FIREARM RAIL ASSEMBLY
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1. A modular weapons platform comprising:
- a central receiver assembly,a butt stock assembly connected to an aft end of said central receiver assembly,a forestock assembly connected to a fore end of said central receiver assembly, said forestock assembly comprising a foretube; and
a modular rail assembly connected to a top surface of said central receiver assembly wherein said modular rail assembly comprises an aft rail including a top surface configured to interface with an accessory and which extends along a top surface of and is rigidly connected to said receiver assembly and which extends above and along a top surface of said foretube of said forestock assembly wherein said aft rail is substantially not rigidly secured to said foretube.
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Abstract
A modular rail assembly for supporting accessories upon a modular weapons platform. The modular rail assembly includes a fore rail preferably positioned above the foretube, and an aft rail preferably positioned above the receiver, which cooperate with one another to enable a modular system whereby one rail may be removed or replaced without affecting the other rail and any accessories mounted thereon. One rail defines a mating member and the other rail defines a mating channel for receipt of the mating member. The rail assembly configuration provides increased flexibility and interchangeability to the modular weapons platform.
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1. A modular weapons platform comprising:
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a central receiver assembly, a butt stock assembly connected to an aft end of said central receiver assembly, a forestock assembly connected to a fore end of said central receiver assembly, said forestock assembly comprising a foretube; and a modular rail assembly connected to a top surface of said central receiver assembly wherein said modular rail assembly comprises an aft rail including a top surface configured to interface with an accessory and which extends along a top surface of and is rigidly connected to said receiver assembly and which extends above and along a top surface of said foretube of said forestock assembly wherein said aft rail is substantially not rigidly secured to said foretube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A modular weapons platform comprising:
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a central receiver assembly, a butt stock assembly connected to an aft end of said central receiver assembly, a forestock assembly connected to a fore end of said central receiver assembly, said forestock assembly comprising a foretube; and a modular rail assembly extending along a top surface of said central receiver assembly and said foretube assembly wherein said modular rail assembly comprises;
an aft rail including a top surface configured to interface with an accessory which extends along a top surface of said receiver and is rigidly connected to said receiver assembly; and
a fore rail including a top surface configured to interface with an accessory which extends along and is rigidly secured to a top surface of said forestock assembly wherein a fore end of said aft rail includes a first mating member and an aft end of said fore rail includes a second mating member wherein said mating members cooperate with one another to connect the aft and fore rails and wherein one of said mating members is a receptacle for receiving said mating member of the other of said rails. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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