Barrel accessory rail system
A barrel accessory rail system includes a pair of cooperating clamping sections, each including at least one pair of flanges spaced by a transverse rail, and a fastener for securing the pair of opposed clamping sections in clamping engagement with a barrel and magazine extension of a firearm. The flanges are adapted to couple a barrel and a magazine extension to a firearm and permit attachment of accessories to the firearm.
1 . A barrel accessory rail system comprising:
a series of cooperating clamping sections, each comprising at least one pair of flanges spaced by a transverse rail, said flanges adapted to couple to a barrel of a firearm; and
a fastener for securing said pair of opposed clamping sections in clamping engagement with said barrel.
2 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 1 , wherein said flanges have an arcuate firearm contacting-surface.
3 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 1 , wherein said transverse rail is a Picatinney rail.
4 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 1 , wherein said transverse rail is adapted to receive said fastener.
5 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 1 , wherein each of said cooperating clamping sections comprises only one pair of flanges.
6 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 5 , wherein each of said flanges is disposed substantially centrally along the length of said transverse rail.
7 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 5 , wherein each of said flanges is disposed along the length of said transverse rail in a substantially aligned relation with one another.
8 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 1 , wherein each of said cooperating clamping sections comprises spaced pairs of flanges.
9 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 8 , wherein said pairs of flanges are positioned at opposite ends of said transverse rail.
10 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 8 , wherein each pair of flanges is disposed along the length of said transverse rail in a substantially aligned relation.
11 . A barrel accessory rail system comprising:
a series of opposed clamping sections, each including:
a laterally extending accessory mounting member having a plurality of mounting slots along a side surface thereof;
a barrel flange extending from said lateral mounting member, said barrel flange dimensioned to engage a barrel of a firearm; and
a magazine extension flange extending from said lateral mounting member, said magazine extension flange dimensioned to engage a magazine extension of the firearm; and
a fastener for securing said pair of opposed clamping sections in clamping engagement with said barrel and said magazine extension.
12 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 11 , wherein said barrel flange has an arcuate barrel-contacting surface and said magazine extension flange has an arcuate magazine extension-contacting surface.
13 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 11 , wherein said laterally extending accessory mounting member is a Picatinney rail.
14 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 11 , wherein said barrel flange and said magazine extension flange are disposed substantially centrally along the length of said lateral accessory mounting member.
15 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 11 , wherein said barrel flange and said magazine extension flange are aligned substantially along the length of said lateral by extending accessory mounting member.
16 . A barrel accessory rail system for a firearm, said barrel accessory rail system comprising a pair of opposed body sections releasably coupled by a fastener, each body section including at least one pair of substantially aligned flanges having an arcuate firearm contacting-surface, and an accessory mounting member disposed between said flanges, said accessory mounting member having a plurality of mounting slots along a side surface thereof for releasably attaching a firearm accessory thereto.
17 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 16 , wherein each of said opposed body sections comprises a pair of flanges disposed substantially centrally along the length of said accessory mounting member.
18 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 16 , wherein each of said opposed body sections comprises two pairs of flanges disposed substantially at opposing ends of said accessory mounting member.
19 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 16 , wherein a first flange of said at least one pair of substantially aligned flanges is a barrel-contacting flange and a second flange of said at least one pair of substantially aligned flanges is a magazine extension-contacting flange.
20 . The barrel accessory rail system of claim 16 , wherein said accessory mounting member is a Picatinney rail.