Hand guard covers for small arm weapons

Abstract

A hand guard cover for a small arms weapon comprising a molded body having a rectangular shape and including an outer surface, an inner surface, rounded longitudinally extending edges connecting the inner and outer surfaces, rounded transversely extending edges connecting the inner and outer surfaces, and one or more predetermined holes, wherein, the outer surface has an arc shape from one rounded longitudinally extending edge to the other rounded longitudinally extending edge and the inner surface has a shape corresponding to the outer surface that is separated from the outer surface by a thickness of the molded body, and wherein a fastener is inserted through each predetermined hole from outer surface through the molded body to directly interface with a mounting point in one of the hand guard section and a surface of the small arms weapon to secure the hand guard cover to the small arms weapon.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A hand guard cover for a small arms weapon comprising a molded body having a rectangular shape and including:
 an outer surface;   an inner surface;   rounded longitudinally extending edges connecting the inner and outer surfaces;   rounded transversely extending edges connecting the inner and outer surfaces; and   one or more predetermined holes,   wherein the outer surface has an arc shape from one rounded longitudinally extending edge to the other rounded longitudinally extending edge and the inner surface has a shape corresponding to the outer surface and is separated from the outer surface by a thickness of the molded body, and   wherein a fastener is inserted through each predetermined hole from the outer surface through the molded body to directly interface with a mounting point in one of a hand guard section and a surface of the small arms weapon to secure the hand guard cover to the small arms weapon.   
     
     
         2 . The hand guard cover of  claim 1 , wherein corner areas where the rounded longitudinally extending edges and the rounded transverse extending edges join are formed in the shape of a rounded arc. 
     
     
         3 . The hand guard cover of  claim 1 , wherein the hand guard cover is formed of a plastic. 
     
     
         4 . The hand guard cover of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener is a screw fastener. 
     
     
         5 . The hand guard cover of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener is a machined thread and a nut. 
     
     
         6 . The hand guard cover of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener is a sheet metal self-tapping screw. 
     
     
         7 . The hand guard cover of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener is a push-in clip fastener. 
     
     
         8 . The hand guard cover of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener is a rivet fastener. 
     
     
         9 . The hand guard cover of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener is a peened, rolled and swaged set stud. 
     
     
         10 . The hand guard cover of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener is a push-pin fastener formed of one of a metal and a heat resistant plastic. 
     
     
         11 . The hand guard cover of  claim 10 , wherein the plastic is a resin from one or more of a polypropylene family of resins, a nylon family of resins and a thermoplastic elastomer family of resins. 
     
     
         12 . The hand guard cover of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener is one of a hook and loop fastener, a dual lock fastener, a two-sided tape, and a structural adhesive. 
     
     
         13 . The hand guard cover of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener is an integral molded clip that is part of the inner surface of the hand guard cover. 
     
     
         14 . The hand guard cover of  claim 1 , wherein the outer surface displays advertising. 
     
     
         15 . The hand guard cover of  claim 1 , wherein the hand guard cover is fastened directly to the small arms weapon via existing predetermined drilled holes in the small arms weapon.