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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891350 | Self-contained chargeable gas supply system for pneumatic store ejection utilizing a removable, replaceable and on-board rechargeable gas storage vessel A gas supply system for store ejection from a vehicle comprises a receiver assembly, a compressor connected to the receiver assembly, and a gas storage vessel removably coupled to the receiver assembly, wherein the gas storage vessel is capable of receiving and stor... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7537001 | Toy gun for launching an elongated dart and a method of using pressurized air to launch an elongated dart from a toy gun A toy gun that uses air to launch an elongated dart having a rear bore. The toy gun barrel defines a chamber adapted to receive the elongated dart. The barrel has an inner surface which forms a restriction proximate to the second end. The restriction reduces a barre... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7287474 | Consumer pyrotechnics support apparatus A reusable pyrotechnics support device for securely holding consumer ground-based fireworks (for example, fountains, mortars, multiple aerials, and the like) in a vertical and upright position, using a sufficiently wide base that is resistant to tipping over. In cer... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7267118 | Toy system with detachable weapons A toy gun system for launching foam projectiles includes a primary gun having a pneumatic system, a launch station in flow communication with the pneumatic system, and first, second and third triggers, with the primary gun adapted to launch a projectile from the lau... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252079 | Safe air-pressure-launched toy rocket system and method of entertaining A safe air-pressure-launched toy rocket system includes an air-pressure-launched toy rocket, a high pressure reservoir, a manual air pump connected to the reservoir and configured to enable a user to pump air into the reservoir to a high pressure, a valve connected ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237488 | Fireworks bottle rocket launcher A bottle rocket launcher comprises a long hollow tube barrel having an tube-axial sealing valve that has a rotary cylindrical or spherical valve member where the valve is attached at the breech end of the launcher barrel. The rocket launcher can be angled up to a ne... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231911 | Assisted trigger mechanism A mechanical, pneumatic, magnetic and/or electronic method for assisting the user operation of a trigger and/or actively and rapidly returning the trigger mechanism to its firing position at the completion of a firing sequence in a paintball gun. The trigger assista... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225802 | Handbill assembly launching system A moisture resistant handbill is rolled to form a coil that is retained within a collapsible cup as it is ejected from an elongated tube and delivered to its destination. The collapsible cup has a cylindrical wall and a bottom member at one end that does not contrib... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216642 | Pneumatically launched folding wing glider toy A glider toy has pivoting wings that may be locked in a retracted position prior to launch. Upon launching of the glider, the wings may be unlocked. During flight, the wings extend forward for an entertaining glide at the urging of one or more elastic members. A lau... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7086393 | Hybrid airgun A hybrid airgun includes a compressed gas chamber; a barrel; a firing valve between chamber and barrel; a secondary cylinder divided into front and back volumes by a secondary piston, the front volume connected to the chamber; a liquefied gas chamber connected to th... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7021987 | Bottle rocket launcher A water bottle rocket system for launching single rockets, multistage rockets, multiengine rockets or multistage multiengine rockets. Rocket bodies are comprised of ordinary plastic beverage bottles. The propellant used is preferably water and compressed air. The sy... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6957526 | Pressure-actuated toy rocket system A pressure-actuated rocket system comprises a bottom base, a detonator and a rocket body. A top base is placed on a top surface of the bottom base. At least one through hole is located on a side of the top base and extended to an opening of the top surface. The holl... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6915792 | Paintgun with a revolving disc for feeding paintballs The invention relates to a paintgun having a barrel assembly with a barrel and a firing mechanism for paintballs; a trigger assembly connected with the barrel assembly for actuating the firing mechanism; and a revolving disc for feeding paintballs interposed between... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6904901 | Air-powered projectile launcher An air-powered projectile launcher. A double-acting piston within a pump tube is employed. A separate magazine tube is used to hold a plurality of projectiles. One end of the magazine tube feeds into a barrel assembly. The opposite end is closed by a one-way valve. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6701908 | Apparatus for storing and discharging gas Apparatus for storing and discharging gas includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet. A floating differential piston is mounted to reciprocate in the housing and divide the housing into a storage chamber adjacent the housing inlet and a discharge ch... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698414 | Pressure gauge for pneumatic toy gun The present invention is directed to a pneumatic toy gun which may include a cylinder having an open end and an outlet, a piston disposed within the open end of the cylinder, and a valve having a valve inlet and a discharge outlet. The valve may have a no... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6604518 | Non-lethal munition system for shoulder launcher A self-contained non-lethal munition system is provided for use with a shoulder launcher. A barrel is coupled to a breech end of the launcher and is coaxially aligned therewith. A solid sphere having a hardness in the range of approximately 50 durometer i... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6592343 | Air compression device A compact manually operated air compression device for precompressed air guns has been disclosed, wherein two operating levers, positioned on opposite sides of a cylinder, are connected to a piston rod by means of connecting links. Lightweight connection ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6581585 | Air gun An air gun includes an air pump with a pumping piston mounted to reciprocate within a pump cylinder, which is mounted on the barrel of the gun to pivot about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the barrel so that as the pump cylinder is moved b... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6499477 | Multi-purpose war game device A reuseable war game device launches paint-balls or liquid colorant or both simultaneously, and can be aimed and fired while hand-held, can be concealed and aimed but remotely triggered, is easy to dismantle and repair under field conditions, is durable e... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6405722 | Single stage regulator and method for regulating compressed air therefor A single stage regulator is disclosed wherein a piston-type configuration is utilized to regulate an input working pressure as high as 4,500 PSI, to an output delivery pressure from 200 PSI to 1100 PSI. The single stage regulator can be used on paintball ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6401645 | Vehicle launch assembly for underwater platforms A vehicle launch assembly for underwater platforms includes a water tank mounted on the platform, and a plunger movably disposed in the tank and dividing the tank into first and second zones, the first zone being in communication with a. water environment... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6371099 | Paint ball gun A paint ball gun includes a gun barrel mounted on a gun handle. The gun barrel is formed with parallel propelling and recuperator chambers for respectively receiving a propelling member and a recuperating unit. A connecting rod interconnects the propellin... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6220237 | Compressed air toy gun An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a launch tube (12), a magazine (18) and a manual air pump (14). A loading tube (29) extends from the magazine to an opening (50) in the launch tube. A pressure chamber (15) is mounted within the ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6170477 | Pneumatic spear gun A pneumatic spear gun (11) comprising a barrel (27) having an open end (33) through which a shaft (15) of a spear (13) can be received. A first piston (35) is slidingly and sealingly received in the barrel (27) for movement towards and away from a retract... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6151824 | Gun having variable direction of discharge A gun projects matter from a discharge port, such as a barrel or nozzle, that is movably carried, so that the direction of discharge is variable with respect to the body of the gun. A manual direction controlling mechanism may be implemented for the movab... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6003503 | Toy gun with fluid pulsator A fluid pulsator for a compressed gun (10) or water gun (30) is provided having a housing (404) with a fluid inlet (409) and a fluid outlet (410), an internal tube (405) reciprocally mounted within the housing, and a sealing member (406) reciprocally moun... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6000386 | Toy gun with fluid pulsator A fluid pulsator for a compressed gun (10) or water gun (30) is provided having a housing (604) with a fluid inlet (607) and a fluid outlet (608), an internal tube (605) reciprocally coupled to the housing, and a sealing member (606) reciprocally mounted ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5913304 | Compressed air gun with temporary seal An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a pressure chamber (35), a moveable magazine (18) and a conduit conveying pressurized air from the pressure chamber to the magazine. The conduit has a resilient sealing gasket (42) which is reconfigurable betw... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5881706 | Toy rocket launcher A toy rocket launcher for launching a common bottle such as a plastic two liter beverage bottle in the air with pneumatic pressure. The toy rocket launcher includes a support stand having a top member and a plurality of support legs downwardly depending f... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5878734 | Multiple barrel compressed air gun An air compressed gun (210) is provided having a stock (211), multiple barrels (212), a trigger (213) and a manual air pump (214). A pressure chamber (216) and release valve (217) is coupled to each barrel which is controlled by the trigger.... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878735 | Compressed air toy gun An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a trigger (13) and a manual air pump (14). The gun also has a mounting tube (201) configured to be received within the tail bore (203) of a projectile (P) and a barrel (200) in whi... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5787869 | Compressed air toy gun An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a trigger (13) and a manual air pump (14). The gun also has a mounting tube (201) configured to be received within the tail bore (203) of a projectile (P) and a barrel (200) in whi... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5709199 | Rapid fire compressed air gun An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a trigger (13) and a manual air pump (14). The gun also has a magazine (18) having a series of barrels (26) for holding several projectiles (P). An actuator (50) indexes the magazi... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5701879 | Compressed air gun with single action pump An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a pressure chamber (16), a pressure actuatable release valve (18) and a manual air pump (14). The pump has an elongated cylinder (25) having a port (38) in fluid communication with... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5699781 | Rapid fire compressed air gun An air compressed gun (159) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a trigger (13) and a manual air pump (14). The gun also has a magazine (18) having a series of barrels (26) for holding several projectiles (P). An actuator (161) indexes the maga... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699780 | Hydraulic impulse speargun A hydraulic speargun has an elongated elastomeric bladder for charging the gun. One end of the bladder selectively communicates with the breech chamber at the end of the gun barrel. The other end of the bladder is connected to a pump for inflating the bla... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5690091 | Speargun projectile assembly A projectile assembly for use in a breech loading hydraulic speargun. The assembly consists of a dart connected to a plug end. The assembly is inserted into the breech end of the speargun barrel with the plug end sealing the breech end of the barrel. A tr... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5653216 | Toy rocket launcher A toy rocket launcher (100) is disclosed for launching a rocket (125) having a fuselage (126) with an elongated tail bore (127) extending from a tail end thereof. The rocket launcher has a launch tube (108) adapted to hold and maintain a selected, elevate... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5626123 | Compressed air gun An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a trigger (13) and a manual pump (14). The manual pump is coupled to a swivel joint (31) which provides pivotal movement of the pump relative to the barrel so as to allow for a var... | 05/06/1997 |
