| CPC F41A 21/325 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |

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1. A suppressor connector comprising:
a distal end with distal end threads that are operable to couple the suppressor connector to a suppressor device;
a proximal end with proximal end threads that are operable to couple the suppressor connector to a muzzle of a firearm, the proximal end threads having a distal thread end and a proximal thread end;
at least one flexible pawl having:
a distal end coupled to the suppressor connector proximate to the distal thread end of the proximal end threads;
a free-floating proximal end that terminates beyond the proximal thread end of the proximal end threads of the suppressor connector; and
an engagement face on the free-floating proximal end; and
at least one outer hood having:
a distal end coupled to the suppressor connector proximate to the distal end of the flexible pawl; and
a free-floating proximal end that at least partially covers the free-floating proximal end of the flexible pawl and that extends beyond and substantially parallel to the free-floating proximal end of the flexible pawl.
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