Portable gun rack

Claim 1

A portable gun rack comprising: A. an elongated body of an adjustable length formed from a strip of metallic material having means for receiving a butt portion of a gun stock near one end thereof; B. means including a cradle adjacent to the opposite end portion of said body for receiving a forward portion of the gun stock; C. means for supporting said body in suspension including a lip extended from the opposite end portion of said body adapted to engage a supporting ledge of an upstanding member; D. means including a clamp screw mounted in said lip for clamping the lip in place relative to said supporting ledge; E. means for imparting an angle of inclination to said body including a leg of an adjustable length extended from the body near the midportion thereof; F. means defining a foot pad at the distal end of said leg for engaging an upstanding surface of said upstanding member; G. means defining a hinge having an axis of rotation transversely related to said body near the midportion thereof for pivotally coupling the adjacent ends of opposite end portions of said body, whereby said body is adapted to be folded in a first direction into a compact configuration; and H. means for limiting relative angular displacement of said end portions about said axis in a direction opposite to said first direction.