Patent ID: 8833512
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A baffle for a firearm sound suppressor, the baffle comprising: a first face and an opposed second face, wherein a central bore is defined in the baffle and extends from the first face to the second face, and wherein the central bore is configured to permit a projectile discharged from the firearm to freely pass through the central bore along a longitudinal axis of the baffle in a firing direction; a peripheral wall extending between the first and second faces; a plurality of grooves defined in the first face, wherein a proximal end of each groove of the plurality of grooves begins at a location spaced from the peripheral wall a predetermined groove distance, and wherein each groove comprises a groove axis and extends in a downwardly projecting plane intersecting: a plurality of channels defined in the second face, wherein each channel of the plurality of channels begins at a location spaced from the peripheral wall a predetermined channel distance, and wherein each channel comprises a channel axis and extends in a upwardly projecting plane intersecting: wherein the distal ends of the respective grooves and channels define at least a portion of the central bore of the baffle.