Cheek rest assembly

Abstract

An adjustable cheek rest for a rifle stock having a butt with opposed major faces and an uppermost crest line separating opposed first and second stock upper surfaces each angling in opposite directions angularly offset away from a vertical direction associated with the uppermost crest line. The cheek rest comprises a base having a base side portion configured to overlay a selected major face of the stock; the base having a base upper portion connected to the base side portion and configured to extend over the uppermost crest line to the opposed upper surface away from the selected major face; the base upper portion having a first base upper portion surface configured to overlay the first stock upper surface, and a second base upper portion surface configured to overlay the second stock upper surface; and a cheek piece connected to the base and movable with respect to the base between a lower position and an upper position, and a plurality of intermediate positions.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An adjustable cheek rest for a rifle stock having a butt with opposed major faces and an uppermost crest line separating opposed first and second stock upper surfaces each angling in opposite directions angularly offset away from a vertical direction associated with the uppermost crest line, the cheek rest comprising:
 a base having a base side portion configured to overlay a selected major face of the stock;   the base having a base upper portion connected to the base side portion and configured to extend over the uppermost crest line to the opposed upper surface away from the selected major face;   the base upper portion having a first base upper portion surface configured to overlay the first stock upper surface, and a second base upper portion surface configured to overlay the second stock upper surface; and   a cheek piece connected to the base and movable with respect to the base between a lower position and an upper position, and a plurality of intermediate positions.