Intelligent multipurpose flexible rifle grip

A handguard grip assembly for a rifle (100) having a barrel (114) with a barrel axis (114a), and a handguard (110) extending at least partly around the barrel, the assembly comprising:

• a connector (10) adapted to be fixed to the rifle handguard;
• a grip (12) having a grip axis (12x) and being adapted to be held by a user of the rifle;
• a flexible joint (14) connected between the connector and the grip for allowing the grip to pivot as long as the grip is being held, so that the grip axis is at any selected angle to the barrel axis;
• and
• a flashlight (18) in the grip for casting visible or invisible light along the grip axis and away from the barrel.

A handguard grip assembly comprising:

• a connector adapted to be fixed to a barrel of a rifle, the barrel having a barrel axis;
• a grip having a grip axis and being adapted to be held by a user of the rifle;
• and
• a flexible joint connected between the connector and the grip for allowing the grip and grip axis to pivot to any angle with respect to the barrel axis and wherein the flexible joint is an elongated elastomer member having an upper end non-rotatable fixed to the connector and a lower end non-rotatably fixed to the grip.

A handguard grip assembly comprising:

• a connector adapted to be fixed to a barrel of a rifle, the barrel having a barrel axis;
• a grip having a grip axis and being adapted to be held by a user of the rifle;
• and
• a flexible joint connected between the connector and the grip for allowing the grip and grip axis to pivot to any angle with respect to the barrel axis;
• the grip assembly, including a flashlight in the grip for casting visible or invisible light along the grip axis and away from the barrel.