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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1984
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
John W Shea, King George, VA (US);
Larry L Pater, Zelienople, PA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
89 1 / ; 89 1 / ; 181223 ;
Abstract
A device for reducing the muzzle blast and flash from large caliber guns is disclosed. A container having a plurality of internal chambers and baffel plates filled with an aqueous foam is mounted to the muzzle of the gun barrel. The foam and chambers co-operate to substantially suppress muzzle blast noise and completely suppress muzzle flash.