Slot cover set for a firearm

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left, front, bottom perspective view of a number of assembled slot cover sets comprising a cover element and a base element showing the slot set for a firearm assembled in accordance with a first configuration deployed on a firearm hand guard;

FIG. 2 is a front, right, top perspective view of the cover element of the slot cover set for a firearm of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view of the cover element of FIG. 2 the left side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the cover element of FIG. 2, the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the cover element of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the cover element of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a left, front, bottom perspective view of the cover element of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a front, right, top perspective view of the base element of the slot cover set for a firearm of FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of the base element of FIG. 8, the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the base element of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the base element of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a left, front, bottom perspective view of the base element of FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a left, front, top perspective view of the slot cover set for a firearm assembled according to the first configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 15 is a right side elevation view of the slot cover set for a firearm assembled according to the first configuration of FIG. 1, the left side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 16 is a front elevation view of the slot cover set for a firearm assembled according to the first configuration of FIG. 1, the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of the slot cover set for a firearm assembled according to the first configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view of slot cover set for a firearm assembled according to the first configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 19 is a left, front, bottom perspective view of the slot cover set for a firearm assembled according to the first configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view of a number of the slot cover set for a firearm assembled according to the first configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 21 is a top plan view of a number of the slot cover set for a firearm of FIG. 1 assembled according to a second configuration;

FIG. 22 is a top plan view of a first alternate embodiment of a slot cover set for a firearm which is identical to the slot cover set for a firearm of FIGS. 1-20 only having base and cover elements of distinct colors assembled according to a first configuration of FIG. 1 with one permutation of a layout of the various bases and covers having distinct colors; and,

FIG. 23 is a top plan view of the first alternate embodiment of the slot cover set for a firearm of FIG. 22 assembled according to the second configuration of FIG. 21 with one permutation of a layout of the various bases and covers having distinct colors.

The broken lines showing portions of the design in all figures are included for the purpose of illustrating environment and unclaimed features and form no part of the claimed design. The stippling in FIGS. 22 and 23 shows a contrast in color with no particular color being claimed thereby. The one permutation of layout of the various bases and covers having distinct colors in FIGS. 22 and 23 are non-limiting combinations and all other permutations of layout are within the scope of the claim set forth herein.

Claims

The ornamental design for a slot cover set, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D755332
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 21, 2014
Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
Assignee: Magpul Industries Corporation (Louisville, CO)
Inventors: Nicholas Kielsmeier (Denver, CO), Brian Nakayama (Arvada, CO), Michael T. Mayberry (Denver, CO), Richard Fitzpatrick (West Lake Hills, TX), Christopher F. Miller (Erie, CO)
Primary Examiner: Michael A Pratt
Application Number: 29/509,804
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