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Embodiments include a method and apparatus for mounting one or more accessories to a rail of a firearm. A mounting member may be utilized for attaching the one or more accessories to the rail. Embodiments further include a method and apparatus for protecting a user from a discharging portion of a fi

Embodiments include a method and apparatus for mounting one or more accessories to a rail of a firearm. A mounting member may be utilized for attaching the one or more accessories to the rail. Embodiments further include a method and apparatus for protecting a user from a discharging portion of a firearm. Some embodiments include a foregrip having a gripping portion and a guarding portion which may be used for protecting the user. In some embodiments, the guarding portion has a larger outer diameter than the gripping portion so that the guarding portion acts as a stop for the user's body parts.

대표청구항 ▼

The invention claimed is: 1. A mounting member for attaching one or more accessories to a firearm, comprising: a body having a first end and a second end; one or more connecting portions capable of releasably connecting the mounting member to one or more ventilation holes through a rail of the fire

The invention claimed is: 1. A mounting member for attaching one or more accessories to a firearm, comprising: a body having a first end and a second end; one or more connecting portions capable of releasably connecting the mounting member to one or more ventilation holes through a rail of the firearm, wherein the one or more connecting portions comprise: a first aperture proximate the first end and a first connecting member for connecting the first aperture and the first ventilation hole through the rail; and a second aperture proximate the second end and a second connecting member for connecting the second aperture and the second ventilation hole through the rail; an accessory connecting portion to which one or more firearm accessories are capable of attaching; and a retaining portion for retaining the first connecting member within the first aperture, wherein the retaining portion comprises a first side aperture through a side face of the body and a first retaining member disposed within the first side aperture and through the first connecting member, wherein central axes of the first side aperture and the first aperture are generally perpendicular to one another, wherein the first connecting member comprises a J-hook member having a hole therethrough, a central axis of the hole through the J-hook member being generally aligned with the first side aperture when the J-hook member is disposed within the first aperture. 2. The mounting member of claim 1, wherein the first retaining member is a screw fastener.