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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Magpul Industries Corp., Louisville, CO (US);
Brian L. Nakayama, Arvada, CO (US);
Christopher F. Miller, Erie, CO (US);
Michael T. Mayberry, Denver, CO (US);
Nicholas Kielsmeier, Denver, CO (US);
Richard M. Fitzpatrick, West Lake Hills, TX (US);
Magpul Industries Corp., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for a user's appendages when firing a weapon is described. One embodiment includes a cover kit for a firearm handguard. The kit has a base and an insert. The base has a longitudinal axis, an upright axis, a transverse axis, a socket, an exterior surface, and an interior surface. The insert has an insert body and a plug. The socket has a movable engagement prong shaped to engage a wall surface of a handguard slot. The plug has a prong engagement surface shaped to engage the engagement prong. The plug is shaped to apply a force on the engagement prong such that a distal portion of the engagement prong is flexed more than a proximal portion of the engagement prong.