Arrow gun having a plurality of barrels for launching a corresponding plurality of arrows
AssigneeCrosman Corporation
InventorEthan Thomas Butterfield
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Abstract
An arrow gun is provided having a plurality of barrels, wherein a flow path for pressurized gas includes a unique portion to at least two of the barrels. Upon a mass of regulated pressure gas passes from an upstream firing valve in the flow path, the respective flow paths are configured such that the mass of regulated pressure gas creates a launching pressure at different times between the two barrels, thereby imparting a sequential launch of the respective arrows.
Claims17
An arrow gun using compressed gas to propel a first arrow having a first hollow portion and a second arrow having a second hollow portion, the arrow gun comprising:
- (a) a high pressure reservoir configured to retain a mass of pressurized gas;
- (b) an elongate first barrel extending along a first longitudinal axis to terminate a first free end, the first barrel having an outer diameter configured to be slidably received within the first hollow portion of the first arrow;
- (c) a first flow path fluidly connecting the high pressure reservoir and the first barrel;
- (d) an elongate second barrel connected to the second outlet and extending along a second longitudinal axis to terminate a second free end, the second barrel having an outer diameter sized to be slidably received within the second hollow portion of the second arrow;
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- (e) a second flow path fluidly connecting the high pressure reservoir and the second barrel,
- wherein the first flow path and the second flow path are configured to sequentially expose the first barrel and the second barrel to a minimum thrust pressure in response to a release of a portion of the mass of pressurized gas from the high pressure reservoir.
An arrow gun comprising:
- (a) a high pressure reservoir configured to retain a mass of pressurized gas;
- (b) an elongate first barrel fluidly connected to the high pressure reservoir, the first barrel extending along a first longitudinal axis to terminate a first free end, the first barrel having an outer diameter configured to be slidably received within a first hollow portion of a first arrow;
- (c) an elongate second barrel fluidly connected to the high pressure reservoir, the second barrel extending along a second longitudinal axis to terminate a second free end, the second barrel having an outer diameter sized to be slidably received within a second hollow portion of a second arrow;
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- (d) a differentiating section fluidly intermediate the high pressure reservoir and at least one of the first elongate barrel and the second elongate barrel, the differentiating section configured to sequentially present a minimum thrust pressure to the first elongate barrel and the minimum thrust pressure at the second elongate barrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.