U.S. patent application number 11/063400 was filed with the patent office on 2006-11-16 for compressed gas gun device.
Invention is credited to Yiauguo Gan.
Application Number | 20060254571 11/063400 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37417898 |
Filed Date | 2006-11-16 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060254571 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Gan; Yiauguo |
November 16, 2006 |
Compressed gas gun device
Abstract
A compressed gas gun device includes a housing having a gun
barrel and a handle portion, and a projectile feeding tube having
an inclined surface. A receptacle may receive projectiles and
includes a pipe engageable into the projectile feeding tube, a
sleeve is engaged between the pipe and the projectile feeding tube
and includes an inclined surface for engaging with the inclined
surface of the projectile feeding tube, and for allowing the sleeve
to be deeply engaged into the projectile feeding tube by a sliding
engagement of the inclined surfaces of the projectile feeding tube
and the sleeve. A control ferrule may detachably secure the pipe of
the receptacle 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: |
37417898 |
Appl. No.: |
11/063400 |
Filed: |
February 22, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
124/74 ;
124/41.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41B 11/52 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
124/074 ;
124/041.1 |
International
Class: |
F41F 1/00 20060101
F41F001/00 |
Claims
1. A compressed gas gun device 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 device, and including a projectile feeding
tube provided thereon, and including an opening formed therein, and
including two lower side flanges and two end edges to form said
opening thereof, and including at least one notch formed therein,
said projectile feeding tube including a lower portion engaged
within said opening of said housing for securing to said housing,
and including a bore formed therein, and including an inclined
surface formed therein, and including an outer thread provided
thereon, said projectile feeding tube including at least one
projection extended from said lower portion thereof for engaging
into said at least one notch of said housing and for engaging with
said housing and for anchoring said projectile feeding tube to said
housing, at least one fastener secured to said housing and engaged
with said at least one projection of said projectile feeding tube
to secure said projectile feeding tube to said housing, said
housing including a coupler coupled to a hose, for coupling to a
compressed air reservoir, a receptacle for receiving projectiles
therein, including a pipe extended downwardly therefrom, and
engageable into said bore of said projectile feeding tube, a sleeve
engaged into said bore of said projectile feeding tube, and
including an inclined surface formed thereon for engaging with said
inclined surface of said projectile feeding tube, and for allowing
said sleeve to be engaged into said bore of said projectile feeding
tube by a sliding engagement of said inclined surfaces of said
projectile feeding tube and said sleeve, and said sleeve including
a slit formed therein to increase a resilience of said sleeve, and
including a knurled inner peripheral surface formed therein for
frictionally engaging with said pipe, and a control ferrule
including an inner thread formed therein, for threading with said
outer thread of said projectile feeding tube, and including an
inner peripheral flange extended therein, for engaging with said
sleeve, and for forcing said sleeve into said bore of said
projectile feeding tube, and for detachably securing said pipe of
said receptacle to said projectile feeding tube.
2-9. (canceled)
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a compressed gas gun device
or a paint bullet gun, and more particularly to a compressed gas
gun device 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 Hsuch 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. 6,408,835 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 device 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 device 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 device, and including a projectile feeding
tube provided thereon, the projectile feeding tube including a bore
formed therein, and including an inclined surface formed therein,
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, a sleeve engaged into the bore of the projectile feeding
tube, and including an inclined surface formed thereon for engaging
with the inclined surface of the projectile feeding tube, and for
allowing the sleeve to be deeply engaged into the bore of the
projectile feeding tube by a sliding engagement of the inclined
surfaces of the projectile feeding tube and the sleeve, and a
control ferrule including an inner thread formed therein, for
threading with the outer thread of the projectile feeding tube, and
including an inner peripheral flange extended therein, for engaging
with the sleeve, and for forcing the sleeve into the bore of the
projectile feeding tube, and for detachably securing the pipe of
the receptacle 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 sleeve includes a
knurled inner peripheral surface formed therein for frictionally
engaging with the pipe.
[0015] The sleeve includes a slit formed therein, to increase a
resilience of the sleeve. The housing includes a coupler coupled to
a hose, for coupling to a compressed air reservoir.
[0016] 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
[0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a compressed gas gun device
in accordance with the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 2 is a partial exploded view of the compressed gas gun
device;
[0019] FIGS. 3 and 4 are enlarged partial perspective views
illustrating parts of the compressed gas gun device;
[0020] FIG. 5 is a partial cross sectional view of the compressed
gas gun device, taken along lines 5-5 of FIG. 1;
[0021] FIG. 6 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view of the
compressed gas gun device as shown in FIG. 5;
[0022] FIGS. 7, 8 are partial cross sectional views similar to FIG.
5, illustrating the operation of the compressed gas gun device;
and
[0023] FIGS. 9, 10 are enlarged partial cross sectional views of
the compressed gas gun device as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8
respectively.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0024] Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-5, a
compressed gas gun device 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
device 1.
[0025] 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 (not shown) 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.
[0026] 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.
[0027] 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.
[0028] 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.
[0029] The projectile feeding tube 30 includes a bore 33 formed
therein, and an inclined surface 34 formed in the upper portion
thereof, and includes an outer thread 35 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.
[0030] A ring or sleeve 43 is engaged into the bore 33 of the
projectile feeding tube 30, and includes an inclined surface 44
(FIGS. 2, 4) engaged with the inclined surface 34 of the projectile
feeding tube 30, best shown in FIGS. 5-10, for allowing the sleeve
43 to be easily engaged into the bore 33 of the projectile feeding
tube 30 by the sliding engagement of the inclined surfaces 34, 44
of the projectile feeding tube 30 and the sleeve 43.
[0031] 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 sleeve 43, such that
the sleeve 43 will be engaged between the pipe 41 of the magazine
or receptacle 40 and the projectile feeding tube 30. It is
preferable that the sleeve 43 includes a knurled inner peripheral
surface 45 for frictionally engaging with the pipe 41, and an
inclined slit 46 formed therein, to increase a resilience of the
sleeve 43.
[0032] A control ferrule 37 includes an inner thread 38 formed
therein, for threading with the outer thread 35 of the projectile
feeding tube 30 (FIGS. 5-10), and for solidly securing the pipe 41
of the magazine or receptacle 40 to the projectile feeding tube 30.
The control ferrule 37 further includes an inner peripheral flange
39 formed thereon, and extended radially and inwardly therefrom,
for engaging with the sleeve 43, and for forcing the sleeve 43 into
the bore 33 of the projectile feeding tube 30.
[0033] For example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, before the control
ferrule 37 is tightly threaded with the outer thread 35 of the
projectile feeding tube 30, the sleeve 43 has not been forced into
the bore 33 of the projectile feeding tube 30, 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.
[0034] As shown in FIGS. 7-10, when the control ferrule 37 is
further rotated or tightly threaded with the outer thread 35 of the
projectile feeding tube 30, the sleeve 43 may be forced to further
or to deeply engage into the bore 33 of the projectile feeding tube
30 by the inner peripheral flange 39 of the control ferrule 37, and
thus to allow the sleeve 43 to be solidly engaged and secured
between the pipe 41 of the magazine or receptacle 40 and the
projectile feeding tube 30, due to the sliding engagement of the
inclined surfaces 34, 44 of the projectile feeding tube 30 and the
sleeve 43, and such that the pipes 41 of the receptacles 40 of
various sizes or diameters may be solidly secured to the projectile
feeding tube 30.
[0035] 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.
[0036] Accordingly, the compressed gas gun device 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.
[0037] 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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