Textured firearm grip

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Description

FIG. 1 is a right side elevation view of a textured firearm grip attached to a firearm showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front, bottom, right perspective view of the textured firearm grip of FIG. 1 with the firearm omitted;

FIG. 3 is a rear, bottom, left perspective view of the textured firearm grip of FIG. 1 with the firearm omitted;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view of the textured firearm grip of FIG. 1 with the firearm omitted, the left side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the textured firearm grip of FIG. 1 with the firearm omitted;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevation view of the textured firearm grip of FIG. 1 with the firearm omitted;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the textured firearm grip of FIG. 1 with the firearm omitted; and

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the textured firearm grip of FIG. 1 with the firearm omitted; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the surface texture of FIG. 1 shown enlarged.

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.

The relative density and proportions of the surface treatment is accurately illustrated in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4. For practicality FIGS. 1, 5 through 9 shows a token representation of the surface treatment The texture pattern sample illustrated in FIG. 9 is applied uniformly within the area circumscribed for the texture; except in any areas marked out for exclusion from the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a textured firearm grip, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D722125
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 11, 2013
Date of Patent: Feb 3, 2015
Assignee: Magpul Industries Corporation (Erie, CO)
Inventors: Rick Zayatz (Berthoud, CO), Nick Kielsmeier (Thornton, CO), Thomas Ward, Jr. (Tualatin, OR), Richard Fitzpatrick (Longmont, CO), Michael T. Mayberry (Denver, CO), Brad Bennett (Lafayette, CO)
Primary Examiner: Michael A Pratt
Application Number: 29/466,790
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