Patent ID: 8418803
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A flash suppressor for a firearm having a barrel with a muzzle end, said flash suppressor comprising: a housing mountable on said muzzle end of said barrel and defining a first chamber positionable adjacent to said muzzle end, and a second chamber positioned adjacent to said first chamber, said first and second chambers surrounding an axis extending longitudinally along said housing; a plurality of ports located in said housing and providing fluid communication directly between said first chamber and the ambient; a plurality of elongate slot openings positioned in said housing and providing fluid communication directly between said second chamber and the ambient, each of said slot openings having a longitudinal aspect oriented along said axis, each of said slot openings being longitudinally aligned with a respective one of said ports, said ports being angularly oriented toward said second chamber with respect to said axis to direct high pressure gas over said slot openings.