Bipod

- Magpul Industries Corp.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a left, top, rear perspective view of a bipod showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view of the bipod of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the bipod of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view of the bipod of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view of the bipod of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the bipod of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the bipod of FIG. 1.

The intermittent lines depict shading and contour.

The features drawn in broken lines in all figures are portions of the bipod that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a bipod, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D943049
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 8, 2020
Date of Patent: Feb 8, 2022
Assignee: Magpul Industries Corp. (Austin, TX)
Inventors: Timothy Eric Roberts (Broomfield, CO), Michael T. Mayberry (Denver, CO)
Primary Examiner: S. Bryan Reinholdt, Jr.
Application Number: 29/719,892
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