Patent ID: 11927411
Assignee: SMITH & WESSON INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 5:
6. A firearm suppressor for use with a firearm, the firearm suppressor comprising:
a sleeve having a longitudinal axis and comprising an inlet end, and outlet end, an interior volume and an interior surface;
a plurality of baffles received in the sleeve, the plurality of baffles each comprising a body with a conical portion and a cylindrical portion defining a central passage extending through the body, each of the plurality of baffles being positioned in the sleeve such that the longitudinal axis of the sleeve passes through the central passage, the plurality of baffles each having a length along the longitudinal axis;
a first exhaust passage extending along the longitudinal axis of the sleeve, through the central passage of the body and communicating with an exterior of the sleeve for exhausting gas to the exterior of the sleeve; and
a second exhaust passage extending outside of the central passage of each body and communicating with the exterior of the sleeve for exhausting gas to the exterior of the sleeve, the second exhaust passage comprising a plurality of distinct exhaust gas channels constructed to provide separate flow paths for exhaust gas entering each of the respective exhaust gas channels such that the flow of gas in each distinct channel is separate from the flow of gas through the other distinct gas channels, each of the exhaust gas channels comprising a helical groove formed into an interior surface of the sleeve;
wherein the cylindrical portion of each baffle comprises a plurality of baffle ports positioned to communicate gas in the body to the distinct exhaust gas channels; and
wherein each of the baffle ports communicates with a respective one of the distinct exhaust gas channels.