Patent ID: 9086253
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: F41C,F41G

Abstract:
1. A powered rail system for a weapon that includes a barrel, the powered rail system comprising: a base having an upper wall, a lower wall, and opposing first and second side walls, the base defining a longitudinal opening therethrough, the longitudinal opening extending vertically between the upper wall and the lower wall and extending laterally between the first side wall and the second side wall, the base being configured to be mounted to the weapon such that the barrel is received within the longitudinal opening and the base extends around at least a segment of a length of the barrel, at least one of the upper wall, the lower wall, the first side wall, or the second side wall being a compartment wall that defines an internal compartment within a thickness of the compartment wall, the internal compartment is being separated from the longitudinal opening of the base by an inner portion of the compartment wall, and the internal compartment is being separated from an exterior surface of the base by an outer portion of the compartment wall; a rail extending from the base; an electrical component mounted to the rail; and an electrical power source held within the internal compartment of the compartment wall of the base, the electrical power source being electrically connected to the electrical component through a wiring system for supplying the electrical component with electrical power, the wiring system extending within the thickness of the compartment wall to provide an electrical pathway between the electrical power source and the electrical component.