WEAPON STABILIZING DEVICE AND METHOD

摘要

A weapon stabilizing device for stabilizing a weapon during use. The device includes a spool member configured to release and retract an anchor line with rotation of the spool member. A lock member prevents rotation of the spool member in a locked position and allows rotation of the spool member in a released position. Actuation of an activation member switches the lock member from a default position to an activated position. The default position may be the locked position or the released position. When the default position is the locked position, the activated position is the released position. When the default position is the released position, the activated position is the locked position. A spool spring may provide continuous positive rotation of the spool member in the released position. The weapon stabilizing device may be connected to or within a base of a weapon.

主权项

1. A weapon comprising:
a base including a base cavity; a base plate including a foregrip, the base plate configured to enclose the base cavity; a spool member disposed within the base cavity; an anchor line having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the anchor line being affixed to the spool member within the base cavity, wherein rotation of the spool member either releases or retracts the anchor line from the base cavity; an anchor attachment member operatively attached to a distal end of the anchor line; a lock member disposed within the base cavity and operatively associated with the spool member, wherein in a locked position the lock member prevents rotation of the spool member, wherein in a released position the lock member allows the spool member to rotate, and wherein a default position of the lock member is the locked position or the released position; an activation member partially disposed within the base cavity and operatively associated with the lock member, wherein actuation of the activation member switches the lock member from the default position to an activated position, wherein the activated position is the locked position when the default position is the released position, and wherein the activated position is the released position when the default position is the locked position; a positioning member configured for attachment to an underside of the weapon, wherein the anchor line passes through the positioning member.