Patent ID: 8578642
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: F41C

Abstract:
1. A handguard system for use with a firearm including an upper receiver, a barrel extending from the upper receiver and terminating in a muzzle, a barrel nut attaching the barrel to the upper receiver, the barrel nut having tines extending radially outwardly from a forward end thereof, a Delta ring assembly movable between a rearward position and a forward position, and a front sight assembly, the handguard system comprising: a tubular body assembly having a rearward end and a forward end, a top handguard portion and a bottom handguard portion; the bottom handguard portion includes a forward tubular portion, a gap extending from the rearward end to the forward tubular portion, a first transverse circumferential groove formed in an inner surface thereof and spaced forwardly from the rearward end for receiving the tines of the barrel nut therein, and a second transverse circumferential groove parallel to the first groove and formed in the inner surface of the bottom handguard portion intermediate the first groove and the rearward end; a clamp assembly carried by the bottom handguard portion for engaging the barrel nut and securing the bottom handguard portion to the receiver; and the top handguard portion receivable in the gap and including a forward end, a rearward end, and engagement elements for securing the forward end of the top handguard to the bottom handguard portion.