IP Library Granted Patent US 9,086,248
Granted Patent B2
US 9,086,248 · App. 14/311,526 · Granted Jul 21, 2015

Sound suppressor

Inventors: N Blake Young (Boise, ID); Philip H Dater (Boise, ID)
Assignee: Gemini Technologies, Inc.
F41A21/30
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Patent No.
US 9,086,248
App. No.
14/311,526
Granted
Jul 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A monocore for a sound suppressor that significantly enhances the trapping and delay of the gases exiting from the sound suppressor due to the design, location, and configuration of slanted baffles and angled half-baffles, and a plurality of rods. The slanted baffles help define the blast chamber, expansion chambers, and exit chamber of the monocore. The plurality of rods may be positioned in the blast chamber or the expansions chambers. The plurality of rods may vary in length. The plurality of rods may also replace the angled half-baffles.

Claims (50)

1. A monocore for a firearm sound suppressor, comprising:

a first side configured for engagement with the firearm;

a second side spaced a longitudinal distance from the first side and having an exit chamber;

a first portion that extends longitudinally between the first side and the second side;

a second portion that is spaced a width direction from the first portion and extends longitudinally between the first side and the second side;

a projectile passageway that extends longitudinally from the first side to the second side for a projectile from the firearm to travel through; and

at least one expansion chamber formed by two oppositely opposed slanted baffles and at least one of either the first portion or the second portion, wherein an angled half baffle is positioned within the at least one expansion chamber and extends from the at least one of either the first portion or the second portion toward the projectile passageway.

2. The monocore of claim 1 , wherein the at least one angled half-baffle is parallel to one of the oppositely opposed slanted baffles.

3. The monocore of claim 1 , further comprising:

an exit chamber, the exit chamber formed between the at least one expansion chamber and the second side.

4. The monocore of claim 3 , wherein the exit chamber has an angled half-baffle extending away from the second side toward the at least one expansion chamber.

5. The monocore of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of rods, the plurality of rods axially oriented and positioned around the projectile passageway.

6. The monocore of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of rods are integrally formed with the monocore.

7. The monocore of claim 5 , further comprising:

a blast chamber formed between the first side and the at least one expansion chamber, wherein the plurality of rods are formed within the blast chamber.

8. The monocore of claim 5 , wherein each rod from the plurality of rods has a different length than the other rods from the plurality of rods.

9. The monocore of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of rods are formed on at least one of the oppositely opposed slanted baffles.

10. The monocore of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of rods are formed on the first side of the monocore.

11. A monocore for a firearm sound suppressor, comprising:

a first side configured for engagement with the firearm and having a blast chamber;

a second side spaced a longitudinal distance from the first side and having an exit chamber;

a first portion that extends longitudinally between the first side and the second side;

a second portion that is spaced a width direction from the first portion and extends longitudinally between the first side and the second side;

a projectile passageway extending from the first side to the second side for a projectile from the firearm to travel through;

at least one expansion chamber formed by two oppositely opposed slanted baffles and at least one of either the first portion or the second portion, wherein an angled half baffle is positioned within the at least one expansion chamber and extends from the at least one of either the first portion or the second portion toward the projectile passageway; and

a plurality of rods axially oriented and positioned around the projectile passageway.

12. The monocore of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of rods are integrally formed with the monocore.

13. The monocore of claim 11 , wherein each rod from the plurality of rods has a different length than the other rods from the plurality of rods.

14. The monocore of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of rods are formed within the blast chamber.

15. The monocore of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of rods are formed on at least one of oppositely opposed slanted baffles.

16. The monocore of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of rods are formed on the first side of the monocore.

17. A monocore for a firearm sound suppressor, comprising:

a first side configured for engagement with the firearm;

a second side spaced a longitudinal distance from the first side and having an exit chamber;

a first portion that extends longitudinally between the first side and the second side;

a second portion that is spaced a width direction from the first portion and extends longitudinally between the first side and the second side;

a projectile passageway that extends longitudinally from the first side to the second side for a projectile from the firearm to travel through; and

at least one expansion chamber defined by two oppositely opposed slanted baffles and at least one of either the first portion or the second portion, wherein a plurality of rods are positioned within the at least one expansion chamber between the oppositely opposed slanted baffles and each extend transverse to the projectile passageway from a fixed end that is connected to at least of one of the first portion or the second portion toward the projectile passageway to a free end.

18. The monocore of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of rods are integrally formed with the monocore.

19. The monocore of claim 17 , further comprising:

a blast chamber formed between the first side and the at least one expansion chamber.

20. A monocore for a firearm sound suppressor, comprising:

a first side configured for engagement with the firearm;

a second side spaced a longitudinal distance from the first side and having an exit chamber;

a first portion that extends longitudinally between the first side and the second side;

a second portion that is spaced a width direction from the first portion and extends longitudinally between the first side and the second side;

a projectile passageway that extends longitudinally from the first side to the second side for a projectile from the firearm to travel through;

at least one expansion chamber defined by two oppositely opposed slanted baffles and at least one of either the first portion or the second portion, wherein a plurality of rods are positioned between the oppositely opposed slanted baffles and extend from at least of one of the first portion or the second portion toward the projectile passageway; and

an angled half baffle that extends from the second side toward the projectile passageway.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2019
From: AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS SALES COMPANY
To: SMITH & WESSON INC.
Reel/Frame 049485/0158 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 17, 2019
From: SMITH & WESSON CORP.
To: AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS SALES COMPANY
Reel/Frame 049487/0963 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2018
From: DATER, PHILIP H.; YOUNG, NOLAN BLAKE
To: GEMINI TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 047715/0241 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2017
From: GEMINI TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED
To: SMITH & WESSON CORP.
Reel/Frame 043564/0878 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2014
From: YOUNG, N. BLAKE; DATER, PHILIP H.
To: GEMINI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 033155/0690 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61838382 · Jun 24, 2013
Related Publication 20140374189A1 · Dec 25, 2014