Patent · US Expired

Muzzle brake for firearm

US6516698B1 · kind B1 · utility

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39Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 2001
Grant dateFeb 11, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41A21/36
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A firearm muzzle brake for utilization for a projectile surrounded by a sabot includes an outer housing, a baffle received within the outer housing and having a bore extending therethrough, and an inner core received within the bore of the baffle and having a bore extending therethrough. The bore of the core has a first section having a diameter that is adapted to allow a sabot to partially tear away from an associated projectile as the projectile and sabot travel through the first section of the bore of the core, and a second section having a second diameter that is adapted to hold the sabot in close contact with the projectile as the projectile travels through the second section of the bore of the core.

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