Folding front sight for a firearm

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, left, top perspective view of a folding front sight for a firearm showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front, left, bottom view of the folding front sight for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the folding front sight for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view of the folding front sight for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of the folding front sight for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view of the folding front sight for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the folding front sight for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the folding front sight for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a front, left, top perspective view of the folding front sight for a firearm of FIG. 1 showing the front sight pivoted to an upright operative position; and,

FIG. 10 is a rear, right, top perspective view of the folding front sight for a firearm of FIG. 1 showing the front sight pivoted to an upright operative position.

The broken lines showing portions of the design in all figures is included for the purpose of illustrating environment and unclaimed features and forms not part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a folding front sight for a firearm, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D736339
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 11, 2014
Date of Patent: Aug 11, 2015
Assignee: Magpul Industries Corporation (Louisville, CO)
Inventors: Richard Fitzpatrick (Longmont, CO), Michael T. Mayberry (Denver, CO), Grady Barfoot (Denver, CO), Brad Bennett (Lafayette, CO)
Primary Examiner: Michael A Pratt
Application Number: 29/487,741
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