Firearm handguard Patent Grant Ding , et al. [Leapers, Inc.]

Firearm handguard

Ding , et al.

Patent Grant D851200

U.S. patent number D851,200 [Application Number D/608,513] was granted by the patent office on 2019-06-11 for firearm handguard. This patent grant is currently assigned to Leapers, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Leapers, Inc.. Invention is credited to Tai-lai Ding, Tat Shing Yu.

United States Patent	D851,200
Ding , et al.	June 11, 2019

Firearm handguard

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for firearm handguard, as shown and described.

Inventors:

Ding; Tai-lai (Northville, MI), Yu; Tat Shing (Plymouth, MI)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
Leapers, Inc.	Livonia	MI	US

Assignee:

Leapers, Inc. (Livonia, MI)

Appl. No.:

D/608,513

Filed:

June 22, 2017

Current U.S. Class:	D22/108
Current International Class:	2201
Field of Search:	;D22/108,199 ;D21/572-575

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Primary Examiner: Rudzinski; Kevin K
Assistant Examiner: Jones; Kathleen L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Warner Norcross + Judd, LLP

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the firearm handguard embodying the new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof, the right side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof.

FIGS. 1-6 show features of a firearm handguard in broken lines. These features are shown for environmental purposes and do not form any part of the claimed design. The broken lines immediately adjacent the solid line portions of the design form the boundary of the design, with the broken lines forming no part of the claimed design.

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