Combination shooter's bench and gun carrying case

Claim 2

A combination gun case and shooter's bench comprising a casing having first and second casing halves suitably dimensioned to contain a target rifle, each said casing half being formed of a flat horizontal panel and a side wall, the side walls being hinged to close together in clamshell fashion, each of said flat horizontal panels including a plurality of leg mountings formed on an outer surface thereof and a gun rest sleeve thereon extending normal thereto; a plurality of adjustable-length legs including means for detachably mounting the legs to respective leg mountings on either of said flat horizontal panels; and a gun rest having a yoke for supporting said target rifle for shooting and a post supporting said yoke, the post being insertable into the gun rest sleeve on either of said casing halves.

Claim 3

The combination gun case and shooter's bench of claim 1 in which said casing halves are L-shaped, with the flat horizontal panels each having a relatively wide end in which two of said leg mounts and the associated gun rest sleeve are disposed, and a relatively narrow end in which one of said leg mounts is disposed.

Claim 4

The combination gun case and shooter's bench of claim 1 in which said legs are collapsible to a minimum length such that the legs when detached can be stored inside the casing.

Claim 5

The combination gun case and shooter's bench of claim 1 said casing comprising a first compartment for carrying said target rifle and said legs, and a second compartment; and further comprising a folding chair which can be collapsed and stored in said second compartment.

Claim 6

The combination gun case and shooter's bench of claim 1 wherein said gun rest post includes means for adjusting the height of said yoke above the casing.

Claim 7

A combination gun case and shooter's bench comprising a generally L-shaped casing having first and second casing halves suitably dimensioned to contain a target rifle and serving as a portable bench, the casing halves each having a flat horizontal L-shaped panel with a cutout defining a shooter's position, a relatively narrow portion alongside said shooter's position, and a relatively wide portion forward of the shooter's position and the narrow portion; the casing including a plurality of leg mounts on the L-shaped panel of said first casing half and a gun rest sleeve in the relatively wide portion of the L-shaped panel of the second casing half; a plurality of legs which include means for detachably mounting the legs to respective ones of said leg mounts; and a gun rest having a yoke for supporting said target rifle for shooting and a post supporting said yoke, the post being insertable into said gun rest sleeve.

Claim 8

A combination gun case and shooter's bench comprising a generally L-shaped casing having first and second casing halves suitably dimensioned to contain a target rifle and serving as a portable bench, the casing halves each having a flat horizontal L-shaped panel with a cutout defining a shooter's position, a relatively narrow portion alongside said shooter's position, and a relatively wide portion forward of the shooter's position and the narrow portion; the casing including a plurality of leg mounts on the L-shaped panel of said first casing half and a gun rest sleeve in the relatively wide portion of the L-shaped panel of the second casing half; a plurality of legs which include means for detachably mounting the legs to respective ones of said leg mounts; and a gun rest having a yoke for supporting said target rifle for shooting and a post supporting said yoke, the post being insertable into said gun rest sleeve.

Claim 9

A combination gun case and shooter's bench as in claim 6, further comprising an additional plurality of said leg mounts on the L-shaped panel of said second casing half and an additional gun test sleeve in the relatively wide portion of the L-shaped panel of said first casing half, such that said legs can be mounted to support said casing with the cutout thereof on the appropriate side for either a right handed or a left handed shooter.

Claim 10

A combination gun case and shooter's bench as in claim 6, wherein said casing has a first compartment therein in which said target rifle and said legs can be stored for transport, and a second compartment therein for storing a folding stool.

Claim 11

A combination gun case and shooter's bench as in claim 6 in which each of said legs includes means for adjusting the length thereof.

Claim 12

A combination gun case and shooter's bench as in claim 6 further comprising reinforcing means within said casing for rendering said L-shaped panels rigid enough to support said target rifle for accurate shooting.