Patent ID: 8819980
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: F41C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A free-floating handguard for a rifle comprising: a generally cylindrical body including a first end portion and an opposed second end portion; an integral top firearm accessory mounting rail located along the top portion of the body; a left longitudinal section extending from the left of the cylindrical body configured to support a removable firearm accessory mounting rail section; a right longitudinal section extending from the right of the cylindrical body configured to support a removable firearm accessory mounting rail section; a bottom longitudinal section extending from the bottom of the cylindrical body configured to support a removable firearm accessory mounting rail section; wherein each of the left, right, and bottom longitudinal sections have a curved cross-sectional profile having a radius of curvature that is greater than the outside radius of the cylindrical body; and wherein the left and right longitudinal sections are oriented within a circle defined by the less of the radius of curvature of either the left or right longitudinal sections centered about a central axis of the cylindrical body.