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Granted Patent B2
US 12,031,792 · App. 17/818,121 · Granted Jul 9, 2024

Blank firing system

Inventors: Steven Genna (Ridgewood, NY); Juan D. Cabrera (Ridgewood, NY); Richard Ryder Washburn, III (Ridgewood, NY)
Assignee: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
F41A33/00F41A21/32
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Patent No.
US 12,031,792
App. No.
17/818,121
Granted
Jul 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A blank firing system for a firearm includes a barrel configured to mount to the firearm and having a smooth bore at least a portion of a length of the barrel; a blank firing adapter plus bullet trap configured to attach to the barrel; and a magazine configured to accept a stack of blank rounds and up to two live rounds.

Claims (28)

1. A blank firing system for a firearm, the blank firing system comprising:

a barrel configured to mount to the firearm and having a smooth bore at least a portion of a length of the barrel;

a blank firing adapter plus bullet trap configured to attach to the barrel; and

a magazine configured to accept a stack of blank rounds and up to two live rounds.

2. The blank firing system of claim 1 , wherein the blank firing adapter plus bullet trap includes:

a bore positioned to be aligned with a longitudinal axis of the barrel; and

a chamber to trap a bullet fired from the firearm.

3. The blank firing system of claim 1 , wherein

the blank firing adapter plus bullet trap includes a port to allow gas created by firing of the firearm to escape, and

the port is configured to accept various sized plugs used to change a pressure of the gas.

4. The blank firing system of claim 2 , wherein, when the blank firing adapter plus bullet trap is mounted to the barrel, the chamber is tapered in a direction away from the barrel.

5. The blank firing system of claim 1 , wherein the blank firing adapter plus bullet trap is configured to trap a plurality of bullets consecutively fired from the firearm.

6. The blank firing system of claim 1 , wherein the blank firing adapter plus bullet trap includes threads to attach the blank firing adapter plus bullet trap to the barrel.

7. The blank firing system of claim 1 , wherein the blank firing adapter plus bullet trap is configured to be welded to the barrel.

8. The blank firing system of claim 1 , wherein the blank firing adapter plus bullet trap is made from a chromium-molybdenum alloy.

9. The blank firing system of claim 1 , wherein the magazine includes a stop that limits acceptance of the up to two live rounds.

10. The blank firing system of claim 9 , wherein the stop is cylindrical.

11. A firearm comprising the blank firing system of claim 1 .

12. The firearm of claim 11 , wherein the firearm is an AK-style firearm.

13. The blank firing system of claim 1 , wherein the barrel includes the smooth bore most of the length of the barrel.

14. A blank firing system for a firearm, the blank firing system comprising:

a blank firing adapter plus bullet trap configured to attach to a barrel; and

a magazine configured to accept a stack of blank rounds and a maximum of two live rounds.

15. The blank firing system of claim 14 , wherein the magazine includes a stop that limits acceptance of the up to two live rounds.

16. A firearm comprising the blank firing system of claim 14 .

17. A blank firing system for a firearm, the blank firing system comprising a blank firing adapter plus bullet trap configured to attach to a barrel of the firearm and including a port to allow gas created by firing of the firearm to escape, wherein the port is configured to accept various sized plugs used to change a pressure of the gas.

18. The blank firing system of claim 17 , further comprising a magazine configured to accept a stack of blank rounds and a maximum of two live rounds.

19. The blank firing system of claim 17 , wherein most but not all of a bore of the barrel is smooth.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2022
From: GENNA, STEVEN; CABRERA, JUAN D.; WASHBURN, RICHARD RYDER, III
To: CENTRE FIREARMS CO., INC.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240044603A1 · Feb 8, 2024
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