Bipod firearm support

Abstract

A bipod firearm support has a body defining a first bore and a second bore, a first offset bore segment associated with the first bore, and angularly offset with respect to the first bore, a second offset bore segment associated with the second bore, and angularly offset with respect to the second bore, a first elongated leg adapted to be closely and removably received in the first bore for stowage, a second elongated leg closely and removably received in the second bore for stowage, each of the first and second legs having a base segment sized to be closely received in the associated offset bore segment for deployment, and each of the first and second legs having an elongated leg portion connected to the base segment by way of a connection facility that enables angular flexure of each elongated leg portion with respect to the base segment.

I claim: 
     
         1 . In combination with a rifle having a stock with a fore-end, comprising:
 an elongated body member having a forward end, a rearward end, a first side, a second side, an upper surface, and a lower surface;   said body member being selectively removably attachable to the stock at the fore-end thereof;   first and second horizontally spaced-apart elongated bores formed in said body member which have forward ends exiting from said forward end of said body member and which have rearward ends positioned adjacent said rearward end of said body member;   a third bore, having upper and lower ends, formed in said body member adjacent said forward end thereof which extends upwardly into said body member from said lower surface thereof with said upper end of said third bore communicating with said first bore rearwardly of said forward end thereof;   a fourth bore, having upper and lower ends, formed in said body member adjacent said forward end thereof which extends upwardly into said body member from said lower surface thereof with said upper end of said fourth bore communicating with said second bore rearwardly of said forward end thereof;   a first slot formed in said body member which extends forwardly from said third bore for the entire length thereof to said forward end of said first bore;   a second slot formed in said body member which extends forwardly from said fourth bore for the entire length thereof to said forward end of said second bore;   a first elongated elastic cord having a forward end and a rearward end;   said rearward end of said first elastic cord being secured to said body member adjacent said rearward end thereof;   said first elastic cord extending forwardly from its said rearward end through said first bore;   a second elongated elastic cord having a forward end and a rearward end;   said rearward end of said second elastic cord being secured to said body member adjacent said rearward end thereof;   said second elastic cord extending forwardly from its said rearward end through said second bore; and   said forward ends of said first and second elastic cords being secured to said first and second support legs respectively.