Patents by Inventor Chad McKonoly

Chad McKonoly has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Forend for a pump action firearm
    Patent number: 9121664
    Abstract: A forend for use with a pump action firearm having a barrel with a magazine tube arranged adjacent and parallel thereto. The pump action firearm further includes an action slide assembly slidably receiving the magazine tube and the action slide assembly has a distal end and an action slide cap configured to engage the distal end of the action slide assembly. The forend comprises an elongate body having a U-shaped cross-section configured to be secured to the action slide assembly by an action slide cap engaged to a distal end of the action slide assembly. A guide defining a barrel receptacle is configured for keyed engagement to an interior of the elongate body to prevent rotational movement of the guide relative to the elongate body with the barrel receptacle facing toward the top of the U-shaped cross-section of the body. The barrel receptacle is configured to nest a radial portion of a barrel exterior, wherein the guide limits axial rotation of the forend about the magazine tube relative to the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Magpul Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Fitzpatrick, Michael T. Mayberry, Brad Bennett, Thomas Ward, Chad McKonoly
  • Forend for a Pump Action Firearm
    Publication number: 20150128467
    Abstract: A forend for use with a pump action firearm having a barrel with a magazine tube arranged adjacent and parallel thereto. The pump action firearm further includes an action slide assembly slidably receiving the magazine tube and the action slide assembly has a distal end and an action slide cap configured to engage the distal end of the action slide assembly. The forend comprises an elongate body having a U-shaped cross-section configured to be secured to the action slide assembly by an action slide cap engaged to a distal end of the action slide assembly. A guide defining a barrel receptacle is configured for keyed engagement to an interior of the elongate body to prevent rotational movement of the guide relative to the elongate body with the barrel receptacle facing toward the top of the U-shaped cross-section of the body. The barrel receptacle is configured to nest a radial portion of a barrel exterior, wherein the guide limits axial rotation of the forend about the magazine tube relative to the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Magpul Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Fitzpatrick, Michael T. Mayberry, Brad Bennett, Thomas Ward, Chad McKonoly