Stackable shooting rest system

Abstract

A stackable shooting rest system to support and stabilize a firearm. The stackable shooting rest system includes a plurality of stackable supports. Each of the stackable supports includes first and second side members. The first and second side members include an upper surface defining at least one male engagement feature and a lower surface defining at least one female engagement feature. At least two of the stackable supports are stackable with the male engagement feature of the upper surface of one of the stackable supports nesting within the female engagement feature of the lower surface of the other stackable support.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shooting rest system comprising a plurality of stackable supports, each of said stackable supports comprising an upper surface defining at least one male engagement feature and a lower surface defining at least one female engagement feature, wherein at least two of the stackable supports are stackable with the male engagement feature of the upper surface of one of the stackable supports received within the female engagement feature of the lower surface of the other stackable support. 
     
     
         2 . The shooting rest system of  claim 1 , further comprising first and second side members, the first and second side members being laterally offset from each other with a central member extending therebetween, the central member comprising a upper face and a lower face, the upper face generally positioned below the upper surface of the first and second side members to define a central channel extending along each stackable support. 
     
     
         3 . The shooting rest system of  claim 2 , wherein the central channel is configured for receiving and supporting at least a portion of a firearm. 
     
     
         4 . The shooting rest system of  claim 1 , wherein the upper surface of each of the first and second side members comprises an array of two spaced-apart male engagement features and the lower surface of each of the first and second side members comprises an array of two spaced-apart female engagement features. 
     
     
         5 . The shooting rest system of  claim 4 , wherein the two spaced-apart male engagement features are configured for supporting at least a portion of a firearm therebetween. 
     
     
         6 . The shooting rest system of  claim 5 , wherein a least a portion of the firearm is capable of being supported between the two spaced-apart male engagement features of both the first and second side members. 
     
     
         7 . The shooting rest system of  claim 1 , wherein at least two of the stackable supports further comprise an aperture extending therethrough from the upper surface to the lower surface for receiving a connecting member. 
     
     
         8 . The shooting rest system of  claim 7 , wherein the at least two stackable supports comprising the central apertures are configured for rotatably mounting to each other whereby the connecting member serves as an axle rotatably connecting the stackable supports, and wherein the stackable supports are oriented relative to one another such that the lower surfaces thereof confront each other. 
     
     
         9 . The shooting rest system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the stackable supports further comprises an elongate groove formed within the lower surface. 
     
     
         10 . The shooting rest system of  claim 8 , wherein the elongate groove is configured for receiving a portion of a window. 
     
     
         11 . The shooting rest system of  claim 9 , wherein the upper surface of at least one of the stackable supports is configured for receiving at least a portion of a window frame. 
     
     
         12 . The shooting rest system of  claim 1 , wherein the stackable supports comprise a cross-linked polyethylene. 
     
     
         13 . A stackable shooting rest system comprising a plurality of layered stackable supports, each of the supports comprising first and second side members and a central member positioned between the side members, the first and second side members comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface defining at least one male engagement feature and the lower surface defining at least one female engagement feature, wherein two of the plurality of stackable supports are stackable with the at least one male engagement feature of the upper surface of one of the stackable supports nesting within the at least one female engagement feature of the lower surface of the other stackable support. 
     
     
         14 . The stackable shooting rest of  claim 13 , wherein the central member comprises an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface generally positioned below the upper surface of the first and second side members to define a central channel extending along each stackable support. 
     
     
         15 . The stackable shooting rest of  claim 13 , wherein the upper surface of each of the first and second side members comprises an array of two spaced-apart male engagement features and the lower surface of each of the first and second side members comprises an array of two spaced-apart female engagement features. 
     
     
         16 . The stackable shooting rest of  claim 14 , wherein the central channel is configured for receiving and supporting at least a portion of a firearm. 
     
     
         17 . The stackable shooting rest of  claim 14 , wherein a least a portion of the firearm is capable of being supported between the two spaced-apart male engagement features of both the first and second side members, and wherein a portion of the firearm generally extends across the central channel and generally transverse relative thereto. 
     
     
         18 . The stackable shooting rest of  claim 13 , wherein at least two of the stackable supports further comprise a central aperture formed in the central member. 
     
     
         19 . The stackable shooting rest of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the stackable supports further comprises an elongate groove formed within the lower surface of the central member. 
     
     
         20 . The stackable shooting rest of  claim 18 , wherein the central aperture extends from the upper surface of the central member to a lower surface of the groove. 
     
     
         21 . The stackable shooting rest of  claim 18 , wherein the at least two stackable supports comprising the central apertures are configured for rotatably mounting to each other whereby an elongate pin is inserted within the central apertures, the elongate pin extending from a first central aperture of a first stackable support to a second central aperture of a second stackable support, and wherein the stackable supports are oriented relative to one another such that the lower surfaces thereof contact each other. 
     
     
         22 . The stackable shooting rest of  claim 19 , wherein the elongate groove is configured for receiving a portion of a window. 
     
     
         23 . The stackable shooting rest of  claim 21 , wherein the channel of at least one of the stackable supports is configured for receiving at least a portion of a window frame. 
     
     
         24 . The stackable shooting rest of  claim 13 , wherein the stackable supports are formed from a cross-link polyethylene material. 
     
     
         25 . A shooting rest comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface comprising projections defining a recess therebetween configured to support a firearm in the recess between the peaks, wherein the projections define a first profile, and wherein the lower surface comprises recesses defining a second profile complementary to the first profile, whereby two such shooting rests are stackable with the projections of a first one of said two shooting rests being received within the recesses of a second one of said two shooting rests. 
     
     
         26 . The shooting rest of  claim 25 , wherein the projections extend across the upper surface in a width-wise direction, and wherein the upper surface further comprises a channel extending along the upper surface in a length-wise direction generally transverse to the width-wise direction. 
     
     
         27 . The shooting rest of  claim 25 , wherein the projections define inclined peaks and the recesses define correspondingly inclined valleys. 
     
     
         28 . The shooting rest of  claim 25 , wherein the lower surface comprises an elongate groove. 
     
     
         29 . The shooting rest of  claim 25 , further comprising an aperture extending between the upper surface and the lower surface for receiving a connection pin. 
     
     
         30 . A shooting rest comprising:
 a first side member, the first side member comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface defining at least one male engagement feature and the lower surface defining at least one female engagement feature;   a second side member generally laterally offset from the first side member, the second side member comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface defining at least one male engagement feature and the lower surface defining at least one female engagement feature; and   a central member extending between the first side member and the second side member, the central member comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface generally positioned below the upper surfaces of the first and second side members to define a channel extending between the first and second side members.