Patent ID: 7302774
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A suppressor apparatus adapted for use on a gun barrel, comprising: an attachment portion adapted to attach to the gun barrel; and a suppressor portion coupled to the attachment portion and having a suppressor bore therethrough, the suppressor bore being adapted to be aligned with a longitudinal axis of the gun barrel and being adapted to allow a projectile from the gun barrel to pass therethrough, the suppressor portion including a plurality of prongs spaced apart about a circumference of the suppressor bore, each prong longitudinally extending along at least part of a length of the suppressor bore, each prong being separated from adjacent prongs by a longitudinal slot, each prong having an inner surface partially defining the suppressor bore and comprising at least one expansion groove extending partially through each respective prong, at least one longitudinal slot having first and second longitudinal sidewalls, the first longitudinal sidewall including a first plane and the second longitudinal sidewall including a second plane that forms a divergence angle.