Forend for a firearm

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left, rear, top perspective view of a forend for a firearm attached to a firearm barrel showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left, rear, bottom perspective view of the forend for a firearm of FIG. 1 with the firearm barrel omitted;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view of the forend for a firearm of FIG. 1, the left side being a mirror image thereof;

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

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

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the forend for a firearm of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the forend for a firearm of FIG. 1.

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 forend for a firearm, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D672838
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 13, 2011
Date of Patent: Dec 18, 2012
Assignee: Magpul Industries Corporation (Erie, CO)
Inventors: Michael T. Mayberry (Denver, CO), Richard Fitzpatrick (Longmont, CO), Grady Barfoot (Denver, CO), Nick Kielsmeier (Thornton, CO), Brian Nakayama (Arvada, CO), Brad Bennett (Lafayette, CO), Sean Flickinger (Lakewood, CO)
Primary Examiner: Michael A Pratt
Attorney: Swanson & Bratschun, L.L.C.
Application Number: 29/401,634
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