USD895759S1 - Firearm hand guard mount adapter - Google Patents

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USD895759S1
USD895759S1 US29/686,295 US201929686295F USD895759S US D895759 S1 USD895759 S1 US D895759S1 US 201929686295 F US201929686295 F US 201929686295F US D895759 S USD895759 S US D895759S
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a firearm hand guard mount adapter incorporating my new design viewed from rearward, above, and from a left side thereof;
FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof in its use environment.
The uniform broken lines in FIGS. 1-8 represent unclaimed portions of the design and environmental structures, such as the barrel of a firearm and a handguard, and the dash-dot lines illustrate boundaries and form no part of the claimed design.

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  1. The ornamental design for a firearm hand guard mount adapter, as shown and described.
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