Hand guard assembly for firearms
DCFirst Claim
1. A hand guard assembly for a firearm including a barrel, the assembly comprising:
- a tubular one-piece body mounted to surround a portion of the barrel substantially coaxially and in a transversely spaced relationship;
the tubular one-piece body including a plurality of air flow openings formed therethrough;
a top rail formed on the tubular one-piece body to extend rearwardly along an upper portion of a receiver of the firearm;
the top rail includes a plurality of transverse ribs with adjacent ribs of the plurality of transverse ribs being separated by crosscuts; and
the top rail includes a plurality of pocket cuts intermediate adjacent transverse ribs.
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Abstract
A hand guard assembly for a firearm including a barrel. The assembly includes a tubular unitary body mounted to surround a portion of the barrel substantially coaxially and in a transversely spaced relationship. The tubular body includes a plurality of air flow openings formed therethrough and at least one of a top rail formed as a unitary portion of the tubular body and extending rearwardly along an upper portion of a receiver of the firearm, side accessory rails formed as a unitary portion of the tubular body and on opposed sides of the tubular body, and a bottom accessory rail formed as a unitary portion of the tubular body and on a bottom surface of the tubular body. In the preferred method of fabricating the assembly, the body and any include accessory rails are extruded.
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7 Claims
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1. A hand guard assembly for a firearm including a barrel, the assembly comprising:
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a tubular one-piece body mounted to surround a portion of the barrel substantially coaxially and in a transversely spaced relationship; the tubular one-piece body including a plurality of air flow openings formed therethrough; a top rail formed on the tubular one-piece body to extend rearwardly along an upper portion of a receiver of the firearm; the top rail includes a plurality of transverse ribs with adjacent ribs of the plurality of transverse ribs being separated by crosscuts; and the top rail includes a plurality of pocket cuts intermediate adjacent transverse ribs.
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2. A hand guard assembly for a firearm including a barrel, the assembly comprising:
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a tubular unitary body mounted to surround a portion of the barrel substantially coaxially and in a transversely spaced relationship; the tubular body including a plurality of air flow openings formed therethrough; and side accessory rails formed on opposed sides of the tubular body, the side accessory rails being formed as a unitary portion of the tubular body and each include; opposed longitudinally extending side grooves formed therein, the side grooves defining external reference surfaces for mounting accessories; a longitudinally extending central groove formed therein midway between the opposed side grooves, the central groove defining internal reference surfaces for mounting accessories; a plurality of transverse ribs with adjacent ribs of the plurality of transverse ribs being separated by crosscuts; and a plurality of pocket cuts formed intermediate the transverse ribs and along the central groove.
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3. A hand guard assembly for a firearm including a barrel, the assembly comprising:
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a tubular unitary body mounted to surround a portion of the barrel substantially coaxially and in a transversely spaced relationship; the tubular body including a plurality of air flow openings formed therethrough; and a bottom accessory rail formed on a bottom surface of the tubular body, the bottom accessory rail being formed as a unitary portion of the tubular body and including; opposed longitudinally extending side grooves formed therein, the side grooves defining external reference surfaces for mounting accessories; a longitudinally extending central groove formed therein midway between the opposed side grooves, the central groove defining internal reference surfaces for mounting accessories; a plurality of transverse ribs with adjacent ribs of the plurality of transverse ribs being separated by crosscuts; and a plurality of pocket cuts formed intermediate the transverse ribs and along the central groove.
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4. A hand guard assembly for a firearm including a barrel, the assembly comprising:
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a tubular one-piece body mounted to surround a portion of the barrel substantially coaxially and in a transversely spaced relationship; the tubular one-piece body including a plurality of air flow openings formed therethrough; and the tubular one-piece body including a top rail formed as a portion of the tubular one-piece body and extending rearwardly along an upper portion of a receiver of the firearm, side accessory rails formed as a portion of the tubular one-piece body and on opposed sides of the tubular one-piece body, and a bottom accessory rail formed as a portion of the tubular one-piece body and on a bottom surface of the tubular one-piece body.
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5. A hand guard assembly for a firearm including a barrel, the assembly comprising:
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a tubular one-piece body mounted to surround a portion of the barrel substantially coaxially and in a transversely spaced relationship; the tubular one-piece body including a plurality of air flow openings formed therethrough; and the tubular one-piece body including a top rail formed as a portion of the tubular one-piece body and extending rearwardly along an upper portion of a receiver of the firearm, side accessory rails formed as a portion of the tubular one-piece body and on opposed sides of the tubular one-piece body, and a bottom accessory rail formed as a portion of the tubular one-piece body and on a bottom surface of the tubular one-piece body; and each of the top rail, each of the side accessory rails, and the bottom accessory rail include a plurality of transverse ribs with adjacent ribs of the plurality of transverse ribs being separated by crosscuts and each having a plurality of pocket cuts formed intermediate the transverse ribs. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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