Multi-platform ergonomic foregrip

Abstract

A foregrip for use with a firearm having a handguard mounting platform. The foregrip comprises a unitary body attachable to a handguard and configured with a front end, an intermediate section and a rear end. A front end designed to form a vertical engagement portion, an intermediate section designed to be partially curved engagement section and extending from the front end to the rear end, and a rear end designed to form a top portion and a lower portion. The top portion forming a first angled engagement portion, and the lower forming a second angled engagement portion. An attachment surface provides a method for mounting the foregrip onto a firearm handguard.

Claims

1. A detachable foregrip for a firearm comprising: a top surface adapted to engage an attachment rail of a handguard; a front end vertically extending from the top surface to be substantially perpendicular to the top surface; a rear end, located at an opposite side of the front end, extending downwardly at a predetermined angle from the top surface; and a horizontal engagement portion underneath the top surface extending between the front end and the rear end, wherein the rear end has a first engagement surface having a first angled grip surface extending inwardly and downwardly at a predetermined angle from the top surface and a second angled griped surface connecting with the first angled grip surface at an angle over ninety degrees, wherein one end of the horizontal engagement portion connects to an inner vertical surface, and the other end thereof connects to a curved engagement portion, and wherein a substantially triangular opening is formed between the top surface, the rear end and the curved engagement portion; a first side of the triangular opening is substantially parallel to the top surface, a second side thereof is substantially parallel to the first angled grip surface, and a third side thereof is substantially parallel to curved engagement portion.

2. The foregrip from claim 1 further comprising a plurality of lugs on the top surface, wherein the lugs provide a means for operably positioning the foregrip to the attachment rail.

3. The foregrip from claim 1, wherein the front end forms a vertical hand engagement portion.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) The following descriptions are set forth and have been assigned numerical designations to enable the reader to understand the reasoning behind and the application of the present invention. These, as well as other features of the present invention, will become more obvious when taken with reference to the drawings:

(2) FIG. 1 is an illustration the present invention, Multi-Platform Ergonomic Foregrip.

(3) FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the present invention, Multi-Platform Ergonomic Foregrip.

(4) FIG. 3 is an illustration of the present invention positioned on a firearm handguard.

(5) FIG. 4 is an illustration of the present invention attached on one style of firearm handguard.

(6) FIG. 5 is an illustration of the present invention attached on another style of firearm handguard.

(7) FIGS. 6-9 are illustrations of different methods a shooter can utilizing to hold the firearm handguard.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(8) FIG. 1 is an illustration the present invention, Multi-Platform Ergonomic Foregrip 100. This illustration shows a plurality of engagement, attachment and positioning features. On the top surface of the invention 100, positioning lugs 102 are present to guide a user in the installation process. These lugs 102 allows the invention 100 to be positioned appropriately, prior to securing the apparatus, on different handguard mounting platforms. This is apparent in FIGS. 4 and 5 which each illustrate different mounting platforms, in this case the KeyMod mounting platform and the M-LOK handguard mounting platforms respectively. Insertion of a fastener 300 via fastener holes 103, shown in FIG. 2, and illustrated in FIG. 3 will provide a method for securing the invention 100 onto a firearm handguard 200.

(9) As mentioned, FIG. 1 is an illustration the present invention, Multi-Platform Ergonomic Foregrip 100. The invention 100 further features a front end 111 and a rear end 121 separated by a horizontal engagement portion 133, which runs from the front end, and a curved engagement portion 135 which connected the horizontal engagement portion 133 to the rear end 121.

(10) The front end further comprises a vertical member defined by a first vertical engagement surface 113 and a second vertical engagement surface 115 by which a user can utilize in a method similar to that shown in both FIG. 8 and FIG. 9. The rear end 121 further comprises two engagement surfaces wherein a first engagement surface 123, having a first angled grip surface 1231 and a second angled grip surface 1232 connecting at an angle over ninety (90) degrees, provides a position for a user to utilize a method of holding the invention 100, as illustrated in FIG. 7. The rear end 121 also features a second engagement surface 125 by which a shooter can position their hand on the handguard. The invention 100 also features the curved engagement portion 135 and the horizontal engagement surface 133 by which a user can effectively position their hand or a finger to provide additional grip and better firing control as shown in FIGS. 6 through 9.