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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2006
Daniel L. Cler, Coatesville, PA (US);
David Forliti, Amherst, NY (US);
Daniel L. Cler, Coatesville, PA (US);
David Forliti, Amherst, NY (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A muzzle brake has a rear end, a front end and a central axis. The muzzle brake includes a plurality of axially spaced turning vanes; each turning vane having an inside diameter that is substantially equal to or greater than an inside diameter of a rearmost turning vane, at least one turning vane having an inside diameter that is greater than the inside diameter of the rearmost turning vane; and each turning vane having a thickness that is substantially equal to or greater than a thickness of the rearmost turning vane.