Patent ID: 8991551
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A baffle for a weapon silencer, comprising: an annular wall that defines an axial passageway that extends from a first axial opening at a first axial end to a second axial opening at a second axial end; the annular wall defining a first section located adjacent to the first axial end and in which a diameter of the axial passageway increases from a first diameter adjacent to the first axial end to a second diameter at a location that is spaced from the first axial end, wherein the first diameter is a smallest diameter of the axial passage and the second diameter is a largest diameter for the axial passage; the annular wall defining a second section having a spiraled vane formed on an exterior surface of the annular wall, and the axial passageway having the second diameter throughout the second section; and the annular wall defining a third section that is located adjacent to the second axial end, the third section having a plurality of ports that extend radially through the annular wall to allow communication between the axial passageway and an exterior, and the axial passageway having the second diameter throughout the third section.