Patent ID: 8739448
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: F41C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hand guard assembly for attachment to a firearm, the assembly comprising; an anchor member configured to be coupled to the firearm, the anchor member defining an inner bore through which a barrel of the firearm can extend when the anchor member is coupled to the firearm, the anchor member configured to extend completely around the barrel of the firearm; and a sleeve configured to surround a portion of the barrel of the firearm in an overlying relationship, wherein the sleeve is configured to be coupled to the anchor member at a first end portion of the sleeve, the first end portion being configured to extend over and completely around a mating surface of the anchor member in an overlying relationship, and the sleeve and the anchor member being configured such that, when the assembly is attached to the firearm, the sleeve is cantilevered from the anchor member with an inner surface of the sleeve and an outer surface of the barrel being radially spaced apart from one another; wherein the sleeve comprises a unitary component that extends completely around the barrel.