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OwnerMatthew J. Esserman, Charles Rubac +1inventors
InventorsMatthew J. Esserman, Charles Rubac, Thomas Coughlin Maher
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A rifle is provided. The rifle comprises a barrel, a handguard partly axially surrounding the barrel, and a modular accessory system. The modular accessory system comprises a housing and a modular accessory support system positioned within the housing, wherein the support system includes at least two modular accessory slots. The modular accessory system also comprises a modular accessory removably secured and individually adjustable within each slot. The housing partly axially surrounds the barrel and is positioned axially adjacent to the handguard such that a combination of the handguard and the housing surrounds the barrel completely in an axial manner. Support system configurations of preferably either tray-type or platform-type may be contemplated. The modular accessory system may further comprise a common power source and a display system. A modular accessory system for rifles capable of exchangeably mounting accessories thereto in plug-and-play fashion is therefore achieved.
A rifle having a hand grip, a barrel, and a top handguard which is configured to combine with a bottom handguard, the top handguard located vertically above the bottom handguard when the rifle is held with the hand grip pointing at the floor, the rifle comprising:
The rifle of claim 22, wherein the top handguard and the housing are removably secured to the rifle via a Delta-ring connector or a connector similar to a Delta-ring connector.
The rifle of claim 22, wherein each accessory is capable of being accessed via an opening within the housing that is exposed upon separation of the housing from the top handguard, and wherein at least a portion of the barrel resides in at least a portion of the opening when the housing is not separated from the top handguard.
The rifle of claim 22, wherein each accessory is capable of being accessed via an opening within the housing that is exposed upon separation of the housing from the top handguard, wherein the opening is located at a top side of the housing.
The rifle of claim 22, wherein the housing includes a door that is movable between an open position and a closed position, and wherein each accessory is capable of being accessed via an opening within the housing that is exposed when the door is in the open position.
The rifle of claim 22, wherein each accessory is capable of being accessed via a front surface of the housing.
The rifle of claim 22, wherein the housing includes a front cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position, and wherein each accessory is capable of being accessed via a front surface of the housing that is exposed when the front cover is in the open position.
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The rifle of claim 22, wherein the top handguard and the housing are removably secured to the rifle via a Delta-ring connector.
The rifle of claim 22, wherein each modular accessory slot is contained entirely within an interior space within the housing.
A rifle having a hand grip, a barrel, and a top handguard which is configured to combine with a bottom handguard, the top handguard located vertically above the bottom handguard when the rifle is held with the hand grip pointing at the floor, the rifle comprising:
A modular accessory system for use with a rifle having a barrel and a handguard partly axially surrounding the barrel, the modular accessory system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.