Handguards and Upper Receivers Alone and in Combination
First Claim
1. A hand guard, comprising:
- a generally hollow cylindrical body having a rail securing top surface;
a top rail securable to the rail securing top surface,wherein the top rail is in slidable engagement with the rail securing top surface such that the top rail is removable from the top surface, andwherein the generally hollow cylindrical body is populated with vent holes.
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Abstract
In one embodiment the invention is a hand guard, comprising: a generally hollow cylindrical body having a rail securing top surface; a top Picatinny rail securable to the rail securing top surface. The top rail is in slidable engagement with the rail securing top surface such that the top Picatinny rail is removable from the top surface. The generally hollow cylindrical body is populated with vent holes. In another embodiment an upper receiver is provided, the upper receiver includes a front face located at a front end of the upper receiver, the upper receiver having a Picatinny rail atop thereof, the Picatinny rail having a last rail located at a front end of the Picatinny rail, the last rail is aligned with the front face. In another embodiment the hand guard has a fixed Picatinny rail atop thereof. At least one plug is optionally provided for fitting into vent holes.
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16 Claims
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1. A hand guard, comprising:
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a generally hollow cylindrical body having a rail securing top surface; a top rail securable to the rail securing top surface, wherein the top rail is in slidable engagement with the rail securing top surface such that the top rail is removable from the top surface, and wherein the generally hollow cylindrical body is populated with vent holes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A hand guard, comprising:
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a generally hollow single piece cylindrical body having a top surface, wherein a Picatinny rail extends at least part way along the top surface, the cylindrical body has front and rear opposite open ends, a bottom side extending between the front and rear opposite ends, and a longitudinal axis; and a barrel clamp positioned at the rear end and which extends across the bottom side of the hand guard, wherein the Picatinny rail extends immediately from the rear end of the cylindrical body, wherein the rear end includes first and second tabs located below the Picatinny rail and extending from the top surface at the rear end, and wherein the generally hollow cylindrical body is populated with vent holes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An upper receiver, wherein the upper receiver comprises a front face located at a front end of the upper receiver, the upper receiver having a Picatinny rail atop thereof, the Picatinny rail having a last rail located at a front end of the Picatinny rail, wherein the last rail is aligned with the front face, and wherein the upper receiver further comprises opposite facing first and second external elongated recesses located below the Picatinny rail.
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