Paintball gun with power assisted trigger
OwnerStanley Gabrelinventor
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Abstract
A paintball gun having a power assisted trigger mechanism is described. The paintball gun includes a body portion defining a launching chamber, a pneumatic circuit for directing propellant gas into the launching chamber, a valve in the pneumatic circuit for controlling the release of propellant, a rotating motor coupled to the valve, a trigger sensor responsive to movement of the trigger, an electric power source, an electric circuit connecting the power source to the motor and a switch operably connected to the trigger sensor for controllably opening and closing the electric circuit.
Claims20
A paintball gun having a power assisted trigger mechanism including a trigger, the gun comprising:
- a body defining a launching chamber configured to receive propellant gas from a compressed gas source;
- a pneumatic circuit for directing propellant gas into the launching chamber, the pneumatic circuit including a valve for controlling the release of propellant;
- a rotating motor coupled to the valve;
- a trigger sensor responsive to movement of the trigger;
- a power source;
- an electric circuit connecting the power source to the motor;
- a switch in the electric circuit for controllably opening and closing the circuit, the switch being operably connected to the trigger sensor.
A grip subassembly suitable for automated firing of a paintball gun having a propellant flow valve, the subassembly comprising:
- a frame adapted for mounting to the gun;
- a trigger sensor positioned to detect a pull of a trigger;
- a rotating motor adapted to be coupled to the valve;
- a power source connection;
- an electric circuit connecting the power source connection to the motor;
- a switch in the electric circuit for controllably opening and closing the circuit, the switch being operably connected to the trigger sensor.
A paintball gun having a power assisted trigger mechanism including a trigger, the gun comprising:
- a body defining a launching chamber configured to receive propellant gas from a compressed gas source;
- a pneumatic circuit for directing propellant gas into the launching chamber, the pneumatic circuit including a valve for controlling the release of propellant;
- a linear motor coupled to the valve;
- a trigger sensor responsive to movement of the trigger;
- a power source;
- a circuit connecting the power source to the linear motor;
- a switch in the circuit for controllably opening and closing the circuit, the switch being operably connected to the trigger sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.