US12410988 - Forearm grip for a firearm

The patent describes a firearm attachment that includes a handguard for mounting to the firearm’s barrel and a removable monopod that can extend below the firearm’s magazine. The monopod can also house a retractable tool, such as a knife blade, which can be deployed for use while maintaining compatibility with accessories like flashlights and laser emitters.

Claim 1

1. A firearm attachment comprising: a handguard configured to mount to a barrel of a firearm having a magazine extending downwardly relative to the barrel; a monopod coupled to a bottom side of the handguard, the monopod being elongated between proximal and distal ends relative to the handguard such that the distal end of the monopod is configured to extend farther below the barrel of the firearm than the magazine of the firearm, the monopod being movable between an extended position and a retracted position, the monopod extending away from the handguard from the handguard from the proximal end to the distal end when in the extended position; a monopod fastener removably coupling the monopod to the handguard; a retractable tool attached to the monopod, the tool being movable between a stored position and a deployed position, the tool being at least partially housed in the monopod when in the stored position, the tool extending away from the monopod in alignment with a longitudinal axis of the monopod when in the deployed position; and wherein the tool is a knife blade, a cutting edge of the knife blade facing forwardly with respect to the handguard when the monopod is in the extended position and the knife blade is positioned in the deployed position, the knife blade having a piercing end positioned distally and facing away from the monopod when in the deployed position. a handguard configured to mount to a barrel of a firearm having a magazine extending downwardly relative to the barrel; a monopod coupled to a bottom side of the handguard, the monopod being elongated between proximal and distal ends relative to the handguard such that the distal end of the monopod is configured to extend farther below the barrel of the firearm than the magazine of the firearm, the monopod being movable between an extended position and a retracted position, the monopod extending away from the handguard from the handguard from the proximal end to the distal end when in the extended position; a monopod fastener removably coupling the monopod to the handguard; a retractable tool attached to the monopod, the tool being movable between a stored position and a deployed position, the tool being at least partially housed in the monopod when in the stored position, the tool extending away from the monopod in alignment with a longitudinal axis of the monopod when in the deployed position; and wherein the tool is a knife blade, a cutting edge of the knife blade facing forwardly with respect to the handguard when the monopod is in the extended position and the knife blade is positioned in the deployed position, the knife blade having a piercing end positioned distally and facing away from the monopod when in the deployed position.

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