Muzzle brake apparatus for firearm
OwnerMatt Risleyinventor
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Abstract
A muzzle brake apparatus comprises a main body having a central bore and a plurality of peripheral bores about the central bore, the central bore extending a flow path for a projectile from a barrel of a firearm and an exit for the projectile and a brake backing plate coupled to the main body, the brake backing plate constructed and arranged for coupling to a distal end of the barrel of the firearm, the brake backing plate including an air chamber that provides an interior volume for receiving a flow of gas in the flow path of the barrel, wherein the peripheral bores output a first portion of gas from the firearm, and wherein a second portion of the gas is returned to the barrel from the air chamber.
Claims14
A muzzle brake apparatus, comprising:
- a main body having a central bore and a plurality of peripheral bores about the central bore, the central bore extending a flow path for a projectile from a barrel of a firearm and an exit for the projectile;
- and
- a brake backing plate coupled to the main body, the brake backing plate constructed and arranged for coupling to a distal end of the barrel of the firearm, the brake backing plate including a cavity having a first volume for receiving a flow of gas in the flow path of the barrel, wherein the peripheral bores extend along a length of the main body parallel to the central bore to a distal end of the main body to output a first portion of gas from the barrel, and wherein the central bore outputs a second portion of the gas.
A firearm, comprising:
- a gas impingement system;
- and
- a muzzle brake apparatus, the muzzle brake apparatus comprising:
- a main body having a central bore and a plurality of peripheral bores about the central bore, the central bore extending a flow path for a projectile from a barrel of a firearm and an exit for the projectile;
- and
- a brake backing plate coupled to the main body, the brake backing plate constructed and arranged for coupling to a distal end of the barrel of the firearm, the brake backing plate including a cavity having a first volume for receiving a flow of gas in the flow path of the barrel, wherein the peripheral bores output a first portion of gas from the firearm, and wherein the central bore outputs a second portion of the gas.
A muzzle brake apparatus, comprising:
- a main body having a central bore and a plurality of peripheral bores about the central bore, the central bore extending a flow path for a projectile from a barrel of a firearm and an exit for the projectile;
- and
- a brake backing plate coupled to the main body, the brake backing plate constructed and arranged for coupling to a distal end of the barrel of the firearm, the brake backing plate including a cavity having a first volume for receiving a flow of gas in the flow path of the barrel, wherein the peripheral bores output a first portion of gas from the firearm,
- wherein the central bore outputs a second portion of the gas,
- wherein the peripheral surface of the main body, an interior volume of the main body, and the cavity of the brake backing plate each has a non-circular shape, and
- wherein the non-circular shape of the peripheral surface of the main body accommodates a positioning of a handguard of the firearm about the main body.
A muzzle brake apparatus, comprising:
- a main body having a central bore and a plurality of peripheral bores about the central bore, the central bore extending a flow path for a projectile from a barrel of a firearm and an exit for the projectile;
- and
- a brake backing plate coupled to the main body, the brake backing plate constructed and arranged for coupling to a distal end of the barrel of the firearm, the brake backing plate including a cavity having a first volume for receiving a flow of gas in the flow path of the barrel, wherein the peripheral bores output a first portion of gas from the firearm,
- wherein the central bore outputs a second portion of the gas,
- wherein the peripheral surface of the main body, an interior volume of the main body, and the cavity of the brake backing plate each has a non-circular shape, and
- wherein the non-circular shape of the interior volume of the main body and the cavity of the brake backing plate provides for an increased volume of an air chamber of the muzzle brake apparatus, which reduces recoil and muzzle rise conditions during an operation of the firearm including a discharge of the projectile from the firearm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.