Patent ID: 8807005
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A suppressor for a weapon, where the weapon has a barrel, the suppressor comprising: an inner portion having a bore extending therethrough, the inner portion adapted to be secured to a distal end of the barrel; a plurality of axial flow segments arranged radially around the inner portion, and being in flow communication with the bore and forming axially extending flow paths generally parallel to the bore for expanding propellant gasses discharged from the barrel to flow through, the axial flow segments further having radially extending wall portions which enhance a dissipation of heat deposited in the suppressor during firing of the weapon; and a thermally conductive air gap section disposed adjacent to at least one of the axial flow segments, the thermally conductive air gap section being formed at least in part by a pair of the radially extending wall portions to define a region that is not in fluid flow communication with the bore and through which no flow of the expanding propellant gasses occurs.