ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,327, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Smith & Wesson Inc. (Maryville, Tenn.).
"Equipment rail attachment" was invented by Simon M. Muska (Enfield, Conn.) and Brady Hoddinott (New Hartford, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention discloses a hand guard connecting structure of a firearm, which has the advantages of simple structure, convenience in processing, quickness in disassembly and assembly, firmness in connection, reliability in positioning and good part assembly consistency. The utility model provides a hand protector section of thick bamboo connection structure of firearms, includes hand protector section of thick...