Barrel accessory rail system

• US 20050217161A1
• Filed: 03/28/2005
• Published: 10/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RA Brands LLC (RA Factors, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: RA Brands LLC (RA Factors, Inc.)
• Inventors: Murphy, Randall, Haugen, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/091,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20050217161A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 42/124
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 21/08 Barrel junctions
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 27/00 Accessories; Details or attachments not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A barrel accessory rail system includes a pair of cooperating clamping sections, each including at least one pair of flanges spaced by a transverse rail, and a fastener for securing the pair of opposed clamping sections in clamping engagement with a barrel and magazine extension of a firearm. The flanges are adapted to couple a barrel and a magazine extension to a firearm and permit attachment of accessories to the firearm.

Claims

1. A barrel accessory rail system comprising:

a series of cooperating clamping sections, each comprising at least one pair of flanges spaced by a transverse rail, said flanges adapted to couple to a barrel of a firearm; and

a fastener for securing said pair of opposed clamping sections in clamping engagement with said barrel.

2. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 1, wherein said flanges have an arcuate firearm contacting-surface.

3. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 1, wherein said transverse rail is a Picatinney rail.

4. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 1, wherein said transverse rail is adapted to receive said fastener.

5. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 1, wherein each of said cooperating clamping sections comprises only one pair of flanges.

6. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 5, wherein each of said flanges is disposed substantially centrally along the length of said transverse rail.

7. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 5, wherein each of said flanges is disposed along the length of said transverse rail in a substantially aligned relation with one another.

8. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 1, wherein each of said cooperating clamping sections comprises spaced pairs of flanges.

9. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 8, wherein said pairs of flanges are positioned at opposite ends of said transverse rail.

10. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 8, wherein each pair of flanges is disposed along the length of said transverse rail in a substantially aligned relation.

11. A barrel accessory rail system comprising:

a series of opposed clamping sections, each including;

a laterally extending accessory mounting member having a plurality of mounting slots along a side surface thereof;

a barrel flange extending from said lateral mounting member, said barrel flange dimensioned to engage a barrel of a firearm; and

a magazine extension flange extending from said lateral mounting member, said magazine extension flange dimensioned to engage a magazine extension of the firearm; and

a fastener for securing said pair of opposed clamping sections in clamping engagement with said barrel and said magazine extension.

12. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 11, wherein said barrel flange has an arcuate barrel-contacting surface and said magazine extension flange has an arcuate magazine extension-contacting surface.

13. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 11, wherein said laterally extending accessory mounting member is a Picatinney rail.

14. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 11, wherein said barrel flange and said magazine extension flange are disposed substantially centrally along the length of said lateral accessory mounting member.

15. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 11, wherein said barrel flange and said magazine extension flange are aligned substantially along the length of said lateral by extending accessory mounting member.

16. A barrel accessory rail system for a firearm, said barrel accessory rail system comprising a pair of opposed body sections releasably coupled by a fastener, each body section including at least one pair of substantially aligned flanges having an arcuate firearm contacting-surface, and an accessory mounting member disposed between said flanges, said accessory mounting member having a plurality of mounting slots along a side surface thereof for releasably attaching a firearm accessory thereto.

17. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 16, wherein each of said opposed body sections comprises a pair of flanges disposed substantially centrally along the length of said accessory mounting member.

18. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 16, wherein each of said opposed body sections comprises two pairs of flanges disposed substantially at opposing ends of said accessory mounting member.

19. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 16, wherein a first flange of said at least one pair of substantially aligned flanges is a barrel-contacting flange and a second flange of said at least one pair of substantially aligned flanges is a magazine extension-contacting flange.

20. The barrel accessory rail system of claim 16, wherein said accessory mounting member is a Picatinney rail.