Firearm assembly
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1. A firearm system, comprising:
- a foregrip removably mountable to a firearm, the foregrip having a programmable button controlling at least one of an accessory of the firearm and a component of the foregrip, wherein one of the foregrip and the accessory comprises a first portion of an optical data link, and a rail of the firearm comprises a second portion of the optical data link, the first portion configured to mate with the second portion.
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Abstract
A firearm system includes a foregrip removably mountable to a firearm, the foregrip having a programmable button controlling at least one of an accessory of the firearm and a component of the foregrip.
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1. A firearm system, comprising:
a foregrip removably mountable to a firearm, the foregrip having a programmable button controlling at least one of an accessory of the firearm and a component of the foregrip, wherein one of the foregrip and the accessory comprises a first portion of an optical data link, and a rail of the firearm comprises a second portion of the optical data link, the first portion configured to mate with the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A firearm system, comprising:
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(a) a first accessory mounted to a firearm; (b) a second accessory mounted to the firearm, the first and second accessories transmitting information between the accessories; (c) a foregrip removably mounted to the firearm, the foregrip having a programmable button controllably connected to at least one of the first and second accessories; and (d) an optical data link, a first portion of the optical data link connected to the firearm and a second portion of the optical data link connected to the first accessory, the first portion being configured to mate with the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling a firearm system, comprising:
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(a) removably connecting a foregrip to a firearm; and (b) directing a control signal from the foregrip to an accessory of the firearm by manipulating a programmable button of the foregrip, wherein one of the foregrip and the accessory comprises a first portion of an inductive coupling device or an optical data link, and a rail of the firearm comprises a second portion of the inductive coupling device or the optical data link, the first portion being configured to mate with the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A firearm system, comprising:
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a foregrip removably mountable to a firearm, the foregrip having a programmable button controlling at least one of an accessory of the firearm and a component of the foregrip, wherein one of the foregrip and the accessory comprises a first portion of an inductive coupling device, and a rail of the firearm comprises a second portion of the inductive coupling device, the first portion configured to mate with the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A firearm system, comprising:
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(a) a first accessory mounted to a firearm; (b) a second accessory mounted to the firearm, the first and second accessories transmitting information between the accessories; (c) a foregrip removably mounted to the firearm, the foregrip having a programmable button controllably connected to at least one of the first and second accessories; and (d) an inductive coupling device, a first portion of the inductive coupling device connected to the firearm and a second portion of the inductive coupling device connected to the first accessory, the first portion being configured to mate with the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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