CPC F41A 23/10 (2013.01) [A47B 19/00 (2013.01); F16M 11/20 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A bipod leg deployment assembly comprising:
a housing;
a leg assembly comprising two cutouts, and having a deployed and a stowed position, wherein each of the two cutouts is one of a conical or cylindrical cutout;
a leg deployment pivot axis around which the leg assembly rotates when moved from the deployed position to the stowed position, and wherein the two cutouts are proximal the leg deployment pivot axis; and
a bipod leg deployment lock shaped to engage with a first of the two cutouts when the leg assembly is in the deployed position and shaped to engage with a second of the two cutouts when the leg assembly is in the stowed position, wherein the bipod leg deployment lock is shaped to be backdriven when the leg assembly is in the stowed position, but not when the leg assembly is in the deployed position.
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