Muzzle brake-suppressor assembly for firearms and method of assembling a muzzle brake-suppressor assembly for firearms

Abstract

A muzzle brake-suppressor assembly for firearms allows carrying out the coupling/uncoupling of the suppressor with respect to the firearm in a silent manner, without mechanical sounds. The presence of a system of anchoring the suppressor to the firearm arranges the suppressor such that it is centered with the barrel of the weapon, and in turn allows the coupling/uncoupling of the suppressor to be carried out by means of a single operation, in a rapid manner and with one hand.

1 . A muzzle brake-suppressor assembly for firearms comprising:
 a muzzle brake coupleable to a barrel of the firearm, which barrel comprises a longitudinal axis which defines an axial direction;   a suppressor coupleable to the muzzle brake;   a system of anchoring the suppressor to the firearm which in turn comprises;
 guiding means present in the suppressor which participate with guiding means present in the muzzle brake and are configured for carrying out the coupling of the suppressor to the muzzle brake; and 
   first retaining means which are configured for preventing movement, in the axial direction, of the suppressor with respect to the muzzle brake.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the guiding means of the suppressor comprise a conical surface in opposition with a conical surface present in the guiding means of the muzzle brake. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the guiding means present in the suppressor which participate with the guiding means present in the muzzle brake are independent of the first retaining means. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the guiding means present in the suppressor which participate with the guiding means present in the muzzle brake are arranged essentially in the axial direction. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the suppressor further comprises second retaining means configured for applying pressure on the suppressor-muzzle brake connection. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the second retaining means are configured for applying pressure on the suppressor-muzzle brake connection when relative movement of at least a first element of the suppressor with respect to a second element of the suppressor is carried out. 
     
     
         7 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the suppressor comprises a lock nut wherein the guiding means present in the suppressor are arranged, with these guiding means being grooves arranged in the axial direction, whereas the guiding means of the muzzle brake comprise projections in opposition with the grooves of the lock nut arranged in the axial direction. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the grooves of the lock nut and the projections of the muzzle brake have at least one curved segment. 
     
     
         9 . The assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the lock nut comprises three grooves equally spaced 60° with respect to one another, and the muzzle brake comprises three projections equally spaced 60° with respect to one another, in opposition with the three grooves. 
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . The assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the suppressor comprises a lock nut wherein the guiding means present in the suppressor are arranged, with these guiding means being grooves arranged in the axial direction, whereas the guiding means of the muzzle brake comprise projections in opposition with the grooves of the lock nut arranged in the axial direction, and wherein the conical surface of the guiding means of the suppressor is arranged in the grooves of the lock nut and the conical surface present in the guiding means of the muzzle brake is arranged in the projections of the muzzle brake. 
     
     
         12 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first retaining means comprise at least one stop present in the muzzle brake in opposition with at least one projection present in the suppressor or vice versa. 
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the suppressor further comprises a set of deflectors arranged inside a tube, wherein the tube is connected to an anchor body by connection means, which are preferably a threading and/or pins. 
     
     
         15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . A method of assembling a muzzle brake-suppressor assembly for firearms comprising:
 a muzzle brake coupleable to a barrel of the firearm, which barrel comprises a longitudinal axis which defines an axial direction;   a suppressor coupleable to the muzzle brake;   a system of anchoring the suppressor to the firearm which in turn comprises;
 guiding means present in the suppressor which participate with guiding means present in the muzzle brake and are configured for carrying out the coupling of the suppressor to the muzzle brake; and 
 first retaining means which are configured for preventing movement, in the axial direction, of the suppressor with respect to the muzzle brake;
 wherein the method comprises: 
 
   a step of coupling a muzzle brake to a barrel of a firearm, which barrel comprises a longitudinal axis which defines an axial direction;   a step of coupling a suppressor to the muzzle brake comprising a step of anchoring the suppressor to the firearm; and wherein the method in turn comprises the following sub-steps:
 a sub-step of guiding the suppressor with respect to the muzzle brake, 
 a first sub-step of retaining the suppressor in the muzzle brake configured for preventing movement, in the axial direction, of the suppressor with respect to the muzzle brake. 
   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the sub-step of guiding the suppressor with respect to the muzzle brake is carried out by putting a conical surface of the guiding means of the suppressor in contact with a conical surface in opposition present in the guiding means of the muzzle brake. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the sub-step of guiding the suppressor with respect to the muzzle brake is independent of the first sub-step of retaining the suppressor in the muzzle brake. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the sub-step of guiding the suppressor with respect to the muzzle brake is carried out essentially in the axial direction. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the first sub-step of retaining the suppressor in the muzzle brake comprises a turn, in a circumferential direction of the barrel, of the suppressor with respect to the muzzle brake, the turn preferably being a 60° turn. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the step of coupling the suppressor to the muzzle brake further comprises a second step of retaining wherein pressure is applied on the suppressor-muzzle brake connection. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the second step of retaining comprises a step for relative movement of at least a first element of the suppressor with respect to a second element of the suppressor. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the step for relative movement of the first element of the suppressor with respect to the second element of the suppressor comprises a turn, in the circumferential direction of the barrel, of the first element of the suppressor with respect to the second element of the suppressor, the turn preferably being less than 60°. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising a step of assembling the suppressor prior to the step of coupling the suppressor to the muzzle brake, wherein said step of assembling the suppressor comprises the following sub-steps:
 a step of connecting an anchor body of the suppressor to a lock nut of the suppressor;   a step of inserting a set of deflectors inside a tube of the suppressor;   a step of connecting the tube of the suppressor to the anchor body of the suppressor;   a step of connecting a cover of the suppressor at the end of the tube opposite the anchor body.