FOREND-MOUNTED HEATSHIELD ARRANGEMENT FOR FIREARMS
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1. A heatshield mounting arrangement adapted to be used on a &
- emit having a receiver, a barrel extending forwardly of the receiver and a mounting tube extending forwardly from the receiver beneath the barrel, the mounting arrangement comprising;
a heatshield body having a retaining structure provided thereon, the heatshield body being adapted to overlie the barrel of a firearm; and
a forend assembly including a forend body adapted to receive the magazine tube and a bracket arrangement constructed to connect the retaining structure of the heatshield body to the forend body and adapted to mount the heatshield body along an entire length thereof in a continuous spaced apart relationship over the barrel.
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A mounting arrangement for a firearm having a receiver, a barrel and a magazine tube includes an elongated heatshield body having a set of mounting feet provided thereon. A forend assembly includes a U-shaped forend body and a U-shaped bracket arrangement received and retained within the forend body for receiving the magazine tube and connecting the mounting feet to the forend assembly such that an entire length of the heatshield body is mounted in a continuous spaced floating relationship over the barrel to prevent any contact between the heatshield body and the barrel.
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1. A heatshield mounting arrangement adapted to be used on a &
- emit having a receiver, a barrel extending forwardly of the receiver and a mounting tube extending forwardly from the receiver beneath the barrel, the mounting arrangement comprising;
a heatshield body having a retaining structure provided thereon, the heatshield body being adapted to overlie the barrel of a firearm; and a forend assembly including a forend body adapted to receive the magazine tube and a bracket arrangement constructed to connect the retaining structure of the heatshield body to the forend body and adapted to mount the heatshield body along an entire length thereof in a continuous spaced apart relationship over the barrel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- emit having a receiver, a barrel extending forwardly of the receiver and a mounting tube extending forwardly from the receiver beneath the barrel, the mounting arrangement comprising;
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13. A forend assembly adapted to be used in a heatshield mounting arrangement for mounting a heatshield over a barrel of a firearm, the forend assembly comprising:
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an elongated U-shaped forend body having a lower wall and a pair of spaced apart sidewalk rising from the lower wall and provided with upper ends adapted to be secured to the heatshield; and a U-shaped bracket arrangement received and retained within the forend body, the U-shaped bracket arrangement having a lower attachment area secured to the lower wall of the forend body, and an upper attachment area aligned with the upper ends of the forend body and adapted to be connected to the heatshield. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mounting arrangement for a firearm having a receiver, a barrel extending forwardly from the receiver and a magazine tube extending forwardly from the receiver beneath the barrel, the mounting arrangement comprising:
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an elongated heatshield body having a set of mounting feet provided thereon; and a forend assembly including a U-shaped forend body and a U-shaped bracket arrangement received and retained within the forend body for receiving the magazine tube and connecting the mounting feet to the forend assembly such that an entire length of the heatshield body is mounted in a continuous spaced floating relationship over the barrel to prevent any contact between the heatshield body and the barrel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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