Multi-platform ergonomic foregrip
View Patent ↗A foregrip for use with a firearm having a handguard mounting platform. The foregrip comprises a unitary body attachable to a handguard and configured with a front end, an intermediate section and a rear end. A front end designed to form a vertical engagement portion, an intermediate section designed to be partially curved engagement section and extending from the front end to the rear end, and a rear end designed to form a top portion and a lower portion. The top portion forming a first angled engagement portion, and the lower forming a second angled engagement portion. An attachment surface provides a method for mounting the foregrip onto a firearm handguard.
1. A detachable foregrip for a firearm comprising:
a top surface adapted to engage an attachment rail of a handguard;
a front end vertically extending from the top surface to be substantially perpendicular to the top surface;
a rear end, located at an opposite side of the front end, extending downwardly at a predetermined angle from the top surface; and
a horizontal engagement portion underneath the top surface extending between the front end and the rear end,
wherein the rear end has a first engagement surface having a first angled grip surface extending inwardly and downwardly at a predetermined angle from the top surface and a second angled griped surface connecting with the first angled grip surface at an angle over ninety degrees,
wherein one end of the horizontal engagement portion connects to an inner vertical surface, and the other end thereof connects to a curved engagement portion, and
wherein a substantially triangular opening is formed between the top surface, the rear end and the curved engagement portion; a first side of the triangular opening is substantially parallel to the top surface, a second side thereof is substantially parallel to the first angled grip surface, and a third side thereof is substantially parallel to curved engagement portion.
2. The foregrip from claim 1 further comprising a plurality of lugs on the top surface, wherein the lugs provide a means for operably positioning the foregrip to the attachment rail.
3. The foregrip from claim 1 , wherein the front end forms a vertical hand engagement portion.