Patent ID: 7516690

Claim:
A firearm suppressor, comprising: a housing to be mounted to a firearm, said housing defining a lumen therein for receiving gases from the firearm; a plurality of stripper cones disposed in said lumen, partially spaced apart from each other to define spacings therebetween and having sharpened upstream edges for engaging and deflecting the gases; at least one non-lumen occluding, one-way flow element having a live hinge disposed downstream of said stripper cones in gas flow direction for permitting a one-way flow of the gases; at least two decompression chambers disposed downstream of said at least one one-way flow element for reducing energy in the gases, each two of said decompression chambers having a respective baffle disposed therebetween, said baffle having slits formed therein for conducting a flow of the gases between said decompression chambers; and at least one vent disposed downstream of said at least two decompression chambers for expelling the gases into the atmosphere.