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US 2015/0267987 A1Published application
Sound suppressor
AssigneeFloDesign, Inc.
InventorJason Gawencki
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Abstract
A sound suppressor is disclosed. The suppressor includes a housing that contains at least one stepped baffle. Each stepped baffle contains multiple stepped diameters and slots located at the base of each step to allow flow from one side of the baffle to the other. The baffle also includes a central passageway through which the projectile/bullet passes.
Claims20
A flash and noise suppressor for a firearm comprising:
- an outer tubular housing having a longitudinal length, an upstream end, and a downstream end;
- an adapter at the upstream end of the housing for connecting the suppressor to the firearm, the adapter providing an entrance;
- an exit at the downstream end of the housing;
- a first expansion chamber downstream of the entrance;
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- a first stepped baffle element downstream of the first expansion chamber, formed from a plurality of concentric rings that increase in diameter in a downstream direction, each upstream ring being connected to a successive downstream ring by a circumferential sidewall, the ring and the circumferential sidewall forming a step of the stepped baffle element, each circumferential sidewall having slots to allow flow from an upstream side of the baffle element to a downstream side of the baffle element, each concentric ring having a central passageway to allow a projectile to pass through.
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A flash and noise suppressor for a firearm comprising:
- a suppressor housing;
- an adapter at an inlet end of the housing;
- an exit orifice at a discharge end of the housing;
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- at least one stepped baffle element located within the housing, wherein the stepped baffle element comprises a plurality of steps, the steps being concentric and each step comprising:
- an annular disk surrounding a central passageway and having an outer diameter;
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- a circumferential sidewall, wherein the circumferential sidewall has an inner diameter and slots that permit flow from an exterior side of the circumferential sidewall into the central passageway;
- wherein the circumferential sidewall of an upstream step contacts the annular disk of the adjacent downstream step, and wherein the outer diameter of the downstream step is greater than the outer diameter of the upstream step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.