Patent ID: 6609321
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: F41C,F41G

Abstract:
A forearm handgrip for a rifle, the handgrip comprising:(a) first and second mating half-grip pieces, each half-grip piece defining an elongated body having an exterior shaped in a generally semi-oval lateral section having curved sides and adapted to fit a shooter's hand and a generally hollow interior, the half-grip pieces being adapted to mate together to form a forearm handgrip enclosing an air space surrounding a portion of the rifle barrel; (b) each half-grip piece being an injection-molded high density polymer body; (c) at least the first half-grip piece having a longitudinally extending accessory mounting rail formed in the lateral center thereof and recessed in the half-grip piece such that the rail is located inside an extended arc of the sides of the half-grip piece; (d) a cover plate adapted for engagement with the rail to cover the rail when the rail is not in use, the cover plate being shaped to replicate the extended arc of the sides of the half-grip piece up to a flat longitudinally extending rib running along the center of the cover plate.