Recoil and muzzle blast dissipator
OwnerTerrence D. Benderinventor
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Abstract
A recoil and muzzle blast dissipator may be attached to the barrel of a gun and may redirect propellant gasses. In one embodiment, a recoil and muzzle blast dissipater may include a body portion having an internal plenum and a plurality of vent slots, each vent slot having an aperture in communication with the internal plenum. Each successive vent slot may include an aperture that is larger in area than the aperture of the previous vent slot. An exterior tube may include a side port and may be arranged to overlay the body portion such that a portion of each vent slot is covered by the exterior tube, and a portion of each vent slot is in communication with the side port.
Claims22
A muzzle brake comprising:
- a body having a first end, a second end, an internal plenum space and a plurality of vent slots, each vent slot comprising a first planar side and a second planar side, each vent slot having an aperture in communication with the internal plenum space, the internal plenum space comprising an elongate projectile path plenum having a central longitudinal axis and a plurality of enlarged serial plenums;
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- a tubular cover arranged to overlay at least a portion of the body, the tubular cover overlaying a portion of each vent slot, the tubular cover having at least one side port oriented over a plurality of vent slots.
A muzzle brake comprising:
- a body having a first end, a second end, an internal plenum space and a plurality of vent slots, each vent slot having an aperture in communication with the internal plenum space, the internal plenum space comprising an elongate projectile path plenum having a central longitudinal axis and a plurality of enlarged serial plenums;
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- a tubular cover arranged to overlay at least a portion of the body, the tubular cover having at least one side port in communication with at least one vent slot;
- wherein at least one vent slot further comprises a first side and a second side, the first side being nonparallel to the second side.
A muzzle brake comprising:
- a body having a central longitudinal axis, a first end having an entrance aperture, a second end having an exit aperture, an internal plenum space and a plurality of vertically oriented vent slots, each vent slot raked toward said first end, each vent slot having a planar side oriented at an acute orientation angle with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the body, each vent slot having an aperture in communication with the internal plenum space;
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- a tubular cover arranged to overlay at least a portion of the body, the tubular cover overlaying a portion of each vent slot, the tubular cover having at least one side port oriented over a plurality of vent slots.
A muzzle brake comprising:
- a body comprising an internal plenum space, an entrance aperture, an exit aperture, a first group of vent slots and a second group of vent slots, each vent slot having opposed first and second sides defined by the body, each vent slot having an aperture in communication with the internal plenum space;
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- a tubular cover comprising a wall portion, a first side port and a second side port;
- wherein the tubular cover is arranged to overlay at least a portion of the body such that at least a portion of each vent slot is covered by the wall portion of the tubular cover, the wall portion of the tubular cover abuts an area of the body located between vent slots, at least a portion of each vent slot of the first group of vent slots is in communication with the first side port of the tubular cover, and at least a portion of each vent slot of the second group of vent slots is in communication with the second side port of the tubular cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.