U.S. patent application number 11/063422 was filed with the patent office on 2006-10-26 for compressed gas gun.
Invention is credited to Yiauguo Gan.
Application Number | 20060236992 11/063422 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37185563 |
Filed Date | 2006-10-26 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060236992 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Gan; Yiauguo |
October 26, 2006 |
Compressed gas gun
Abstract
A compressed gas gun includes a housing having a gun barrel and
a handle portion, and a projectile feeding tube having a bore and
one or more slits to form one or more spring blades and having an
outer thread. A receptacle may receive projectiles and includes a
pipe engageable into the projectile feeding tube, and a control
ferrule includes an inner thread for threading with the outer
thread of the projectile feeding tube, and for detachably securing
the pipe of the receptacle to the projectile feeding tube, and for
allowing the pipes of the receptacles of various sizes or outer
diameters may be changeably engaged into the projectile feeding
tube, and selectively secured to the projectile feeding tube.
Inventors: |
Gan; Yiauguo; (Taichung,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
CHARLES E. BAXLEY, ESQ.
90 JOHN STREET
THIRD FLOOR
NEW YORK
NY
10038
US
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Family ID: |
37185563 |
Appl. No.: |
11/063422 |
Filed: |
February 22, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
124/73 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41A 17/38 20130101;
F41B 11/52 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
124/073 |
International
Class: |
F41B 11/00 20060101
F41B011/00 |
Claims
1. A compressed gas gun comprising: a housing including a gun
barrel provided in front thereof, and including a handle portion
provided to bottom of said housing and having a trigger for
operating said gas gun, and including a projectile feeding tube
provided thereon, said projectile feeding tube including a bore
formed therein, and at least one slit formed therein, to define at
least one spring blade, and including an outer thread provided
thereon, a receptacle for receiving projectiles therein, including
a pipe extended downwardly therefrom, and engageable into said bore
of said projectile feeding tube, and a control ferrule including an
inner thread formed therein, for threading with said outer thread
of said projectile feeding tube, and for detachably securing said
pipe of said receptacle to said projectile feeding tube.
2. The compressed gas gun as claimed in claim 1, wherein said
housing includes an opening formed therein, said projectile feeding
tube includes a lower portion engaged within said opening of said
housing, for securing to said housing.
3. The compressed gas gun as claimed in claim 2, wherein said
projectile feeding tube includes at least one projection extended
from said lower portion thereof, for engaging with said housing,
and for anchoring said projectile feeding tube to said housing.
4. The compressed gas gun as claimed in claim 3, wherein said
housing includes at least one notch formed therein, to receive said
at least one projection of said projectile feeding tube.
5. The compressed gas gun as claimed in claim 3, wherein said
housing includes at least one fastener secured thereto, and engaged
with said at least one projection of said projectile feeding tube,
to secure said projectile feeding tube to said housing.
6. The compressed gas gun as claimed in claim 2, wherein said
housing includes two lower side flanges and two end edges to form
said opening thereof, and to engage with said lower portion of said
projectile feeding tube.
7. The compressed gas gun as claimed in claim 1, wherein said
projectile feeding tube and said control ferrule each includes an
inclined surface formed therein, and having said outer thread and
said inner thread formed therein, for allowing said at least one
spring blade of said projectile feeding tube to be solidly forced
toward and against said pipe of said receptacle.
8. The compressed gas gun as claimed in claim 1, wherein said
housing includes a coupler coupled to a hose, for coupling to a
compressed air reservoir.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a compressed gas gun or a
paint bullet gun, and more particularly to a compressed gas gun
having an improved projectile feeding tube for attaching magazines
or receptacles of various shapes or sizes or diameters thereto.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Typical compressed gas guns comprise a gun body, a stock, a
trigger, a bullet loading guide, and a sight rack, in which the
bullet loading guide is secured onto the upper gun barrel, for
supplying projectiles or bullets into the gun barrel one at a time.
Normally, a compressed air reservoir is coupled to the stock or
handle portion of the gas gun, for supplying compressed air to
force or to shoot the projectiles or bullets out of the gun
barrel.
[0005] For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,347,622 to Hsueh discloses one
of the typical compressed gas guns comprising an upper gun barrel
provided on top of a gun body, and one or more bullet loading
guides selectively attachable to the gun barrel. For example, the
receptacle provided on the bullet loading guide may be
perpendicularly extended up from the bullet loading guide, or may
be obliquely extended from the bullet loading guide at 45.degree.
angle or elevation.
[0006] However, the receptacles are solidly fixed and provided on
the bullet loading guide, and may not be changed to different
diameters, such that the magazines or receptacles, for receiving
paint bullets or projectiles therein, that have various shapes or
sizes or diameters may not be suitably attached to the bullet
loading guide.
[0007] U.S. Pat. No. 6,408,836 to Ming-Hsien discloses another
typical compressed gas gun comprising an upper gun barrel provided
on top of a gun body, and a bullet feeding device detachably or
selectively attachable to the gun barrel. However, similarly, the
feeding tubes of the bullet feeding device are also solidly fixed
and provided on the bullet feeding device, and may not be changed
to different diameters, such that the magazines or receptacles, for
receiving paint bullets or projectiles therein, that have various
shapes or sizes or diameters also may not be suitably attached to
the bullet feeding device.
[0008] U.S. Pat. No. 6,553,983 to Li discloses a further typical
compressed gas gun comprising an upper gun barrel provided on top
of a gun body, and a ball feeding tube solidly provided and fixed
or attached to the gun barrel. However, similarly, the ball feeding
tube is also solidly fixed and provided on the gun body or the gun
barrel, and may not be changed to different diameters, such that
the magazines or receptacles, for receiving paint bullets or
projectiles therein, that have various shapes or sizes or diameters
also may not be suitably attached to the bullet feeding device.
[0009] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate
the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional compressed
gas guns.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a compressed gas gun including an improved projectile feeding tube
for attaching magazines or receptacles of various shapes or sizes
or diameters thereto.
[0011] In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is
provided a compressed gas gun comprising a housing including a gun
barrel provided in front thereof, and including a handle portion
provided to bottom of the housing and having a trigger for
operating the gas gun, and including a projectile feeding tube
provided thereon, the projectile feeding tube including a bore
formed therein, and at least one slit formed therein, to define at
least one spring blade, and including an outer thread provided
thereon, a receptacle for receiving projectiles therein, including
a pipe extended downwardly therefrom, and engageable into the bore
of the projectile feeding tube, and a control ferrule including an
inner thread formed therein, for threading with the outer thread of
the projectile feeding tube, and for detachably securing the pipe
of the receptacle to the projectile feeding tube. The pipes of the
receptacles of various sizes or outer diameters may be changeably
engaged into the projectile feeding tube, and selectively secured
to the projectile feeding tube.
[0012] The housing includes an opening formed therein, the
projectile feeding tube includes a lower portion engaged within the
opening of the housing, for securing to the housing. The projectile
feeding tube includes at least one projection extended from the
lower portion thereof, for engaging with the housing, and for
anchoring the projectile feeding tube to the housing.
[0013] The housing includes at least one notch formed therein, to
receive the projection of the projectile feeding tube. The housing
includes at least one fastener secured thereto, and engaged with
the projection of the projectile feeding tube, to secure the
projectile feeding tube to the housing.
[0014] The housing includes two lower side flanges and two end
edges to form the opening thereof, and to engage with the lower
portion of the projectile feeding tube. The projectile feeding tube
and the control ferrule each includes an inclined surface formed
therein, and having the outer thread and the inner thread formed
therein, for allowing the spring blade of the projectile feeding
tube to be solidly forced toward and against the pipe of the
receptacle. The housing includes a coupler coupled to a hose, for
coupling to a compressed air reservoir.
[0015] Further objectives and advantages of the present invention
will become apparent from a careful reading of the detailed
description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the
accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a compressed gas gun in
accordance with the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 2 is a partial plan view of the compressed gas gun;
[0018] FIG. 3 is a partial exploded view of the compressed gas
gun;
[0019] FIG. 4 is a partial cross sectional view of the compressed
gas gun, taken along lines 4-4 of FIG. 1;
[0020] FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view of the
compressed gas gun as shown in FIG. 4;
[0021] FIG. 6 is a partial cross sectional view similar to FIG. 4,
illustrating the operation of the compressed gas gun; and
[0022] FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view of the
compressed gas gun as shown in FIG. 6.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0023] Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIG. a
compressed gas gun 1 in accordance with the present invention
comprises a gun body or housing 10, a gun barrel 11 formed or
provided on top or in front of the housing 10, a stock or handle
portion 12 provided or attached to bottom of the housing 10, and
having a trigger 13 for triggering or operating the gas gun 1.
[0024] The housing 10 includes a port or coupler 20 coupled to a
hose 21, for coupling to a compressed air reservoir, such as a
compressed air tank 22 which may supply compressed air into the
inner chamber 14 of the housing 10 or the gun barrel 11 (FIG. 3),
in order to force or to shoot the projectiles or bullets out of the
gun barrel 11. The above-described structure is typical and will
not be described in further details.
[0025] The housing 10 further includes an opening 15 formed and
provided on top of the housing 10 or the gun barrel 11 (FIG. 3),
and defined by two lower side flanges 16, and two end or a front
edge 17 and a rear edge 17, it is preferable that each of the end
or front and rear edges 17 includes a notch 18 formed therein, also
best shown in FIG. 3.
[0026] A projectile feeding tube 30 includes a lower portion 31
engaged or seated within the opening 15 of the housing 10 or the
gun barrel 11, and engageable with the side flanges 16 and the end
or front and rear edges 17 of the housing 10, and includes one or
more, such as two projections 32 extended from the lower portion 31
thereof, for engaging into the notches 18 of the end or front and
rear edges 17 of the housing 10 or the gun barrel 11, and secured
to the housing 10 or the gun barrel 11 with one or more fasteners
19 or latches or the like.
[0027] For example, the latches or the fasteners 19 may be attached
or threaded or secured to the end or front and rear edges 17 of the
housing 10 or the gun barrel 11, and may be engaged with the
projections 32 of the projectile feeding tube 30, in order to
detachably secure the projectile feeding tube 30 to the housing 10
or the gun barrel 11.
[0028] The projectile feeding tube 30 includes a bore 33 formed
therein, and one or more slits 34 formed in an outer peripheral
portion thereof, to form or define one or more spring blades 35,
and includes an outer thread 36 formed or provided thereon. The
engagements of the projections 32 of the projectile feeding tube 30
in the notches 18 of the housing 10 may anchor the projectile
feeding tube 30 to the housing 10, and may prevent the projectile
feeding tube 30 from being rotated relative to the housing 10.
[0029] A magazine or receptacle 40 is provided for receiving paint
bullets or projectiles therein, and includes a pipe 41 extended
downwardly therefrom, and engageable into the bore 33 of the
projectile feeding tube 30. A control ferrule 37 includes an inner
thread 38 formed therein, for threading with the outer thread 36 of
the projectile feeding tube 30 (FIGS. 4-7), and for solidly
securing the pipe 41 of the magazine or receptacle 40 to the
projectile feeding tube 30.
[0030] For example, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, before the control
ferrule 37 is tightly threaded with the outer thread 36 of the
projectile feeding tube 30, the spring blades 35 of the projectile
feeding tube 30 are not forced toward or against the pipe 41 of the
magazine or receptacle 40, such that the pipes 41 of the
receptacles 40 of various shapes or sizes or diameters may be
engaged into the bore 33 of the projectile feeding tube 30.
[0031] As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the control ferrule 37 is
tightly threaded with the outer thread 36 of the projectile feeding
tube 30, the spring blades 35 of the projectile feeding tube 30 may
be forced toward or against the pipe 41 of the magazine or
receptacle 40, in order to solidly secure the pipes 41 of the
receptacles 40 of various sizes or diameters to the projectile
feeding tube 30.
[0032] As best shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, it is preferable that the
projectile feeding tube 30 and the control ferrule 37 each includes
an inclined surface 39 formed or provided therein, and having the
outer thread 36 and the inner thread 38 formed therein, for
allowing the spring blades 35 of the projectile feeding tube 30 to
be solidly forced toward or against the pipe 41 of the receptacle
40, and thus to allow the pipes 41 of the receptacles 40 to be
solidly secured to the projectile feeding tube 30.
[0033] It is to be noted that the other projectile feeding tubes 30
having bores 33 of different inner diameters may also be
selectively or changeably secured to the housing 10 or the gun
barrel 11, for allowing the other pipes 41 of the receptacles 40 of
various sizes or diameters to be selectively or changeably secured
to the projectile feeding tube 30.
[0034] Accordingly, the compressed gas gun in accordance with the
present invention includes an improved projectile feeding tube for
attaching magazines or receptacles of various shapes or sizes or
diameters thereto.
[0035] Although this invention has been described with a certain
degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present
disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous
changes in the detailed construction and the combination and
arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the
spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
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