Forearm handguard for a rifle
DCFirst Claim
1. A forearm handgrip for a rifle, the handgrip comprising:
- (a) first and second mating half-grip pieces, each half-grip piece defining an elongated body having an exterior shaped in a generally semi-oval lateral section having curved sides and adapted to fit a shooter'"'"'s hand and a generally hollow interior, the half-grip pieces being adapted to mate together to form a forearm handgrip enclosing an air space surrounding a portion of the rifle barrel;
(b) each half-grip piece being an injection-molded high density polymer body;
(c) at least the first half-grip piece having a longitudinally extending accessory mounting rail formed in the lateral center thereof and recessed in the half-grip piece such that the rail is located inside an extended arc of the sides of the half-grip piece;
(d) a cover plate adapted for engagement with the rail to cover the rail when the rail is not in use, the cover plate being shaped to replicate the extended arc of the sides of the half-grip piece up to a flat longitudinally extending rib running along the center of the cover plate.
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Abstract
A forearm handgrip for a rifle, comprising a pair of essentially identical semi-oval mating half-grip pieces adapted to mate together to form the grip. The half-grip pieces have an exterior shaped in a generally semi-oval lateral section having curved sides and adapted to fit a shooter'"'"' hand, and are formed of injection-molded high density polymer. At least the bottom, and preferably both, half-grip piece have an accessory mounting rail recessed in the area at the center of the piece such that the posts and guide channel of the rail are inside what would be the extended arc of the sides of the half grip piece. A cover plate is adapted for engagement with each rail to cover the rail when the rail is not in use, the cover plate being shaped to replicate the extended arc of the sides of the half grip up to a flat longitudinally extending rib running along the center of the cover plate. Ventilation holes may be located in a row in the accessory rail and in the cover plate.
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1. A forearm handgrip for a rifle, the handgrip comprising:
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(a) first and second mating half-grip pieces, each half-grip piece defining an elongated body having an exterior shaped in a generally semi-oval lateral section having curved sides and adapted to fit a shooter'"'"'s hand and a generally hollow interior, the half-grip pieces being adapted to mate together to form a forearm handgrip enclosing an air space surrounding a portion of the rifle barrel;
(b) each half-grip piece being an injection-molded high density polymer body;
(c) at least the first half-grip piece having a longitudinally extending accessory mounting rail formed in the lateral center thereof and recessed in the half-grip piece such that the rail is located inside an extended arc of the sides of the half-grip piece;
(d) a cover plate adapted for engagement with the rail to cover the rail when the rail is not in use, the cover plate being shaped to replicate the extended arc of the sides of the half-grip piece up to a flat longitudinally extending rib running along the center of the cover plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A forearm handgrip for a rifle, the handgrip comprising:
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(a) a pair of essentially identical mating half-grip pieces, each half-grip piece defining an elongated body having an exterior shaped in a generally semi-oval lateral section having curved sides and adapted to fit a shooter'"'"'s hand and a generally hollow interior, the half-grip pieces being adapted to mate together to form a forearm handgrip enclosing an air space surrounding a portion of the rifle barrel;
(b) each half-grip piece being an injection-molded high density polymer body;
(c) each half-grip piece having a longitudinally extending accessory mounting rail formed in the lateral center thereof and recessed in the half-grip piece such that the rail is located inside an extended arc of the sides of the half-grip piece;
(d) for each accessory mounting rail, a cover plate injection molded of high density polymer and adapted for slideable engagement with the rail to cover the rail when the rail is not in use, the cover plate being shaped to replicate the extended arc of the sides of the half grip up to a flat longitudinally extending rib running along the center of the cover plate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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