IP Library Granted Patent US 7,559,167
Granted Patent B1
US 7,559,167 · App. 11/871,632 · Granted Jul 14, 2009

Dual light rails and accessory rail mounts for vertical foregrips

Assignee: Grip Pod Systems, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,559,167
App. No.
11/871,632
Granted
Jul 14, 2009
Kind
B1
Abstract

Devices, and methods of attaching accessory mounts to vertical fore grip handles on firearms, such as rifles. The accessory mounts can be molded to extend off of the handles. The accessory mounts can attach to the handles by interlocking plugs and slots. The accessory mount can have rails so that an accessory can attach to the rails on the accessory mount. The rails can be located on a left side of the mount for allowing accessories to be mounted to the left of the fore grip handle. The rails can be located on a right side of the mount for allowing accessories to be mounted to a right side of the fore grip handle. The rails can be located on both sides of the mount so that accessories can be mounted on both the right and left sides of the fore grip handle. The accessory can include lights, lasers, bayonets, sights, scopes, and the like. The vertical fore grip can be an elongated handle fixed to the firearm. The vertical fore grip can be an elongated handle that is detachable from beneath rails on the firearm. The vertical fore grip can include expandable bipod legs.

Claims (30)

1. A removable firearm fore grip with dual sided accessory mount holder, comprising:

an elongated handle having a top end and a bottom end and generally cylindrical outer sidewalls between the top end and the bottom end, the top end having a head member with an upper facing end having a mount for clamping to picatinny rails underneath of a firearm, the head member having a front side face below the upper facing end, the side face having a slot; and

a dual light rail accessory mount having a front end and a rear end and a left side and a right side, the rear end having a plug for mateably fitting into the slot of the front side face of the head member, the right side having a right side set of picatinny rails extending forward and away from the elongated handle, the left side having a left side set of picatinny rails extending forward and away from the elongated handle, the right side set of picatinny rails being parallel to the left side set of picatinny rails, the right side set of picatinny rails and the left side set of picatinny rails being oriented perpendicular to and below the lower facing picatinny rails on the firearm, wherein both the right set of picatinny rails and the left set of picatinny rails are for allowing accessories to be removably attached to at least one of the left and right set of picatinny rails on the accessory mount.

2. The fore grip of claim 1 , wherein the slot and the plug portion each includes:

a cylindrical configuration.

3. The fore grip of claim 1 , wherein the slot and the slug portion each includes:

a rectangular configuration.

4. The fore grip of claim 1 , wherein the slot and the plug portion each includes:

threads for allowing the plug to screw into the slot.

5. The fore grip of claim 1 , wherein the accessory includes:

a light selected from at least one of a flashlight and a laser light, for attaching to the right side rails and left side rails on the accessory mount.

6. The fore grip of claim 1 , wherein the right side rails and left side rails on the accessory mount include: Picatinny rails.

7. The fore grip of claim 1 , wherein the elongated handle includes:

switch activated spring deployable bipod legs.

8. A removable firearm fore grip with dual sided accessory mount holder, comprising:

an elongated handle having a top end and a bottom end and generally cylindrical outer sidewalls between the top end and the bottom end, the top end having a head member with an upper facing end having a mount for clamping to picatinny rails underneath of a firearm, the head member having a front side face below the upper facing end, the side face having a male plug member; and

a dual light rail accessory mount having a front end and a rear end and a left side and a right side, the rear end having a slot for mateably receiving the male plug of the front side face of the head member, the right side having a right side set of picatinny rails extending forward and away from the elongated handle, the left side having a left side set of picatinny rails extending forward and away from the elongated handle, the right side set of picatinny rails being parallel to the left side set of picatinny rails, the right side set of picatinny rails and the left side set of picatinny rails being oriented perpendicular to and below the lower facing picatinny rails on the firearm, wherein both the right set of picatinny rails and the left set of picatinny rails are for allowing accessories to be removably attached to at least one of the left and right set of picatinny rails on the accessory mount.

9. The fore grip of claim 8 , wherein the slot and the plug portion each includes:

a cylindrical configuration.

10. The fore grip of claim 8 , wherein the slot and the slug portion each includes:

a rectangular configuration.

11. The fore grip of claim 8 , wherein the slot and the plug portion each includes:

threads for allowing the plug to screw into the slot.

12. The fore grip of claim 8 , wherein the accessory includes:

a light selected from at least one of a flashlight and a laser light, for attaching to the right side rails and left side rails on the accessory mount.

13. A removable firearm fore grip with dual sided accessory mount holder, comprising:

an elongated handle having a top end and a bottom end and generally cylindrical outer sidewalls between the top end and the bottom end, the top end having a head member with an upper facing end having a mount for clamping to picatinny rails underneath of a firearm, the head member having a front side face below the upper facing end; and

a dual light rail accessory mount having a front end and a rear end and a left side and a right side, the rear end being molded to the front side face of the head member, the right side having a right side set of picatinny rails extending forward and away from the elongated handle, the left side having a left side set of picatinny rails extending forward and away from the elongated handle, the right side set of picatinny rails being parallel to the left side set of picatinny rails, the right side set of picatinny rails and the left side set of picatinny rails being oriented perpendicular to and below the lower facing picatinny rails on the firearm, wherein both the right set of picatinny rails and the left set of picatinny rails are for allowing accessories to be removably attached to at least one of the left and right set of picatinny rails on the accessory mount.

14. The fore grip of claim 8 , wherein the accessory includes:

a light selected from at least one of a flashlight and a laser light, for attaching to the right side rails and left side rails on the accessory mount.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 31, 2012
From: INTERNATIONAL ARMAMENT SYSTEMS, LLC
To: GRIP POD SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 028326/0041 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2012
From: GRIP POD SYSTEMS, L.L.C.
To: INTERNATIONAL ARMAMENT SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 028316/0269 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2007
From: MOODY, JOSEPH R; GADDINI, JOSEPH D
To: GRIP POD SYSTEMS, L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 019982/0623 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation In Part 1165233700 · Jan 11, 2007
Continuation In Part 1148576200 · Jul 13, 2006
Continuation In Part 1072508200 · Dec 2, 2003
Continuation In Part 2926772900 · Oct 20, 2006
Continuation In Part 2925934700 · May 5, 2006