Firearm receiver assembly
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1. An upper receiver assembly comprising:
- a front end having an integral receiver extension extending therefrom, said receiver extension substantially shaped like a circular, elongated cylinder with a top portion of cylinder wall removed,a forward end of said receiver extension having an incomplete circular opening with a threaded interior, andwherein a forward face of upper receiver includes an opening in communication with a channel that runs approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of said upper receiver assembly, wherein said opening has a forward end and a rearward end, said opening being wider at said forward end, gradually tapering down in diameter along its length towards said rearward end.
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Abstract
An upper receiver assembly for a firearm having an upper receiver with an integral barrel nut, a handguard assembly and a barrel nut assembly with a barrel and lock nut is provided. The barrel is received by the upper receiver and is secured directly to the upper receiver using the lock nut. The upper receiver also includes an integral handguard mounting member to which the handguard assembly may be directly attached. The upper receiver assembly allows the user to attach both the barrel and handguard assemblies directly to the upper receiver, independently of one another.
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1. An upper receiver assembly comprising:
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a front end having an integral receiver extension extending therefrom, said receiver extension substantially shaped like a circular, elongated cylinder with a top portion of cylinder wall removed, a forward end of said receiver extension having an incomplete circular opening with a threaded interior, and wherein a forward face of upper receiver includes an opening in communication with a channel that runs approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of said upper receiver assembly, wherein said opening has a forward end and a rearward end, said opening being wider at said forward end, gradually tapering down in diameter along its length towards said rearward end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An upper receiver assembly comprising:
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a front end having a receiver extension extending therefrom, said receiver extension is substantially shaped like a circular elongated cylinder with a top portion of cylinder wall removed, a forward end of said receiver extension having an incomplete, circular first opening with a threaded interior, wherein a cylinder wall of said incomplete, circular first opening forms more than half of a circle in shape and less than a full circle in shape, wherein a forward face of upper receiver includes a second opening in communication with a channel that runs approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the upper receiver assembly, and wherein said second opening has a forward end and a rearward end, said second opening being wider at said forward end, gradually tapering down in diameter along its length towards said rearward end.
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