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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
Kevin M. Hass, Leesville, SC (US);
Robert Wayne Sewell, Chapin, SC (US);
Edward P. Schmitter, Eastover, SC (US);
Kevin M. Hass, Leesville, SC (US);
Robert Wayne Sewell, Chapin, SC (US);
Edward P. Schmitter, Eastover, SC (US);
FN Manufacturing, LLC, Columbia, SC (US);
Abstract
A bipod for a light-weight machine gun is disclosed. The bipod has tubular telescoping legs with large ground-engaging feet that may be extended and retracted to discreet locking positions. The bipod has a spring-based system that allows a user to pivot the bipod legs about cylinder-in-a-cylinder pivot pins, either towards or away from the barrel muzzle with one hand, thus giving 180 degrees of travel. The bipod is attachable to a machine gun with a round yoke using a stepped screw and compression spring that assures yoke remains tightly secured to body, but rotatable for traversing, during extended use.