Patents by Inventor Thomas J. McMurray

Thomas J. McMurray has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hunter's shooting rest and method of using same
    Publication number: 20040216351
    Abstract: A shooting rest for supporting a firearm while a hunter is hunting from a tree stand, a tree seat, a ground blind or a field, including a mounting bracket and an arm pivotally attached thereto to allow horizontal aiming adjustment having a pair of forks from which a cradle is supported for resting a firearm therein. Vertical aiming adjustment is allowed by swinging the firearm forward or backward within the cradle and/or adjusting the cradle along the fore-end of the stock of the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: William M. Eppard, Thomas J. McMurray
  • Hunter's shooting rest and method of using same
    Patent number: 6726163
    Abstract: A shooting rest for supporting a firearm while a hunter is hunting from a tree stand, a tree seat, a ground blind or a field, including a mounting bracket and an arm pivotally attached thereto to allow horizontal aiming adjustment having a pair of forks from which a cradle is supported for resting a firearm therein. Vertical aiming adjustment is allowed by swinging the firearm forward or backward within the cradle and/or adjusting the cradle along the fore-end of the stock of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Inventors: William M. Eppard, Thomas J. McMurray
  • Hunter's shooting rest and method of using same
    Publication number: 20030038218
    Abstract: A shooting rest for supporting a firearm while a hunter is hunting from a tree stand, a tree seat, a ground blind or a field, including a mounting bracket and an arm pivotally attached thereto to allow horizontal aiming adjustment having a pair of forks from which a cradle is supported for resting a firearm therein. Vertical aiming adjustment is allowed by swinging the firearm forward or backward within the cradle and/or adjusting the cradle along the fore-end of the stock of the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: William M. Eppard, Thomas J. McMurray