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US 2015/0338183 A1Published application
Sound suppressor
AssigneeFloDesign, Inc.
InventorJOSEPH D. SALVADOR
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Abstract
A sound suppressor for a firearm includes a generally cylindrical housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a plurality of baffle elements removably and slidably received within the housing, the baffle elements defining a plurality of expansion chambers within the housing, and an end closure element received on the distal end of the housing.
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A sound suppressor for a firearm, comprising:
- a housing having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a first expansion chamber downstream from said proximal end;
- a first baffle element positioned within said housing downstream from said first expansion chamber, said first baffle element having a plurality of annular shoulders that increase in diameter in a downstream direction, a body portion downstream from said annular shoulders and a central aperture configured to allow passage of a projectile therethrough;
- a second baffle element positioned within said housing downstream from said first baffle element, said second baffle element having a plurality of annular shoulders that increase in diameter in a downstream direction, a plurality of slots formed in said annular shoulders, a body portion downstream from said annual shoulders and a central aperture configured to allow passage of said projectile therethrough, said slots providing a passageway from an upstream side of said second baffle element to a downstream side of said second baffle element;
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- a second expansion chamber intermediate said first baffle element and said second baffle element.
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A sound suppressor for a firearm, comprising:
- a generally cylindrical housing having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a plurality of baffle elements removably and slidably received within said housing, said baffle elements defining a plurality of expansion chambers within said housing;
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- an end closure element received on said distal end of said housing.
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A method of assembling a sound suppressor, said method comprising the steps of:
- inserting a series of baffle elements into a housing of said sound suppressor until a forward shoulder of a first baffle element in said series of baffle elements contacts a position stop formed in said housing adjacent to a proximal end of said housing;
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- connecting an end closure element to a distal end of said housing, said end closure element including a retaining feature configured to contact a rear rim of a last baffle element in said series to retain said series of baffle elements in spaced alignment within said housing.
A method for suppressing sound in a firearm utilizing a sound suppressor, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a housing having a proximal end and a distal end;
- forming a first expansion chamber downstream from said proximal end by positioning a first baffle element within said housing and spaced a first distance from said proximal end, said first baffle element including a central aperture;
- forming a second expansion chamber downstream from said first baffle element by positioning a second baffle element within said housing and spaced a second distance from said proximal end, said second distance being greater than said first distance, said second battle element including a central aperture and at least one slot;
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- releasably securing said proximal end of said housing to a firearm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.