US 12,253,322 B1
Muzzle device clamping mechanism
Ryan Vining, Patterson, LA (US)
Assigned to JA IP HOLDING, LLC, Morgan City, LA (US)
Filed by JA IP Holding, LLC, Morgan City, LA (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/374,243.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/410,661, filed on Sep. 28, 2022.
Int. Cl. F41A 21/32 (2006.01); F41A 21/36 (2006.01)
CPC F41A 21/325 (2013.01) [F41A 21/36 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A muzzle device configured for attachment to a muzzle of a firearm barrel, the muzzle device comprising:
a structural body comprising a first end that includes a muzzle-receiving aperture configured to fit about the muzzle of the firearm barrel, and a second end that includes a projectile aperture sized to allow the passage of a projectile exiting the muzzle of the firearm barrel; and
a clamping mechanism comprising at least one dowel pin nested within a longitudinally extending groove in the muzzle-receiving aperture of the structural body, and a threaded fastener used to press the at least one dowel pin against the muzzle of the firearm barrel;
wherein the clamping mechanism is configured to allow both linear and axial positioning of the muzzle device on the muzzle of the firearm barrel.