly comprises a left leg is immediately adjacent left leg fixture;

the left leg fixture is immediately adjacent to a left leg flange;

the left leg flange is mechanically coupled to a left leg threaded stud which is threaded through the left leg assembly socket and into the tabletop; and

the front leg assembly comprises a front leg is immediately adjacent front leg fixture;

the front leg fixture is immediately adjacent to a front leg flange;

the front leg flange is mechanically coupled to a front leg threaded stud which is threaded through the front leg assembly socket and into the tabletop.