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US 8,091,265 B1Granted
Floating rail system for firearm
AssigneeWilcox Industries Corp.
InventorsJames W. Teetzel, Jesse T. Bodwell
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Abstract
An improved floating rail system for mounting accessories on a firearm having a barrel including a chassis and a clamp adapted to attach the chassis about the barrel of the firearm. A plurality of elongate accessory mounting rails are attached to the chassis and extend parallel to an axis of the barrel. The accessory mounting rails are supported in the chassis radially spread apart from the barrel.
Claims20
A floating rail system for mounting accessories on a firearm having a barrel, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a clamp attached to said chassis and adapted to attach the chassis about the barrel of the firearm;
- a plurality of elongate accessory mounting rails attached to said chassis and extending parallel to an axis of the barrel, said accessory mounting rails supported on said chassis radially spaced apart from the barrel when the floating rail system is attached to the firearm;
- and
- a plurality of thermally insulating rail insulators disposed between said chassis and each of said accessory mounting rails.
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A floating rail system for mounting accessories on an associated firearm having a barrel, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a clamp attached to said chassis and adapted to attach the chassis about the barrel of the associated firearm;
- a plurality of elongate accessory mounting rails attached to said chassis and extending parallel to an axis of the barrel, said accessory mounting rails supported on said chassis radially spaced apart from the barrel when the floating rail system is attached to the associated firearm;
- one or more electrical circuit disposed on said plurality of accessory mounting rails;
- a plurality of electrical contacts on each of said plurality of accessory mounting rails, said plurality of electrical contacts electrically coupled to said electrical circuit;
- and
- a power supply electrically coupled to at least one of said one or more electrical circuits, wherein said power supply is located in a buttstock portion of the associated firearm when said floating rail system is attached to the associated firearm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.