Firearm and chassis system
US9140520B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41G1/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A chassis system and firearm including a chassis having a forward end terminating in a barrel support member, a rearward end, and a cavity defined by the chassis intermediate the forward end and the rearward end. A receiver with attached barrel is received in the cavity, and the barrel is received in the barrel support member. A handguard including a rearward end having a split therein and movable between a normally expanded configuration and a contracted configuration is carried over and encircling the barrel. The rearward end is slidably received over the barrel support member in the expanded configuration and securely engaged to the barrel support member in the contracted configuration.
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