Heat dissipation assembly incorporated into a handguard surrounding a rifle barrel

A heat dissipation assembly for use with a barrel forming a part of a firearm upper receiver, said assembly comprising:

• an annular shaped barrel nut adapted to secure the barrel to the upper receiver,
• an elongated handguard affixed to said barrel nut at a heat conducting location, said handguard adapted to surround a proximal extending portion of the barrel, said handguard having a plurality of apertures defined therethrough;
• at least one cooling element located on an exterior of said handguard;
• a thermoelectric generator incorporated into said handguard for transferring heat from said barrel nut to said cooling element;
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• a fan component integrated into said handguard and operated by said generator for drawing air through said apertures in order to provide additional cooling to the barrel.

A heat dissipation assembly for use with a barrel forming a part of a firearm upper receiver, said assembly comprising:

• a barrel nut adapted to secure the barrel to the upper receiver,
• a handguard affixed to said barrel nut at a heat conducting location, said handguard adapted to surround a proximal extending portion of the barrel, said handguard having a plurality of apertures defined therethrough;
• a first cooling block position on a first side of said handguard and a second cooling block position on a second side of said handguard, each of said cooling blocks exhibiting a plurality of elongated apertures separating fins;
• a pair of cooling plates each including a multi-sided and inter-angled configuration which are mounted to exterior surface locations of said handguard;
• a thermoelectric generator incorporated into said handguard for transferring heat from said barrel nut to said plates;
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• a fan component seated within a pocket defined in at least one of said cooling blocks and operated by said generator for drawing air through said elongated apertures and into said handguard interior in order to provide additional cooling to the barrel.