A large number of different types of firearms have been developed through the years. For example, rifles and the like have been developed which include elongated stocks whose butt end rests against the rifleman's shoulder during firing. The stocks are of different designs and they are made of different materials. Traditionally stocks have been made of wood. In more recent times, stocks have been developed which are made of or include composite materials, polymer materials and the like.
One type of problem that arises in conjunction with the use of rifles occurs when the stock is positioned against the rifleman's shoulder resulting in the creation of an intermediate space between the user's cheek and the stock. This is an especially palpable problem when using riflescopes and similar sighting devices (other than open sights). The rifleman may perceive this as being annoying and/or it may also affect precision during shooting.
Several devices such as cheek rests (pieces) and the like, which connect to the rifle stock, have been developed in order to minimize the inconvenience of the above mentioned problem. The connection of a cheek rest to a firearm, especially post-production, usually results in a substantial alteration of the rifle stock. Mounting cheek rests on existing stocks is also expensive and time consuming.
Known types of cheek rests have primarily been developed for connection to wooden rifle stocks. Wooden stocks allow for certain designs of cheek rests and methods for connecting them to rifle stocks. Because of the development of stocks that include at least one internal space, new problems have arisen when connecting known types of cheek rests and the like to rifle stocks. It is for example not possible to connect known types of cheek rests to composite stocks with internal spaces without problems.
In regard to the fact that there currently exist a great number of sold rifles with composite stocks, where owners desire the connection of cheek rests to these rifle stocks, there exists a need for better connection devices for cheek rests.
Another problem with cheek rests is the creation of a connection bracket which can fit several different models of rifle stocks. Among other things, the dimensions of the internal spaces vary which gives rise to problems when connecting a cheek rests to these types of stock designs.
Certain types of existing rifle stocks may include an internal space that is divided by at least one intermediate partition, as shown in FIG. 2B, which stretches along part or all of the internal space. The intermediate partition divides the internal space into at least one first internal space and at least one second internal space. The fact that a rifle stock may include an internal space that includes an intermediate partition or not may cause problems.
Despite the fact that existing designs partially fill their stated purposes, there still exist several different problems with these designs.