IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,162,748
Granted Patent B2
US 11,162,748 · App. 16/746,909 · Granted Nov 2, 2021

Firearm

Inventors: Paul T. Noonan (Boise, ID); Dean Earl Sylvester (Boise, ID)
Assignee: Firearm Consulting Group, LLC
F41A3/66F41A11/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,162,748
App. No.
16/746,909
Granted
Nov 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An upper receiver assembly of a firearm is disclosed. The upper receiver assembly contains a barrel, an extension block removably coupled with the barrel, an upper receiver removably coupled with the extension block, a handguard mounting block removably coupled with the barrel, and a handguard removably coupled with the handguard mounting block.

Claims (13)

1. An upper receiver assembly of a firearm, the upper receiver assembly comprising:

a barrel;

an extension block removably coupled with the barrel;

an upper receiver removably coupled with the extension block;

a handguard mounting block removably coupled with the barrel;

a handguard removably coupled with the handguard mounting block; and

a slide lock plate for removably coupling the handguard mounting block with the barrel.

2. The upper receiver assembly of claim 1 , wherein the slide lock plate is U-shaped.

3. The upper receiver assembly of claim 1 , wherein the handguard mounting block comprises an aperture configured to accommodate the slide lock plate.

4. The upper receiver assembly of claim 1 , further comprising two guide rods positioned to prevent removal of the slide lock plate from the handguard mounting block.

5. The upper receiver assembly of claim 4 , wherein the two guide rods are coupled with a rear recoil block.

6. The upper receiver assembly of claim 4 , further comprising a bolt carrier assembly configured to slide along the two guide rods between a first position and a second position.

7. The upper receiver assembly of claim 1 , wherein the upper receiver is coupled to a lower receiver to form a firearm that can be fired without a stock.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62794643 · Jan 20, 2019
Related Publication 20200232732A1 · Jul 23, 2020
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