Firearm having a removable hand guard
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1. A semi-automatic or automatic rifle in combination with a hand guard system, the hand guard system comprising:
- a first locking assembly for removably coupling a rear end of the hand guard to an upper receiver of the rifle;
a second locking assembly for removably coupling a forward end of the hand guard to the rifle; and
wherein the first locking assembly and the second locking assembly axially and rotationally position the hand guard with respect to the rifle and wherein the hand guard is not directly secured to a barrel of the rifle and wherein the hand guard has an integrally formed upper rail that interfaces with an integral upper rail of a receiver of the rifle when the hand guard is positioned with respect to the rifle such that the integrally formed upper rail of the hand guard is contiguous with the integral upper rail of the receiver.
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Abstract
A system for removably securing a hand guard to a semi-automatic or automatic rifle is provided. The system having: a first locking assembly for removably coupling a rear end of the hand guard to an upper receiver of the rifle; a second locking assembly for removably coupling a forward end of the hand guard to the rifle; and wherein the first locking assembly and the second locking assembly axially and rotationally position the hand guard with respect to the rifle and wherein the hand guard is not directly secured to a barrel of the rifle.
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18 Claims
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1. A semi-automatic or automatic rifle in combination with a hand guard system, the hand guard system comprising:
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a first locking assembly for removably coupling a rear end of the hand guard to an upper receiver of the rifle; a second locking assembly for removably coupling a forward end of the hand guard to the rifle; and wherein the first locking assembly and the second locking assembly axially and rotationally position the hand guard with respect to the rifle and wherein the hand guard is not directly secured to a barrel of the rifle and wherein the hand guard has an integrally formed upper rail that interfaces with an integral upper rail of a receiver of the rifle when the hand guard is positioned with respect to the rifle such that the integrally formed upper rail of the hand guard is contiguous with the integral upper rail of the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A semi-automatic or automatic rifle in combination with a hand guard system,
the hand guard system comprising: -
a first locking assembly for removably coupling a rear end of a hand guard to an upper receiver of the rifle; a second locking assembly for removably coupling a forward end of the hand guard to the rifle; and wherein the first locking assembly and the second locking assembly axially and rotationally position the hand guard with respect to the rifle and wherein the hand guard section is not directly secured to a barrel of the rifle and wherein the hand guard has an integrally formed upper rail that interfaces with an integral upper rail of a receiver of the rifle when the hand guard is positioned with respect to the rifle such that the integrally formed upper rail of the hand guard is contiguous with the integral upper rail of the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for removably securing a hand guard to a semi-automatic or automatic rifle, the method comprising:
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removably coupling a rear end of the hand guard to an upper receiver of the rifle with a first locking assembly; removably coupling a forward end of the hand guard to the rifle with a second locking assembly; and wherein the first locking assembly and the second locking assembly axially and rotationally position the hand guard with respect to the rifle and wherein the hand guard is not directly secured to a barrel of the rifle and wherein the hand guard has an integrally formed upper rail that interfaces with an integral upper rail of a receiver of the rifle when the hand guard is positioned with respect to the rifle such that the integrally formed upper rail of the hand guard is contiguous with the integral upper rail of the receiver.
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