Patent ID: 9683802
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: F41A

Claim:
1. A muzzle brake for a firearm comprising: a nose at a front end of the muzzle brake; a mounting portion at a back end of the muzzle brake; a body portion between the nose and the mounting portion that tapers towards the nose, the body portion comprising an internal bore and a plurality of gas vents, wherein the body portion comprises a longitudinal axis along the internal bore, and wherein the body portion further comprises a top surface and an opposite bottom surface; and a plurality of projections, wherein each projection of the plurality of projections extends outward from the body portion and each projection of the plurality of projections extends circumferentially around a section of the body portion, wherein the section is a partial circumference of the body portion, wherein each of the projections extends from the body portion of the muzzle brake at an angle with the longitudinal axis in a direction at least partially toward the back end of the muzzle brake, and wherein the top and bottom surfaces are each at least partially defined between the plurality of projections such that a circumferential width of the top surface is less than a circumferential width of the bottom surface.