Firearm Supressor

Abstract

A firearm suppressor including a body, the body defining a housing and a core, the core including a baffle system; the housing, core and baffle system monolithic in configuration,

Description

Claims

1. A firearm suppressor including a body, the body defining a housing and a core, the core including a baffle system; the housing, core and baffle system monolithic in configuration.

2. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body of the firearm suppressor includes a first end defining an inlet and a second end defining an outlet.

3. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inlet of the body is shaped and dimensioned to receive the barrel of the firearm and the outlet shaped and dimensioned for a projectile to travel therethrough.

4. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the baffle system includes a flanged arrangement integral with the an outer housing.

5. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 4, wherein the baffle system includes various baffles, the baffles arranged in various configurations.

6. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 4, wherein the baffle system includes a number of symmetrically configured baffles that are arcuate in configuration.

7. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 6, wherein the baffle system includes 7 (seven) symmetrically configured baffles defining parallel chambers or a variation thereof.

8. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 4, wherein the baffle system includes a number of asymmetrically configured baffles, typically 2 (two) asymmetrically configured baffles which are in a fish bone formation or a variation thereof, defining chambers in the core.

9. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 2, wherein each baffle defines an aperture through which a projectile travels when from the first end to the second end, the baffles configured to allow for the substantial alignment of the apertures through which the projectile travels.

10. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 9, wherein the projectile travels along a longitudinal axis of the firearm suppressor through the apertures defined by the baffles.

11. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein each baffle defines a recess to assist in allowing the backflow of propellant gases through the firearm suppressor body.

12. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 11, wherein the baffles are configured to allow for the substantial alignment of the recesses and thereby forming a channel along the length of the firearm suppressor.

13. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 11, wherein the configuration of the baffles and the channel defined by the recesses of the baffles allow for the firearm to be used in both wet and dry applications.

14. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 2, wherein gases flow into a plurality of chambers and baffles configured by the core, which disrupt the formation of propellant gases flowing from the first end to the second end of the firearm suppressor and assist in the deceleration and cooling of propellant gases thereby minimizing the sound signature of a gunshot fired through the firearm suppressor, the baffles and chambers configured to sustain prolonged use of ammunition with specified velocity.

15. A firearm as claimed in claim 14, wherein the baffle system limits the sound signature of a gunshot to less than 126 decibels.

16. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 14, wherein the sound signature is limited to less than 120 decibels.

17. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sound suppression of a firearm suppressor can be increased by filling the firearm suppressor to approximately 10% (ten percent) of its total internal volume with either water or a hydro-gel.

18. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body of the firearm suppressor is configured to receive a removeable side plate.

19. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 18, wherein the side plate is receivable by the body of the firearm suppressor by an attachment means.

20. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 18, wherein the attachment means is in the form of a guide, typically in the form of a tongue and groove arrangement.

21. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 18, wherein the side plate is securable to the body of the firearm suppressor by means of a securing means in the form of a countersunk screw and thread configuration.

22. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first end of the firearm suppressor is shaped and dimensioned to removably engage an complimentarily configured adaptor.

23. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 22, wherein the adaptor is engageable to the firearm suppressor by any suitable means, typically a slidable engagement means in the form of guide of tongue in groove configuration.

24. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 22, wherein the adaptor and the firearm suppressor are secured in relation to each other by a securing means, typically in the form of a removable countersunk screw rotatable by an alien key or the like.

25. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 22, wherein the adaptor is configured to be removably attachable to a firearm, when the adaptor is attached to the suppressor, thereby removably attaching the firearm to the firearm suppressor.

26. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 25, wherein the adaptor is shaped and dimensioned to receive a firearm of a corresponding calibre, thereby providing for the attachment of various makes/designs of firearms to the firearm suppressor.

27. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 25, wherein the adaptor includes a channel complementarily configured to receive the accessory rail of a firearm by guiding the firearm into the channel of the adaptor.

28. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 25, wherein the channel of the adaptor includes a clip mechanism configured to attach the firearm to the adaptor, thereby forming a connection between the firearm and the firearm suppressor.

29. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 25, wherein the clip mechanism is shaped and dimensioned to complimentarily engage the accessory rail of the firearm, the clip mechanism including a biasing means.

30. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 25, wherein the guiding of the firearm into the channel of the adaptor depresses the biasing means of the clip mechanism and, by further guiding the firearm into the channel moves the biasing means into an unbiased position and thereby allowing the clip to removably engage the accessory rail of the firearm, thereby removably attaching the firearm to the firearm suppressor.

31. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 25, wherein a user of the firearm suppressor applies pressure to the clip mechanism, thereby depressing the biasing means and allowing for the removal of the firearm from the firearm suppressor.

32. A firearm suppressor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the firearm suppressor is manufactured from a suitable material, typically from 7075 T615 aircraft grade aluminium or grade 5 -9 titanium.

33. A modular firearm suppressor system including a firearm suppressor and an adaptor in accordance with claim 22, the firearm suppressor including a body, the body defining a housing and a core, the core including a baffle system; the housing, core and baffle system monolithic in configuration, the firearm suppressor configured to engage an adaptor shaped and dimensioned to provide for attachment of a firearm to the firearm suppressor.

34. A firearm suppressor kit, the kit including a firearm suppressor and an adaptor in accordance with claim 22, the firearm suppressor including a body, the body defining a housing and a core, the core including a baffle system; the housing, core and baffle system monolithic in configuration and an adaptor configured to engage a firearm suppressor and removably attach the firearm to the firearm suppressor.

35. A method of assembling a firearm suppressor in accordance with claim 1, the steps including, coupling an adaptor to the firearm suppressor, and coupling the adaptor to a firearm.

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