Blank firing adapter

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top disassembled plan view of a blank firing adapter in accordance with an embodiment of a present design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side disassembled elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom disassembled plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a disassembled perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an assembled perspective view thereof in an unclaimed environment;

FIG. 8 is a partially assembled top plan view thereof in an unclaimed environment; and,

FIG. 9 is an assembled perspective view thereof in an unclaimed environment.

Broken lines are used to illustrate unclaimed environmental structure of a flash hider and form no party of the claimed design.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a blank firing adapter, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D874601
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 13, 2017
Date of Patent: Feb 4, 2020
Inventor: James Hills (Peyton, CO)
Primary Examiner: T Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Jonathan J. Han
Application Number: 29/597,009
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