Handguard

- WHG PROPERTIES, LLC

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handguard showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The broken lines illustrate features of the handguard that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a handguard as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1114138
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 22, 2024
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 2026
Assignee: WHG PROPERTIES, LLC (North Wales, PA)
Inventors: William H. Geissele (Lower Gwynedd, PA), Keegan Nagel-Olsen (Doylestown, PA)
Primary Examiner: Mojtaba Tehrani
Application Number: 29/958,906
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