Multi-shot airgun
AssigneeCrosman Corporation
InventorKenneth A. Call
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Abstract
Break barrel airguns are provided with a loading system that uses the cocking action of the break barrel type airgun to load projectiles from a magazine held by a magazine holder into a shuttle system that is positioned by the magazine holder during loader and moved to a position aligned with the barrel during firing. The loading system has a resilient barrier between the magazine holder and the shuttle that reduces the risks of loading errors caused by adhesion between the bolt and a pellet.
Claims19
A loading mechanism for an airgun comprising:
- a spur gear coupled with a barrel of a break-barrel airgun;
- a gear rack parallel with the barrel, the gear rack being movable by the spur gear between a forward position and a retracted position;
- a shuttle positionable between a loading position and a firing position, wherein:
- in the loading position the shuttle is aligned with a magazine holding one or more projectiles;
- in the firing position the shuttle is aligned with the barrel of the airgun;
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- the shuttle is positionable in response to rotation of the barrel of the break-barrel airgun;
- a bolt latch slider coupled to the gear rack;
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- a bolt connected to the bolt latch slider, wherein the bolt interacts with the magazine of the airgun to advance a projectile into the shuttle from the magazine when the shuttle is in the loading position.
A mechanism for loading pellets from a magazine of an airgun, comprising:
- a spur gear coupled with a barrel of a break-barrel airgun;
- a gear rack parallel with the barrel, the gear rack being movable by the spur gear between a forward position and a retracted position;
- a shuttle positionable between a loading position and a firing position, wherein:
- in the loading position the shuttle is aligned with a magazine holding one or more projectiles;
- in the firing position the shuttle is aligned with the barrel of the airgun;
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- the shuttle is positionable in response to movement of the actuation device;
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- a bolt configured to interact with the magazine of the airgun to advance a projectile into the shuttle from the magazine when the shuttle is in the loading position.
An airgun, comprising:
- a barrel;
- a stock;
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- a loading mechanism comprising:
- a spur gear coupled with a barrel of a break-barrel airgun;
- a gear rack parallel with the barrel, the gear rack being movable by the spur gear between a forward position and a retracted position;
- a magazine;
- a shuttle positionable between a loading position and a firing position, wherein:
- in the loading position the shuttle is aligned with a magazine holding one or more projectiles;
- in the firing position the shuttle is aligned with the barrel of the airgun;
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- the shuttle is positionable in response to movement of the actuation device;
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- a bolt configured to interact with the magazine of the airgun to advance a projectile into the shuttle from the magazine when the shuttle is in the loading position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.