Anti-chop system for mechanical paintball markers
AssigneePlanet Eclipse UK Limited
InventorJack Kingsley Wood
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Abstract
An anti-chop system for mechanical paintball markers includes an optical sensor in the breech that detects presence of a properly seated paintball in the breech for launch. When such a paintball is not detected, a control circuit communicates with an actuatable structure that physically communicates with a paintball marker component that moves as part of the firing and launch of a paintball. For example, such an actuatable structure is a lever arm that communicates with the bolt or trigger to prevent the firing operation of the paintball marker when a paintball is not ready for launch.
Claims15
An anti-chop system for mechanical paintball markers, comprising:
- a paintball marker having a breech and a movable component that is actuated as part of launching of a paintball;
- the movable component having a physical path of travel;
- a sensor positioned in the breech that is configured and arranged for sensing presence of a paintball in the breech;
- a control circuit connected to the sensor;
- an actuatable member connected to and controlled by the control circuit;
- the actuatable member being selectively locatable in and out of the physical path of the movable component;
- wherein actuation of the actuatable member locates the actuatable member in the physical path of the movable component thereby preventing movement of the movable component and preventing the firing operation of the paintball marker.
A control system for mechanical paintball markers, comprising:
- a mechanical paintball marker having a movable component that is actuated as part of launching of a paintball;
- the movable component having a physical path of travel;
- a sensor configured and arranged to create a control signal;
- a control circuit connected to the sensor to receive the control signal;
- an actuatable member connected to and controlled by the control circuit;
- the actuatable member being selectively locatable in and out of the physical path of the movable component;
- wherein the control circuit is further configured and arranged to actuate the actuatable member into the physical path of travel of the movable component to prevent movement of the movable component thereby preventing the firing operation of the paintball marker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.