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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079356 | Pneumatic projectile launching apparatus with partition-loading apparatus An improved pneumatic launching apparatus is disclosed having both a partition apparatus for enabling a projectile, such as filled capsules used in paintball, marking devices or crowd control, to be loaded and readied for expulsion and a venting-pressure regulator. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7392802 | Paintball gun loading device A paintball gun loading device includes a main body, a tightening ring and a retaining ring. The main body has a first clamping section and a second clamping section. The first clamping section comprises a first inclined surface and the second clamping section compr... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7318428 | Paint ball gun having paint ball dispenser with threaded connector A paint ball gun is disclosed including a dispenser having a locking connector designed to lockingly engage a locking connector on a gun feed tube or one end of a hollow connecting member. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7278417 | Device and method for illuminating luminescent paintballs A device 10 for illuminating luminescent paintballs before the paintballs are projected down the barrel of a paintball gun includes a conduit 12 configured to form a forty-five degree angle to promote the arranging of luminescent paintballs into a sing... | 10/09/2007 |
| RE39805 | Air gun This invention can make a valve compact in function and improve using efficiency of a compressed gas and make an air gun compact. To achieve this object, an air gun is constructed by a hit pin arranged in a cylinder portion, a valve body arranged within a hollow por... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252080 | Paintball gun loading device A paintball gun loading device includes a gun body, a loading member and a funnel. The loading member comprises a fixture at an upper portion thereof. The fixture comprises a circular trough with a plurality of slots along the circular trough. A clamp sleeved on the... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7213724 | Table tennis ball delivery device A table tennis ball delivery device adapted to be secured to or adjacent the side of a table tennis table for directing a ball to a player upon the activation of a switch by the player. The device includes a chamber for carrying a supply of table tennis balls, a bal... | 05/08/2007 |
| 6684873 | Paint ball gun magazine with tilt sensor A paint ball gun includes an agitator mounted on the end of a rotary motor shaft. Rotational direction of the motor shaft is controlled by an electronic circuit responsive to a tilt sensor. The inclusion of tilt sensor provides an enhanced paint ball gun ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6637422 | Ball launching apparatus A ball launching apparatus configured to launch balls to a user. The ball launching apparatus is configured such that a user may change an angle of trajectory T of launched balls by simply resting the ball launching apparatus on one of two different base ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6467473 | Paintball feeders The present invention provides jam free paintball feeding systems for use with a paintball gun. Such paintball feeder systems include a feeder for feeding paintballs to a paintball gun which includes a first compliant moveable component, such as a rotatin... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6152125 | Multi-barreled rapid fire BB gun A multi-barreled rapid fire gun and method of use for firing a plurality of projectiles contained within a container releasably connected to the gun. The gun includes at least one barrel for receiving the projectiles from the supply. A supply of gas is co... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6065460 | Dual-pressure electronic paintball gun A gas-powered paintball gun has two pressure regulators which supply two different gas pressures for gun operation: a lower-pressure gas for quickly but gently loading balls into the chamber of the gun, and a high-pressure gas for consistently and efficie... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6026797 | Air gun This invention can make a valve compact in function and improve using efficiency of a compressed gas and make an air gun compact. To achieve this object, an air gun is constructed by a hit pin arranged in a cylinder portion, a valve body arranged within a... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5996564 | Disc discharging device A disc discharging toy includes a body having a hand grip; a plurality of resilient discs; a magazine mounted on the body and containing the plurality of resilient discs in a stacked position; and a single drive roller driven by a motor and imparting a di... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5967133 | Pneumatically operated projectile launching device The pneumatically operated projectile launching device is preferably comprised of three principal elements: a body which houses and interconnects all of the pneumatic components and also houses the electrical power source, a grip mounted to the body which... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5878736 | Dual-pressure electronic paintball gun A gas-powered paintball gun has two pressure regulators which supply two different gas pressures for gun operation: a lower-pressure gas for quickly but gently loading balls into the chamber of the gun, and a high-pressure gas for consistently and efficie... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5794606 | Ram feed ammo box A feed mechanism for use with a paintball gun having an infeed tube for receiving paintballs that are to be fired from the paintball gun. The feed mechanism includes a storage container, a feeder tube, a feed structure, an electric motor and a switch for ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5771874 | Clay target traps There is a machine for launching clay shooting targets. The machine comprises a target storage magazine, a delivery plate adjacent the base of said magazine and a user controllable delivery mechanism adapted to unload either one or a pair of said targets ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5722382 | Loading plate for a repeat-air rifle for pellets and ammunition An improved loading plate for a repeat-air rifle for pellets or ammunition including a loading plate positioned vertically in front of a compression chamber of the rifle, a first rectangular, slightly curved plate coinciding with a curvature of a barrel o... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5611322 | Disc discharging toy A disc discharging toy for discharging discs is provided which comprises a plurality of resilient discs, a magazine for holding the discs in a stacked position, a forcibly feeding device for forcibly feeding the discs so held in the supply portion piece b... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5520171 | Indexing helical magazine An indexing helical magazine for use with delicate projectiles, such as pellets and paint balls. The magazine has a housing with a helical rib extending partially into the housing. A carrier for the projectiles is rotatably coupled within the housing and ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5490493 | Machine for delivering balls, especially tennis balls A machine for delivering balls, especially tennis balls, has a ball feeder (6) to feed individual balls (5) from a ball magazine (2) to a ball ejector (3) and a machine intrinsic feed controller (30) for sending internal control signals, controlling the b... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5471967 | Disc discharging toy A disc discharging toy for discharging discs is provided which comprises a plurality of resilient discs, a magazine for holding the discs in a stacked position, a forcibly feeding device for forcibly feeding the discs so held in the supply portion piece b... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5381928 | Action toy water weapons An action toy system including a capsule for containing water having an orifice and a plunger and a spring loaded mechanism for driving the water from the orifice. The action toy may be configured as a shotgun accepting a plurality of prefilled shell caps... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5327878 | Device for holding spherical projectiles A device for holding spherical projectiles in position is described. The two-pronged or fingered device is made up of resilient, elastic, tough and durable material such as elastomers of the class of rubber and which are dimensionally recuperative after b... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5284274 | Action toy water gun An action to system including a capsule for containing water having an office and a plunger and a spring loaded mechanism for driving the water from the orifice. The action toy may be configured as a shotgun accepting a plurality of prefilled shell capsul... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5251906 | Fireball amusement game A new and innovative game for the amusement industry comprises a gun which players use to guide a stream of balls to an intended target or objective. A revolving turntable feeds a plurality of balls one at a time into a tube where a motorized pinch wheel ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5165383 | Gun with pivoting barrel, projectile loader, and trigger interlock A gun includes a frame and a pivoting barrel assembly which is releasably latched in a firing position by a pair of flexible and resilient latches on the barrel assembly which engage shoulders on the frame. A trigger is slidably mounted on the frame for m... | 11/24/1992 |
| 4922885 | Pitching machine A machine for pitching baseballs includes two discs which are mounted on independently rotatable shafts. The discs have urethane at their peripheries. The spacing between the shafts can be adjusted in order to set the width of a gap between the discs. A b... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4896646 | Automated feeder for a ball propelling machine The invention feeds balls to a connected ball propelling machine, such as those used to propel softballs and baseballs. The feeder includes a chute angled with respect to gravity so that balls loaded into an upper end thereof tend to travel through the ch... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4854294 | Pressure-assisted blow gun A hunting or target practice blow gun includes a source of pressurized air or gas and a breath operated valve for connecting the pressurized gas to the blow gun tube to propel a dart or projectile with a force and velocity greater than is possible when us... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4850328 | Air gun An air gun, especially an air pistol, with a piston (2) movable in a weapon housing in a pressure chamber and adapted to be brought to a cocking position against a spring pressure by a cocking arrangement (7, 8, 9) that engages said piston (2). The barrel... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4723532 | Football throwing machine A machine for repetitively throwing footballs by means of spaced apart confronting surfaces of spinning wheels. The machine includes a magazine with clamps for holding a plurality of footballs fixed in predetermined alignment for transfer for eventual thr... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4696347 | Arrangement for propulsion liquids over long distances An arrangement for propelling liquids over long distances involves enclosing liquid in a plurality of thin plastic spheres having a dimpled surface. The liquid containing spheres are propelled over substantial distances by shooting them from a pipe by mea... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4672942 | Target throwing apparatus An apparatus for propelling metal cans into the air for target use with a BB gun utilizes a motor-driven launching wheel having a resilient perimeter, and a gripping surface spaced apart from the perimeter by a distance equal to the diameter of the can to... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4669444 | Ball tossing apparatus A ball tossing apparatus which automatically varies the direction of successive tosses is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a ball feeding unit and a ball tossing unit. The ball tossing unit comprises a housing which is pivotally mounted on a stand. A ca... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4664094 | Apparatus for throwing objects In a training device for sports equipment, especially for serving tennis balls, the balls are supplied from a storage container through a laterally pivotable charging opening to a ball supply device. The ball supply device includes an endless belt circula... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4646709 | Ball throwing machine A ball throwing machine comprises a pipe (4) for supplying balls (5) and an impeller (9) with a hammer (10) fitted on a drive shaft (8). There is provided a follower (11) to which are cantilevered two support tabs (15) adapted to receive and retain the ba... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4607605 | Projectile distributor for centrifugal launcher A distributor for feeding projectiles to the trajectory of a projectile engaging vane carried by a cylindrical gun in a centrifugal launcher of the type including a rotor having an open central zone, the distributor being defined by a support provided wit... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4602608 | Supply apparatus for a semi-automatic compressed gas device which fires projectiles A supply mechanism for gas projectile firing devices includes: a magazine having a storage column for projectiles and a transfer slide for moving projectiles from a column to a position in line with the firing chamber; a mobile element having a transfer b... | 07/29/1986 |
