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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7428899 | Device for storing projectile balls and feeding them into the projectile chamber of a gun The invention relates to a device for feeding ball-like ammunition, so-called paint balls, into the projectile chamber of a sporting arm. The magazine is arranged separately from the arm and is connected to same by means of a feeder tube. A motor-driven feeder feeds... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7415977 | Three-in-one high-pressure gas cylinder magazine A three-in-one high-pressure gas cylinder magazine. A high-pressure gas cylinder is installed within a holding cavity, and held firmly using a fine tuning knob and securing cover. A spring mount and a securing seat are disposed within a pellet guide cavity defined p... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7357130 | Spring-assisted paintball loader A mechanism for feeding uniformly-sized spherical projectiles such as paintballs into a gun adapted to shoot said projectiles is positioned in a lower region of a paintball-holding magazine, and includes a spinning body in the form of a spool from the peripheral sid... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7322347 | Adjustable capacity loader for paintball markers Each one of a set of substitutable paintball magazines of different capacities can be quickly mounted on a universal coupling base plugged into the projectile feeding port of a paintball marker. The coupling base incorporates a motor whose shaft connects to a paintb... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7270120 | Hopperless paintball loading device Each of a set of substitutable paintball magazines quickly attaches to a coupling feeder mounted on the ammunition intake port of a paintball marker, replacing the traditional hopper and sets of paintball cartridges. The coupling feeder includes a motor-driven paint... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270121 | Paintball backpack hopper with positive feed device to deliver paintballs to a paintball gun without jamming problems This invention is directed toward a device and method of providing a substantial quantity of paintballs to a paintball gun in a manner which minimizes the target silhouette of the user and allows him/her to supply the paintball gun with relative ease, safety, and ef... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7222617 | Device for storing projectile balls and feeding them into the projectile chamber of a hand gun The invention relates to a device for feeding ball-like ammunition, so-called paint balls, into the projectile chamber of a sporting arm. The magazine is arranged separately from the arm and is connected to same by means of a feeder tube. A motor-driven feeder feeds... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7066369 | Propellant container for setting tools and an internal combustion driven setting tool The present invention relates to a propellant container (2) for an internal combustion operated setting tool (10) having a housing (21) and a housing internal space (22) for receiving a propellant (23). A portable electrical power ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017569 | Paintball marker loader apparatus A loader apparatus for use with a paintball marker having a paintball inlet is provided. The loader apparatus includes a base attachable to the paintball marker, a cartridge removably attachable to the base, a motive means and a delivery conduit. The cartridge inclu... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6978776 | Multiple column helical feeder A loader stores and loads round objects is presented. The loader includes a screw and a drive tube. The screw has a helical groove. The helical groove winds in a first direction. The drive tube has multiple helical grooves on an inner surface of the drive tube. The ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6889680 | Differential detection system for controlling feed of a paintball loader The present invention is directed to a ball feed mechanism for use in a paintball loader. The ball feed mechanism includes a feeder which conveys or impels balls toward a feed neck, and a drive member which is concentric with the impeller. The feeder is coupled to t... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6729322 | Compressed gas-powered gun simulating the recoil of a conventional firearm A compressed gas powered gun provides recoil simulating the recoil of a gun firing gunpowder propelled projectiles. The valve assembly provides both consistent shot to shot pressure, and rearward gas pressure for generating recoil. Preferred embodiments of the compr... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6644293 | Paintball marker loader apparatus In one aspect, the invention is directed to a loader apparatus for use with a paintball marker including a base attachable to the marker, a cartridge removably attachable to the base and a delivery conduit. The base includes a motor, which drives a driven... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6494194 | Multi-charge gas-cylinder pistol The present invention relates to compressed gas-operated firearms and more particularly to repeating gas cylinder pistols with conveyer feed of bullets for shooting. The pistol comprises a hollow pistol frame (1) made integral with a grip (3) and a trigge... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6327953 | Device for storing projectile balls and for feeding them to the projectile chamber of a hand weapon A device for storing projectile balls and for feeding them to the projectile chamber of a hand weapon (1), with a ball container (3), with a conveying tube (2) which is connected at one end to the latter and the other end of which leads to the weapon (1),... | 12/11/2001 |
| 5954042 | Paintball loader A loader mountable below the barrel of a semi-automatic paintball gun for feeding a supply of paintballs into the firing chamber of the paintball gun against the force of gravity. The loader includes a mechanically driven rotating paddle wheel that moves ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5884615 | Dual mode ammunition loading air or gas-powered gun A dual mode ammunition loading air or gas-powered gun. The gun is conceived for shooting manually loaded small bullets shot by shot, or for alternatively acting as a repeating weapon for spherical ammunition (2) fed from a loader (4), dispensed one by one... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5544641 | Arrow storing means and aiming means for a crossbow The present invention provides an arrow storing device and an aiming device for a crossbow, the arrow storing device has a magazine in which a plurality of arrows are received, and which is replaceably engaged in a frame of the crossbow. The magazine has ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5535829 | Repeating injector for fire extinguishing gas In order to carry out a fire extinguishing operation by ejecting a fire extinguishing gas having cooling and oxygen deficiency functions and a high fire extinguishing capacity from a plurality of cylinders in succession, a repeating injector is provided w... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5280777 | Arrow holding and loading device for archery bows An arrow holding and loading device for an archery bow has a frame to be bolted to the bow so that it can support a carriage that moves horizontally from left to right at the arrow plate side of the riser, through a window in the arrow plate side of the r... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5150701 | Air gun with rotary magazine The body 12 of an air gun accommodates a removable magazine 16 immediately behind the breech 14, for pellets to be loaded one at a time from the magazine into the breech. The magazine comprises a drum 33 which is rotatably mounted within a housing 31 and ... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5107819 | Arrow holding and loading device for archery bows An arrow holding and loading device for an archery bow has a frame to be bolted to the bow so that it can support a carriage that moves horizontally from left to right at the arrow plate side of the riser, through a window in the arrow plate side of the r... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4986251 | Airgun magazine A magazine for an air gun comprises an outer case, a circular pellet carrier rotatably mounted in the outer case, and a cover that is pivotally mounted on the outer case. A coil spring resiliently biases the pellet carrier towards an end position. To load... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4955355 | Arrow holding and loading device for archery bows An arrow holding and loading device for an archery bow has a frame to be bolted to the bow so that it can support a carriage that moves horizontally from left to right at the arrow plate side of the riser, through a window in the arrow plate side of the r... | 09/11/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4823762 | Arrow holding and loading device for archery bows An arrow holding and loading device for an archery bow has a frame to be bolted to the bow so that it can support a carriage that moves horizontally from left to right at the front of the bow to automatically shift a follow-up arrow into shooting position... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4662345 | Semi-automatic crossbow apparatus and method Apparatus and method of providing for a semi-automatic crossbow embodying a new cocking device and a new magazine. The cocking device consists of a pulley system mounted to the frame of the crossbow and operated by a filament. The crossbow is cocked by ho... | 05/05/1987 |