EP0505451B1 - Tripod for firearms - Google Patents

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EP0505451B1
EP0505451B1 EP91901325A EP91901325A EP0505451B1 EP 0505451 B1 EP0505451 B1 EP 0505451B1 EP 91901325 A EP91901325 A EP 91901325A EP 91901325 A EP91901325 A EP 91901325A EP 0505451 B1 EP0505451 B1 EP 0505451B1
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Geir Vinghog
Arne Birger Hagen
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Vinghog AS
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Vinghogs Mek Verksted AS
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A23/00—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles
    • F41A23/02—Mountings without wheels
    • F41A23/12—Tripods ; Mountings having at least three legs
    • F41A23/14—Tripods ; Mountings having at least three legs adjustable

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  • the present invention is related to a tripod for firearms, according to the preamble of the claim.
  • Tripods for automatic firearms must be designed for easy transport and handling, furthermore they must easily and very quickly be installed and simultaneously such tripods should give a good support for the weapon during use.
  • Tripods for automatic firearms must be designed for easy transport and handling, furthermore they must easily and very quickly be installed and simultaneously such tripods should give a good support for the weapon during use.
  • Firing on targets at the ground level usually is performed in the same direction and the tripod therefore preferably should be designed to give a maximum support for recoil forces in the opposite direction.
  • the preamble of claim 1 is based on US-A-1,479,765.
  • US-A-800,492 discloses an aiming-stand with three supporting legs.
  • a rail is pivotally connected with one of the legs. According to the inclination of the rail, the elevation of the rifle rest, provided by notches in the upper edge of the rail, is regulated.
  • Fig. 1 a side view and Fig. 2 a ground view of the tripod installed for firing on targets in the air
  • Fig. 3 discloses a side view and Fig. 4 a ground view of the tripod installed for firing on targets at the ground level
  • Fig. 5 discloses a section along the arrow V in Fig. 7
  • Fig. 6 discloses a side view along the arrow VI in Fig. 7
  • Fig. 7 discloses a ground view of the pivot support of the tripod.
  • the tripod according to the present invention comprises three legs 2, 3 and 4, all being telescopically extendable to a desired length or posistion.
  • the leg 2 is journalled on a horizontal shaft in a flange 5 fixed to the pivot support 1, enabling leg 2 to be turned in a vertical plan to adjust the angle to the ground and the distance from the pivot support to the resting point on the ground.
  • Legs 3 and 4 are journalled on shafts on flanges 6 and 7 respectively fixed to the pivot support 1.
  • Legs 3 and 4 thereby may be turned around symmetrically arranged axes arranged in an angle to a vertical symmetrical plan of the pivot support, with an angle C seen in said plan as disclosed in Fig. 5 and in relation to a plan perpendicularly to the symmetry plan, with an angle B as disclosed in Fig. 6, and finally with an angle A as disclosed in Fig. 7 in the ground view of the pivot support.
  • Legs 3 and 4 are journalled to the flanges 6 and 7 respectively.
  • Legs 2, 3 and 4 may be adjusted such that the angle between two adjacent legs is 120°.
  • the legs 3 and 4 are turned towards eachother which is made possible by the inclined position of their axes, the leges thereafter being fixed to the flanges 6 and 7.
  • the leg 2 is turned correspondingly in a vertical plan around the axis of the pivot support 1 to a desired position.
  • a support leg 8 is journalled to the leg 2 near the flange 5.
  • the leg 8 is substantially shorter than the leg 2 and therefore provides a significant support of the tripod in the forward direction, whereas the two legs 3 and 4 receiving the recoil force, are situated relatively far behind the pivot support and relatively close to eachother.

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EP91901325A 1989-12-15 1990-12-14 Tripod for firearms Expired - Lifetime EP0505451B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NO895080 1989-12-15
NO895080A NO170039C (no) 1989-12-15 1989-12-15 Tripodstativ for skytevaapen
PCT/NO1990/000187 WO1991009265A1 (en) 1989-12-15 1990-12-14 Tripod for firearms

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EP0505451A1 EP0505451A1 (en) 1992-09-30
EP0505451B1 true EP0505451B1 (en) 1995-10-04

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EP (1) EP0505451B1 (ja)
JP (1) JP3009728B2 (ja)
AT (1) ATE128761T1 (ja)
AU (1) AU635103B2 (ja)
BR (1) BR9007914A (ja)
CA (1) CA2071877C (ja)
DE (1) DE69022855T2 (ja)
DK (1) DK0505451T3 (ja)
ES (1) ES2080291T3 (ja)
FI (1) FI108081B (ja)
NO (1) NO170039C (ja)
WO (1) WO1991009265A1 (ja)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US800492A (en) * 1904-10-21 1905-09-26 Bruno Ruethling Aiming-stand for rifles and the like.
US1479765A (en) * 1922-04-14 1924-01-01 Whiting Emmett Edwin Tripod

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WO1991009265A1 (en) 1991-06-27
NO170039C (no) 1992-09-02
JPH05502502A (ja) 1993-04-28
DE69022855T2 (de) 1996-03-14
EP0505451A1 (en) 1992-09-30
ATE128761T1 (de) 1995-10-15
JP3009728B2 (ja) 2000-02-14
BR9007914A (pt) 1992-10-06
FI108081B (fi) 2001-11-15
ES2080291T3 (es) 1996-02-01
FI922430A (fi) 1992-05-27
AU6968891A (en) 1991-07-18
NO170039B (no) 1992-05-25
CA2071877C (en) 1995-05-09
DK0505451T3 (da) 1995-11-27
NO895080D0 (no) 1989-12-15
NO895080L (no) 1991-06-17
FI922430A0 (fi) 1992-05-27
DE69022855D1 (de) 1995-11-09
AU635103B2 (en) 1993-03-11

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