Patent ID: 8769852

Claim:
A flash suppressing muzzle device for use at a terminal end of a barrel of a firearm, the device comprising: a body having a proximal mounting portion and at least three distinct prongs extending from the proximal mounting portion in a cantilever configuration, the proximal mounting portion and the at least three distinct prongs having a through hole through which a bullet travels in a direction from the proximal mounting portion to the at least three distinct prongs, the through hole defining a central axis, the at least three prongs circumferentially disposed about the central axis, at least three distinct voids each void defined between two immediately adjacent distinct prongs and having a longitudinally narrowing configuration in a direction from the proximal mounting portion to the at least three distinct prongs for mitigating visible illumination upon firing of a cartridge to propel the bullet through the barrel of the firearm and the through hole of the flash suppressing muzzle device; the proximal mounting portion of the device attachable to the terminal end of the barrel of the firearm with the at least three distinct prongs extending in front of the barrel of the firearm and the proximal mounting portion of the flash suppressing muzzle device.