Firearm flash suppressor system
US8794376B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flash suppressor adapted to be attached to a muzzle of a barrel of a firearm coaxially therewith, the flash suppressor having a base, a tapered waist portion and a shoulder surface. The flash suppressor further having a plurality of tines, in which each tine of the plurality of times has a different mass to affect sound reduction as a result of expanding, and combusting gases exiting the muzzle of the firearm when the firearm is discharged.
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