ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,373, issued on May 27.
"Handguard assembly" was invented by James Matthew Underwood (Kennesaw, Ga.) and Larry Cullen Underwood (Canton, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handguard assembly for a firearm includes an outer member disposed forward of an upper receiver of the firearm where, a barrel nut disposed within the rear cavity, and at least one alignment member. The outer member includes a rear cavity and a threaded portion. The at least one alignment member contacts both the outer member and the upper receiver for alignment."
The patent was filed on Jan. 8, 2023, under Application No. 18/094,358.
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