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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109260 | Toy gun A bolt has a cylindrical fit receiving portion. When the bolt slides forward, the rear part of a valve body enters the fit receiving portion. At a closed end opposed to its opening behind the fit receiving portion, a cylindrical body is provided. The cylindrical bod... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104463 | Bolt and valve mechanism that uses less gas The proposed invention is a new bolt and gas release valve mechanism for a projectile launching device, such as a paintball marker, that uses significantly less gas per shot than prior art devices. The open gas chamber between the projectile, such as a paintball, an... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8051847 | Gas intake control mechanism for toy gun A toy gun gas intake control mechanism includes a holder frame, an impact member having an elongated pivoted with its bottom end to the holder frame, a striking block, a pivot axle that pivotally connects the striking block to the top end of the elongated base and a... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8033276 | Projectile launcher with reduced recoil and anti-jam mechanism A projectile launcher having a pneumatic assembly that reduces recoil. The launcher may include a gas storage chamber that is filled with compressed gas and then selectively vented to propel projectiles. In some cases, an electronic control circuit may be provided t... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8006681 | Firing structure of paintball marker A firing structure of a paintball marker includes a marker body and a firing cylinder. The marker body includes a barrel with mutually communicating first and second gas chambers. A stop edge is formed in the barrel at a junction between the first and second gas cha... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7967000 | Low pressure paintball guns A paintball gun comprises: a body defining a gas storage chamber for connection to a source of pressurized gas, a breech into which paintballs can be loaded, and a hammer chamber; a bolt slidable in the breech and having a bolt inlet port; a hammer slidable in the h... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7950382 | Air gun An air gun includes a retainer pivotably connected inside the air gun and having a bullet abutment part that pivots into and out of a bullet-receiving chamber. The retainer is resiliently biased to pivot in a forward direction so that the bullet abutment part is urg... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7934493 | Self-loading bolt assembly for airguns Since a conventional self-loading bolt assembly for airguns is complicated in construction, the cost of its production comes expensive. A simple piston-cylinder mechanism was found to decrease a component count of the self-loading bolt assembly. Since the pre... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7921839 | Air release and bolt design for a paintball marker The pneumatic launching assembly includes a launching body with a front end and a rear end. A first chamber is positioned in the rear end of the launching body for isolating a gas supply. A bolt is positioned in the front end of the launching body for moving a proje... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921840 | Method and apparatus for launching solid body and multiple solid bodies using compressed gas An apparatus for launching projectiles may incorporate a hermetically sealed launch tube, projectile or projectiles within the launch tube with their payload inside or connected via meaning of socket to projectile from outside. The space between the outer surface of... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7900622 | Paintball marker with user selectable firing modes A paintball marker with a barrel that is coupled to a receiver. The marker may include a grip assembly in which an electronic circuit is disposed. The electronic circuit is configured to actuate launching of a projectile responsive to the trigger moving to the firin... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7886731 | Compressed gas gun having reduced breakaway-friction and high pressure dynamic separable seal flow control device A reduced breakaway-friction flow control and valving device for a compressed gas-powered projectile accelerator is disclosed having an improved means of reducing break-away friction, an improved sealing arrangement, and self-contained modular components to improve ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7882830 | Cost effective paintball gun system A paintball gun system comprises a bolt defining a propellant passageway and a gun body defining the following elements: a receptacle for receiving the bolt, a firing charge storage chamber adjacent to but separate from the bolt receptacle, a gas inlet port, a first... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7866310 | Rapidly removable bolt for a paintball marker A pneumatic gun with easily removable bolt. A bolt is coupled to a bolt pin to be introduced into the rear of a receiver of the pneumatic gun. The striker defines a notch to receive the bolt pin the notch is open ended towards the rear of the gun. A cap is coupled t... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866309 | Single-chamber type firing mechanism of paintball gun A firing assembly of a paintball gun includes a piston, a spring, and a valve installed in a chamber in a frame of the paintball gun. The piston is a bar-like member having front member, a connection member, and a rear member. The connection member is smaller than t... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7861701 | Shooting device for air guns and paintball guns An improved shooting device for air guns and paintball guns comprises a gun barrel sheathed into a sliding base of a breech of a gun, a tension spring installed at the front end, a bullet supplying device installed at the rear end, an opener connected to the rear of... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861702 | Gas air operated with draw back boring toy long-barrelled gun The present utility model relates to a gas air operated with draw back boring toy long-barrelled gun. Its firing module, ammunition box module and trigger module are installed in the main body of the gun, wherein a rifle bolt main body is provided inside the firing ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7836873 | Bolt with reduced impact to incoming projectile An improved bolt construction for use in a paintball marker assembly is provided. The improved bolt assembly is generally formed to include a cut-out in the top surface thereof along its leading edge. The cut-out has a size and shape that functions in an manner that... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7806113 | Compressed gas projectile accelerator having multiple projectile velocity settings A compressed gas projectile accelerator that includes a velocity adjustment mechanism and/or method configured to allow the compressed gas projectile accelerator to expel projectiles between a first velocity setting and a second velocity setting. The velocity adjust... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7784456 | Air-compressed bullet gun assembly An air-compressed bullet gun assembly with a length-reduced gun barrel is provided, including a barrel body, a bullet-firing device, a blocking element and a rear cover. The barrel body includes a hollow tube which further includes a 1st blocking flange a... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784455 | Reusable pellet shooting grenade The present invention is an improved grenade which launches a plurality of pellet projectiles. The grenade includes a housing containing at least one spiral launch tube, said launch tube having a breech end and a muzzle end. A plurality of projectiles are loaded in ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7779826 | Paintball gun A paintball gun which is simplified in structure and improved in gas efficiency comprises a two-stage pneumatic propulsion, a rear end of the paintball feeder is engaged in an inner groove of the pushing rod, such arrangements facilitates smooth flow of the gas in t... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7770571 | Anti-jam mechanism An anti-jam firing mechanism comprises a front bolt movable between a first position and a second position, in which a crossover point is positioned between the first position and the second position. The front bolt is operative to engage a frangible projectile, suc... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7765999 | Paintball marker with convertible mechanical and electronic cartridges An apparatus for firing a projectile, such as a paintball, that comprises a trigger frame assembly that is detachable from either a mechanical cartridge or an electronic cartridge. The trigger frame assembly includes a trigger, a sear, and a frame on which the trigg... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7762247 | Paintball gun and firing assembly A firing assembly for a paintball gun has a dynamic piston assembly that moves forward relative to a stationary guide assembly as the gun is being fired. The piston assembly contains a compressed gas storage compartment located entirely within the piston assembly. A... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7757681 | Safety paintball gun regulator Paintball regulators of the present invention receive higher pressure gas from a gas canister, output lower pressure gas to a gun body, but resist violent separation if inadvertently disassembled. The paintball regulators include a hollow valve body, a plug seat fix... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7735479 | Hollow tube paintball marker A paintball marker for launching a paintball using a bolt with an internal impact ring for contacting a power tube sized to fit within the bolt. The power tube has an internal gas passage for supplying launching gas to the paintball and an external striking surface ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7721722 | Water-powered toy guns and method A toy gun is operated by water under pressure, supplied from a conveniently available source of water under pressure, such as a garden hose connected to a municipal water supply, a household water supply, or a similar source of water under pressure, to launch a proj... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7721723 | Valve assembly for paintball guns and the like, and improved guns incorporating the assembly A gun preferably designed to rapidly fire paint balls includes a single valve assembly that is inserted into and removed from the gun body. The valve assembly includes a low pressure ram passing through a longitudinal center or core of the assembly, and is capable o... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712463 | Self-regulating valve assembly A self-regulating valve assembly for a compressed gas gun includes a valve housing and a valve body disposed within the valve housing. The rearward end of the valve body defined an outlet port. The forward end of the valve body defines a gas balance reservoir open t... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712464 | Valve for paint ball guns A valve for paint ball guns includes a case for receiving a first piston rod therein in which a first end of a second piston rod is movably received. The case includes several chambers defined therein so as to introduce pressurized air into the barrel of the paint b... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708002 | Pressurized air shooting device An air pressure gun to shoot a projectile, such as a golf ball, long distances using pressurized air. A flapper makes an airtight seal with an air duct to prevent air from leaking out of an air chamber. When a triggering mechanism releases the flapper, pressurized a... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7699047 | Paintball marker with tool box A paintball marker with a barrel that is coupled to a receiver. A valve arrangement is provided to selectively vent gas to propel projectiles through the barrel responsive to actuation of a firing mechanism. The marker may include a tool box that is capable of being... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7658186 | Multi-purposes mechanism for shooting apparatus A multi-purposes mechanism for shooting apparatus includes a gun body, a barrel, a shooting member, and a rear cap. The gun body comprises a hollow tube perpendicularly interconnecting with a first loading hole at a center portion of the hollow tube. A first stage i... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7640925 | Pneumatic assembly for a paintball gun A pneumatic assembly for a paintball gun preferably includes a bolt slidably arranged on a valve stem. The bolt is preferably moveable between an open and a closed position. The bolt preferably provides a firing mechanism for the paintball gun by permitting compress... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7628148 | Shooting mechanism for paint ball gun A shooting mechanism of a paint ball gun includes a valve located in the air tube of the gun and the valve is composed of a first member and a second member. A piston rod movably extends through the valve. The first member includes a shoulder extends radially and in... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7624726 | Valve for compressed gas gun A valve body is provided defining housing a moveable valve spool having a first end and a second end. The valve spool forms a gas balance chamber within the valve body. The valve spool has an end for closing an opening in the valve body. A channel running through th... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7614394 | Pneumatic toy gun and air valve thereof A pneumatic toy gun includes a pneumatic assembly and an air valve. The pneumatic assembly has an air intake duct to receive high pressure gas and includes a first duct, a rear push rod, a front push rod and a harness element. A first gas chamber is formed between t... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7603995 | Bolt with reduced impact to incoming projectile An improved bolt construction for use in a paintball marker assembly is provided. The improved bolt assembly is generally formed to include a cut-out in the top surface thereof along its leading edge. The cut-out has a size and shape that functions in an manner that... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7600509 | Paintball gun system with secure quick-connect pressure coupling A paintball gun system comprises a gun body and a propellant tank interconnected by a quick-change coupling. The quick-change coupling partially defines a fluid pathway between the tank and the gun body in that it is included in a sequence of components from the tan... | 10/13/2009 |
