US Patent Issued to Magpul Industries on July 28 for "Bipod with sling stud mount" (Colorado Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,089, issued on July 28, was assigned to Magpul Industries Corp. (Austin, Texas).

"Bipod with sling stud mount" was invented by Timothy Eric Roberts (Broomfield, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interface for coupling a bipod to a sling stud of a firearm forend. The interface can include two pawls that pivot to release or grasp the sling stud. The pawls can be biased upward via a detent that rides within a vertical aperture in a pivot holder. The pivot holder can move up and down within a vertical aperture in a mounting plate of the interface, and via this movement the pawls may be forced open or closed. A bottom surface of one...