US 8,782,942 B1Granted

Forend with sight tunnel

AssigneeKrow Innovation, LLC

InventorJames K. Bentley

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Abstract

A forend for a firearm that includes a sight tunnel through the forend. The forend may be adapted to actuate a tube magazine of a shotgun to insert a shell from the tube magazine into a receiver of the shotgun. The forend may include an integral heat shield to protect a shooter from heat off of the barrel of the firearm. The forend may include a rail, such as an accessory rail, such as a Picatinny rail, that permits the attachment of an accessory to the top of the forend. The sight tunnel through the forend is below the accessory rail and permits the attachment of a light accessory to light up a front sight and/or a target. The front sight may be viewed through the sight tunnel by an operator of a firearm using the forend.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A firearm forend, the forend comprising:

a top surface, the top surface comprising a heat shield and an accessory rail configured to permit selective attachment of various firearm accessories;
a bottom surface;
a first side wall connected to the top and bottom surfaces;
a second side wall connected to the top and bottom surfaces;
a first end;
a second end;
a first aperture extending from the first end to the second end, the first aperture being between the top surface and bottom surface and being configured for the insertion of a magazine tube;
a second aperture above the first aperture extending from the first end to the second end, the second aperture configured for the insertion of a barrel of a shotgun;
and
a sight tunnel above the second aperture extending from the first end to the second end, the sight tunnel being beneath the top surface;
wherein the forend is adapted to inject a shell from the magazine tube into a receiver of the shotgun by movement of the forend.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.