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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2016
Expansion barrel nut systems and methods for attaching a handguard to an upper receiver of a firearm
Applicant:
Fortis Manufacturing, Inc., Kent, WA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Sukho Hwang, Puyallup, WA (US);
John J. Hwang, Kent, WA (US);
Richard Brady Olsen, Yelm, WA (US);
Ronald Joseph Hertel, Puyallup, WA (US);
Assignee:
Fortis Manufacturing, Inc., Kent, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 21/18 (2006.01); F41C 23/16 (2006.01); F41A 21/48 (2006.01); F41A 3/66 (2006.01); F41A 5/26 (2006.01); F41A 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41C 23/16 (2013.01); F41A 3/66 (2013.01); F41A 5/26 (2013.01); F41A 21/48 (2013.01); F41A 35/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A barrel nut assembly for a firearm is disclosed. The barrel nut assembly may include a barrel nut comprising a plurality of expansion flanges. The barrel nut assembly also may include an expansion plug comprising an expansion surface. The expansion surface may be configured to abut and expand the plurality of expansion flanges when the expansion plug is attached to the barrel nut.