Shooting rest for supporting a firearm

Abstract

An adjustable shooting rest for supporting a stock portion of a firearm is disclosed. The shooting rest comprises a support section, a housing, at least one spring plunger, a threaded member, an elevation adjustment, and a base. The housing supports the support section and is defining a central recess and at least one opening in perpendicularly communication with the central recess and extending radially outward therefrom at its lower portion. The threaded member having one end securely disposed within the central recess. The elevation adjustment nut threadedly and operably engaged to another end of the threaded member. The spring plunger is threadedly disposed within the opening of the housing, configured to enable contact between the threaded member and the elevation adjustment nut by applying adequate pressure. The user could adjust the shooting rest at the required heights by rotating the elevation adjustment nut.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An adjustable shooting rest for supporting a firearm, comprising:
 a support section for supporting a stock portion of the firearm;   a housing supporting the support section, wherein the housing defining a central recess and at least one opening in perpendicularly communication with the central recess and extending radially outward therefrom at its lower portion;   at least one spring plunger threadedly disposed within the opening of the housing;   a threaded member having one end securely disposed within the central recess of the housing;   an elevation adjustment nut threadedly and operably engaged to another end of the threaded member, wherein the elevation adjustment nut is configured to enable a user for adjusting the shooting rest at different heights by rotating it, thereby enabling quick and ease in adjustment by the user, and align the firearm while aiming and shooting a target, and   a cover securely affixed to a bottom of the housing using at least one or more fasteners at the lower portion to conceal the elevation adjustment nut.   
     
     
         2 . The adjustable shooting rest of  claim 1 , wherein the spring plunger is configured to enable contact between the threaded member and the elevation adjustment nut by applying adequate pressure. 
     
     
         3 . The adjustable shooting rest of  claim 1 , is further configured to enable the user to push in the elevation adjustment nut at sideways against to the spring plunger, which allows the threaded member to freely move up and down. 
     
     
         4 . The adjustable shooting rest of  claim 1 , wherein the elevation adjustment nut comprises a larger thread diameter than the threaded member, thereby enabling the threaded member to move up and down when it is disengaged from the elevation adjustment nut. 
     
     
         5 . The adjustable shooting rest of  claim 1 , further comprises a base, wherein the base is configured to securely and threadedly affix to another end of the threaded member. 
     
     
         6 . The adjustable shooting rest of  claim 5 , wherein the base is a tripod and is configured to support the shooting rest in in the prone, sitting or benchrest positions. 
     
     
         7 . The adjustable shooting rest of  claim 1 , wherein the threaded member is configured to move up and down when it is disengaged from the elevation adjustment nut. 
     
     
         8 . The adjustable shooting rest of  claim 1 , wherein the support section is a platform, wherein the support section is configured to support the stock portion of the firearm during usage. 
     
     
         9 . The adjustable shooting rest of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is made of plastic. 
     
     
         10 . The adjustable shooting rest of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is made of aluminum. 
     
     
         11 . The adjustable shooting rest of  claim 1 , wherein the threaded member is a threaded shaft.