Patent ID: 8490535

Claim:
A flash and sound suppressor for a firearm, said firearm having a barrel with exterior threads at the end thereof, comprising: (a) a tube with a first end and an opposing second end and having (i) a first portion having interior threads in said first end dimensioned to threadably receive said barrel, and (ii) a second portion integral to said first portion and with a central bore formed through said first portion and said second portion thereby defining a wall of said tube, said central bore of said tube widening radially and toward said second end of said second portion to form three gaps in said wall thereby define three tines of said wall; (b) a housing with a central bore coaxial with said central bore of said tube, a first end and an opposing second end, an entrance hole formed in said first end of said housing and dimensioned to receive said second portion of said tube, and an exit hole formed in said second end, said housing having (i) a blast baffle for directing a flow of gases and (ii) plural baffles spaced apart from said blast baffle, each baffle of said plural baffles being spaced apart from an adjacent baffle of said plural baffles and from said second end to define a flow path through said housing from said first end to said second end, said flow path in part directed radially by said blast baffle and then repeatedly crossing said central bore around said plural baffles; and (c) a collar carried by said first end of said housing, said collar having a locked position and an unlocked position, said collar locking said housing to said tube when in said locked position and allowing said tube to be removed from said housing when in said unlocked position.