Sling

- Magpul Industries Corp.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a left, front, top perspective view of the sling;

FIG. 2 is a left, front, bottom perspective view of the sling;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the sling;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the sling;

FIG. 5 is a left elevation view of the sling;

FIG. 6 is a right elevation view of the sling;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the sling;

FIG. 8 is a rear elevation view of the sling;

FIG. 9 is a detailed view of a portion of the sling circled in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the sling coupled to an exemplary firearm.

The shade lines in the Figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

The evenly broken lines shown in FIG. 10 depict unclaimed environmental subject matter; the dash-dot broken lines shown in FIGS. 1 and 9 disclose boundaries of the isolated and enlarged views; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a sling as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1111123
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 6, 2023
Date of Patent: Feb 3, 2026
Assignee: Magpul Industries Corp. (Austin, TX)
Inventors: Michael Werner (Arvada, CO), Cristopher McRae (Austin, TX)
Primary Examiner: Mojtaba Tehrani
Application Number: 29/881,854
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Firearm Element Or Attachment (D22/108); D3/221