Hand guard for a firearm

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, left, bottom perspective view of a hand guard for a firearm attached to a firearm showing our new design;

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

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

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

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

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the hand guard for a firearm of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view of the hand guard for a firearm 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 form no 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: D757878
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 12, 2014
Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
Assignee: Magpul Industries Corporation (Louisville, CO)
Inventors: Grady Barfoot (Denver, CO), Michael T. Mayberry (Denver, CO)
Primary Examiner: Michael A Pratt
Application Number: 29/511,748
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Firearm Element Or Attachment (D22/108)