Hand guard for a firearm

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevation view of a hand guard for a firearm shown mounted on a rifle, with the rifle illustrated in broken lines showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left, front, bottom perspective view of the hand guard for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view of the hand guard for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the hand guard for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the hand guard for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the hand guard for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the hand guard for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a left, front, bottom perspective view of an alternate embodiment of a hand guard illustrating a break in the hand guard with no specific length being claimed;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 8, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 10 is top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is bottom plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 13 is a front elevation view of the embodiment of FIG. 8.

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 hand guard for a firearm, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D656215
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 19, 2010
Date of Patent: Mar 20, 2012
Assignee: Magpul Industries Corporation (Erie, CO)
Inventors: Richard Fitzpatrick (Longmont, CO), Michael T. Mayberry (Denver, CO), Eric Christopher Burt (Flowery Branch, GA)
Primary Examiner: Michael Pratt
Attorney: Swanson & Bratschun, L.L.C.
Application Number: 29/379,439
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