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US 9,803,949 B2Granted
Rail cover for a firearm
OwnerStephen P. Troy, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A rail cover for use on a handcover having a rail. The rail cover includes a body having opposing side edges, a top surface and a bottom surface. Parallel sidewalls depend from the bottom surface to define a socket therebetween for slidably engaging the rail of the handguard. A snap clip is carried by the body and is movable between a raised position for allowing sliding engagement with a rail of a handguard and a lowered position wherein a portion thereof is received within a slot of the handguard and prevents sliding engagement thereof.
Claims8
A rail cover comprising:
- a body having opposing first and second side edges, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a snap clip aperture formed therethrough;
- a first sidewall depending from the bottom surface proximate the first side edge and a second sidewall depending from the bottom surface proximate the second side edge substantially parallel to the first side wall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall defining a socket therebetween for slidably engaging a rail of a handguard;
- and
- a snap clip carried by the body within the snap clip aperture and movable between a raised position for allowing sliding engagement with a rail of a handguard and a lowered position wherein a portion thereof is received within a slot of the rail and prevents sliding engagement thereof, the snap clip further comprising:
- a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end and a second end;
- a first tab extending outwardly from the first end proximate the bottom surface;
- a second tab extending outwardly from the second end proximate the bottom surface;
- a third tab extending outwardly from the first end proximate the top surface;
- and
- a fourth tab extending outwardly from the second end proximate the top surface;
- wherein a portion of the body is positioned between the first tab and the third tab, and another portion of the body is positioned between the second tab and the fourth tab.
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A rail cover comprising:
- a handguard having a rail with transverse slots;
- a body having opposing first and second side edges, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a snap clip aperture formed therethrough;
- a first sidewall depending from the bottom surface proximate the first side edge and a second sidewall depending from the bottom surface proximate the second side edge substantially parallel to the first side wall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall defining a socket therebetween, the rail slidably received in the socket;
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- a snap clip carried by the body within the snap clip aperture and movable between a raised position for allowing sliding engagement with a rail of a handguard and a lowered position wherein a portion thereof is received within a slot of the rail and prevents sliding engagement thereof, the snap clip further comprising:
- a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end and a second end;
- a first tab extending outwardly from the first end proximate the bottom surface;
- a second tab extending outwardly from the second end proximate the bottom surface;
- a third tab extending outwardly from the first end proximate the top surface;
- and
- a fourth tab extending outwardly from the second end proximate the top surface;
- wherein a portion of the body is positioned between the first tab and the third tab, and another portion of the body is positioned between the second tab and the fourth tab.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.