Firearm fore grip

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, bottom, left perspective view of a firearm fore grip showing our new design, the front, bottom, right perspective being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a rear, top, right perspective view of the firearm fore grip of FIG. 1, the rear top, left perspective view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the firearm fore grip of FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the firearm fore grip of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the firearm fore grip of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view of the firearm fore grip of FIG. 1.

The broken lines showing portions of the design in all figures are included for the purpose of illustrating environment and unclaimed features and forms not part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D745629
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 29, 2014
Date of Patent: Dec 15, 2015
Assignee: Magpul Industries Corporation (Louisville, CO)
Inventors: Grady Barfoot (Denver, CO), Michael T. Mayberry (Denver, CO), Duane Liptak (Erie, CO)
Primary Examiner: Michael A Pratt
Application Number: 29/501,010
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