Firearm rail assembly
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1. A modular weapons platform comprising:
- a central receiver assembly,a butt stock assembly connected to an aft end of said central receiver assembly,a forestock assembly connected to a fore end of said central receiver assembly, said forestock assembly comprising a foretube; and
a modular rail assembly connected to a top surface of said central receiver assembly wherein said modular rail assembly comprises an aft rail including a top surface configured to interface with an accessory and which extends along a top surface of and is rigidly connected to said receiver assembly and which extends above and along a top surface of said foretube of said forestock assembly wherein said aft rail is not directly fastened to said foretube and said aft rail is configured so that the foretube may be removed independently of said aft rail.
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Abstract
A modular rail assembly for supporting accessories upon a modular weapons platform. The modular rail assembly includes a fore rail preferably positioned above the foretube, and an aft rail preferably positioned above the receiver, which cooperate with one another to enable a modular system whereby one rail may be removed or replaced without affecting the other rail and any accessories mounted thereon. One rail defines a mating member and the other rail defines a mating channel for receipt of the mating member. The rail assembly configuration provides increased flexibility and interchangeability to the modular weapons platform.
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1. A modular weapons platform comprising:
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a central receiver assembly, a butt stock assembly connected to an aft end of said central receiver assembly, a forestock assembly connected to a fore end of said central receiver assembly, said forestock assembly comprising a foretube; and a modular rail assembly connected to a top surface of said central receiver assembly wherein said modular rail assembly comprises an aft rail including a top surface configured to interface with an accessory and which extends along a top surface of and is rigidly connected to said receiver assembly and which extends above and along a top surface of said foretube of said forestock assembly wherein said aft rail is not directly fastened to said foretube and said aft rail is configured so that the foretube may be removed independently of said aft rail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A modular weapons platform comprising:
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a central receiver assembly, a butt stock assembly connected to an aft end of said central receiver assembly, a forestock assembly connected to a fore end of said central receiver assembly, said forestock assembly comprising a foretube; and a modular rail assembly extending along a top surface of said central receiver assembly and said foretube assembly wherein said modular rail assembly comprises;
an aft rail including a top surface configured to interface with an accessory which extends along a top surface of said receiver and is rigidly connected to said receiver assembly and which extends above and along a top surface of said foretube wherein said aft rail is not directly fastened to said foretube, wherein said aft rail is configured so that the foretube may be removed independently of said aft rail; and
a fore rail including a top surface configured to interface with an accessory which extends along and is rigidly secured to a top surface of said forestock assembly wherein a fore end of said aft rail includes a first mating member and an aft end of said fore rail includes a second mating member wherein said mating members cooperate with one another to directly connect the aft and fore rails and wherein one of said mating members is a receptacle for receiving said mating member of the other of said rails. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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