Quick release hand guard assembly for a rifle
First Claim
1. A quick release, free floating, multi-piece forward hand guard assembly for a rifle having a receiver and a barrel, said hand guard assembly comprising:
- an inner barrel nut adapted to be affixed to a front of the receiver of the rifle, said inner barrel nut defining two circumferential grooves about a periphery thereof and axially spaced one from the other;
an outer barrel nut telescopically received over said inner barrel nut and longitudinally secured thereto, said outer barrel nut further including two set screws axially spaced in like manner to said two circumferential grooves, and each said set screw engaging one of said inner barrel nut circumferential grooves, causing said outer barrel nut to be non-rotatable with respect to said inner barrel nut;
a first hand guard element engaged with and extending forwardly from said outer barrel nut in a laterally stable cantilevered fashion; and
a second hand guard element matingly engaged with said first hand guard element for surrounding the rifle'"'"'s barrel, free floating therefrom, and attached to said first hand guard element with at least one quick release fastener.
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Abstract
A quick release, free floating, multi-piece forward hand guard assembly for a rifle includes an inner barrel nut adapted to be affixed to a front of the rifle receiver and an outer barrel nut telescopically received over the inner barrel nut and longitudinally secured thereto. The outer barrel nut is non-rotatable with respect to the inner barrel nut. A first hand guard element is engaged with and extends forwardly from the outer barrel nut in a laterally stable cantilevered fashion, and a second hand guard element is matingly engaged with the first hand guard element for surrounding the rifle'"'"'s barrel and is free floating therefrom. The second hand guard element is attached to the first hand guard element with at least one quick release fastener.
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26 Claims
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1. A quick release, free floating, multi-piece forward hand guard assembly for a rifle having a receiver and a barrel, said hand guard assembly comprising:
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an inner barrel nut adapted to be affixed to a front of the receiver of the rifle, said inner barrel nut defining two circumferential grooves about a periphery thereof and axially spaced one from the other; an outer barrel nut telescopically received over said inner barrel nut and longitudinally secured thereto, said outer barrel nut further including two set screws axially spaced in like manner to said two circumferential grooves, and each said set screw engaging one of said inner barrel nut circumferential grooves, causing said outer barrel nut to be non-rotatable with respect to said inner barrel nut; a first hand guard element engaged with and extending forwardly from said outer barrel nut in a laterally stable cantilevered fashion; and a second hand guard element matingly engaged with said first hand guard element for surrounding the rifle'"'"'s barrel, free floating therefrom, and attached to said first hand guard element with at least one quick release fastener. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A quick release, free floating, multi-piece forward hand guard assembly for a rifle having a receiver and a barrel, said hand guard assembly comprising:
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an inner barrel nut adapted to be affixed to a front of the receiver of the rifle; an outer barrel nut telescopically received over said inner barrel nut and longitudinally secured thereto, said outer barrel nut further being non-rotatable with respect to said inner barrel nut, said outer barrel nut also including at least one groove extending at least partially about a periphery thereof; a first hand guard element engaged with and extending forwardly from said outer barrel nut in a laterally stable cantilevered fashion; a second hand guard element matingly engaged with said first hand guard element for surrounding the rifle'"'"'s barrel, free floating therefrom, and attached to said first hand guard element with at least one quick release fastener; and further wherein said first and said second hand guard elements include at least one circumferential rib on an inner surface thereof, said circumferential rib engaging said at least one outer barrel nut groove maintaining said first and said second hand guard elements in a fixed longitudinal relationship with said outer barrel nut. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A quick release, free floating, multi-piece forward hand guard assembly for a rifle haying a receiver and a barrel, said hand guard assembly comprising:
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an inner barrel nut adapted to be affixed to a front of the receiver of the rifle; an outer barrel nut telescopically received over said inner barrel nut and longitudinally secured thereto, said outer barrel nut further being non-rotatable with respect to said inner barrel nut; a first hand guard element engaged with and extending forwardly from said outer barrel nut in a laterally stable cantilevered fashion; a second hand guard element matingly engaged with said first hand guard element for surrounding the rifle'"'"'s barrel, free floating therefrom, and attached to said first hand guard element with at least one quick release fastener; and said first and said second hand guard elements adjoin at respective mating edges and further wherein said first hand guard element mating edge includes a plurality of alignment pins extending therefrom and said second hand guard element mating edge defines a plurality of alignment holes therein, said alignment pins received in said alignment holes to maintain said first and said second hand guard elements in a fixed lateral relationship one to the other. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A rifle of the type having a receiver and a barrel extending from a front portion of said receiver, said rifle further including a quick release, free floating, multi-piece forward hand guard assembly affixed to said receiver, said hand guard assembly comprising:
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first and second hand guard elements attached one to the other with at least one quick release fastener; an inner barrel nut removably affixed to said front portion of said receiver; an outer barrel nut telescopically received over said inner barrel nut and longitudinally secured thereto via rearwardly extending tabs laterally spaced one from the other and closely receiving said front portion of said receiver therebetween, said outer barrel nut also having a periphery and including a plurality of axially spaced grooves extending at least partially about said periphery, and wherein said first and said second hand guard elements include a like plurality of axially spaced inner circumferential ribs, each said circumferential rib engaging one of said outer barrel nut grooves to maintain said first and said second hand guard elements in a fixed longitudinal relationship with said outer barrel nut; and said first and second hand guard elements in combination encircling said barrel, said first and second hand guard elements also having one end secured to said outer barrel nut and having a second end free floating with respect to said barrel in a laterally stable cantilevered fashion. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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