Weapon silencers and baffles for weapon silencers
AssigneesGSL Technology, Inc., Gemtech
InventorGregory S. Latka
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Abstract
A baffle for a weapon silencer includes an annular wall that defines an axial passageway. The annular wall defines a first section located adjacent to a first axial end and in which the diameter of the axial passageway increases from a smallest diameter adjacent to the first axial end to a largest diameter. The annular wall defines a second section having a spiraled vane is formed on an exterior surface of the annular wall. The annular wall defines a third section that is located adjacent to the second axial end, the third section having a plurality of ports that extend radially through the annular wall to allow communication between the axial passageway and an exterior.
Claims20
A baffle for a weapon silencer, comprising:
- an annular wall that defines an axial passageway that extends from a first axial opening at a first axial end to a second axial opening at a second axial end;
- the annular wall defining a first section located adjacent to the first axial end and in which a diameter of the axial passageway increases from a first diameter adjacent to the first axial end to a second diameter at a location that is spaced from the first axial end, wherein the first diameter is a smallest diameter of the axial passage and the second diameter is a largest diameter for the axial passage;
- the annular wall defining a second section having a spiraled vane formed on an exterior surface of the annular wall, and the axial passageway having the second diameter throughout the second section;
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- the annular wall defining a third section that is located adjacent to the second axial end, the third section having a plurality of ports that extend radially through the annular wall to allow communication between the axial passageway and an exterior, and the axial passageway having the second diameter throughout the third section.
A weapon silencer, comprising:
- a cylindrical housing that extends from a first end to a second end;
- a mounting structure connected to the first end of the cylindrical housing, wherein the mounting structure is configured to connect the cylindrical housing to a weapon;
- a cap connected to the second end of the cylindrical housing;
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- a plurality of axially adjacent annular baffles disposed within the cylindrical housing, each baffle having an annular wall that defines an axial passageway that extends from a first axial opening at a first axial end of the baffle to a second axial opening at a second axial end of the axial baffle, the annular wall defining a first section located adjacent to the first axial end of the baffle in which a diameter of the axial passageway increases from a smallest diameter adjacent to the first axial end of the baffle to a largest diameter at a location that is spaced from the first axial end of the baffle, the annular wall defining a second section having a spiraled vane formed on an exterior surface of the annular wall of the baffle, and the annular wall defining a third section that is located adjacent to the second axial end of the baffle, the third section having a plurality of ports that extend radially through the annular wall of the baffle to allow communication between the axial passageway and an exterior of the baffle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.